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| Three prominent Washington journalists from print, wire services, and broadcast media meet to discuss the week's top stories in the world and nation.
The moderator and panelists analyze the trends, bring listeners little-known but important developments, and add their personal insights to give listeners the "inside" story on what they see and hear in the news. |
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Airdate: 11 Jan 2009 | Moderator
| Martin Schram, Scripps Howard News Service
| Panelists | Tom DeFrank, Washington Bureau Chief, New York Daily News |
| Richard Wolffe, Senior White House Correspondent, Newsweek
| Producer | Anna Zalewski | Topics | The Gaza crisis and the international diplomatic efforts seeking a cease-fire between Hamas and Israel, President-elect Barack Obama's plan to revive US economy, and the Roland Burris US Senate debacle.
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Airdate: 4 Jan 2009 | Moderator
| Fred Barnes, Executive Editor, The Weekly Standard
| Panelists | Martin Schram, Scripps Howard News Service |
| David Aikman, The American Spectator
| Producer | Anna Zalewski | Topics | Israeli-Palestinian crisis, the world reaction to the conflict, and the speculations how an Obama administration may handle it in the future, and Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's defiant appointment of Roland Burris to Barack Obama's vacant Senate seat.
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Airdate: 28 Dec 2008 | Moderator
| Fred Barnes, Executive Editor, The Weekly Standard
| Panelists | Martin Schram, Scripps Howard News Service |
| David Aikman, The American Spectator
| Producer | Anna Zalewski | Topics | President-elect Barack Obama as Man of the Year, the legacy of President George W. Bush and the contrasting interpretations of the power and role of the Executive Branch by Vice President Dick Cheney and his soon-to-be successor, Joe Biden.
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Airdate: 21 Dec 2008 | Moderator
| Fred Barnes, Executive Editor, The Weekly Standard
| Panelists | Martin Schram, Scripps Howard News Service |
| Tom DeFrank, Washington Bureau Chief, New York Daily News
| Producer | Anna Zalewski | Topics | The battered U.S. auto industry and its unsuccessful plea to the U.S. Congress for help, the arrest on corruption charges of the Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, and the speculations on which Islamic capital will president-elect Barack Obama pick to deliver a major speech aimed at improving America's image in the Muslim world.
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Airdate: 14 Dec 2008 | Moderator
| Martin Schram, Scripps Howard News Service
| Panelists | Don Frederick, Bloomberg News |
| Tom DeFrank, Washington Bureau Chief, New York Daily News
| Producer | Anna Zalewski | Topics | The battered U.S. auto industry and its unsuccessful plea to the U.S. Congress for help, the arrest on corruption charges of the Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, and the speculations on which Islamic capital will president-elect Barack Obama pick to deliver a major speech aimed at improving America's image in the Muslim world.
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Airdate: 7 Dec 2008 | Moderator
| Martin Schram, Scripps Howard News Service
| Panelists | Don Frederick, Los Angeles Times |
| Tom DeFrank, Washington Bureau Chief, New York Daily News
| Producer | Anna Zalewski | Topics | The Mumbai terrorist attacks and their implications for the India-Pakistani relations, and the Obama economic and defense teams.
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Airdate: 30 Nov 2008 | Moderator
| Fred Barnes, Executive Editor, The Weekly Standard
| Panelists | Don Frederick, Los Angeles Times |
| Tom DeFrank, Washington Bureau Chief, New York Daily News
| Producer | Anna Zalewski | Topics | The Mumbai terrorist attacks and their implications for the India-Pakistani relations, and the Obama economic and defense teams.
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Airdate: 23 Nov 2008 | Moderator
| Martin Schram, Scripps Howard News Service
| Panelists | Don Frederick, Los Angeles Times |
| Michael Isikoff, Newsweek Magazine
| Producer | Anna Zalewski | Topics | The Obama cabinet nominations, the US auto industry's troubles, and a surge of piracy in the Indian Ocean.
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