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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: 3 May 2009 | | Moderator
| Martin Schram, Scripps Howard News Service
| | Panelists | Richard Wolffe, MSNBC |
| Tom DeFrank, Washington Bureau Chief, New York Daily News | | Producer | Anna Zalewski | | Topics | Outbreak of the H1N1 swine flu virus, Senator Arlen Specter's switching parties, Justice David Souter retiring from the Supreme Court, and President Obama marking his 100 days in office.
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| Airdate: 26 April 2009 | | Moderator
| Fred Barnes, Executive Editor, The Weekly Standard
| | Panelists | David Aikman, The American Spectator |
| Tom DeFrank, Washington Bureau Chief, New York Daily News | | Producer | Anna Zalewski | | Topics | The controversy over the release of previously classified interrogation memos, the Taliban's military and political advances in Pakistan, and the U.S. climate change legislation.
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| Airdate: 19 April 2009 | | Moderator
| Martin Schram, Syndicated Columnist, Scripps Howard News Service | | Panelists | Richard Wolffe, Political Analyst, MSNBC |
| Thomas Omestad, Diplomatic Correspondent, U.S. News and World Report | | Producer | Anna Zalewski | | Topics | Release of Bush administration memos detailing harsh interrogation tactics; changes in U.S. policy toward Cuba, President Obama’s trip to Mexico, and North Korea’s threat to withdraw from six-party talks and restart its nuclear program. | Listen to this Program: | |
| Airdate: 12 April 2009 | | Moderator
| Fred Barnes, Executive Editor, The Weekly Standard
| | Panelists | Tom DeFrank, Washington Bureau Chief, New York Daily News
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| Michael Isikoff, Investigavtive correspondent, Newsweek | | Producer | Anna Zalewski | | Topics | President Obama's visit to Turkey and Iraq, his call for a new approach to nuclear disarmament, US defense budget cuts, and Somali piracy.
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| Airdate: 5 April 2009 | | Moderator
| Fred Barnes, Executive Editor, The Weekly Standard
| | Panelists | Tom DeFrank, Washington Bureau Chief, New York Daily News
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| Richard Wolffe, Political Analyst, MSNBC
| | Producer | Anna Zalewski | | Topics | G - 20 Summit, President Obama's reception in Europe, and the US budget.
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| Airdate: 29 March 2009 | | Moderator
| Martin Schram, Scripps Howard News Service
| | Panelists | Laura Meckler, Wall Street Journal
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| Hilary Krieger, The Jerusalem Post
| | Producer | Anna Zalewski | | Topics | President Obama's press conference on the economy, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner's proposed oversight of the U.S. financial system, new strategy for Afghanistan, and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's visit to Mexico.
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| Airdate: 22 March 2009 | | Moderator
| Martin Schram, Scripps Howard News Service
| | Panelists | Tom DeFrank, New York Daily News
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| Michael Isikoff, Newsweek
| | Producer | Anna Zalewski | | Topics | AIG scandal, President Obama reaching out to Iran in the videotaped message, the situation in Pakistan after the last week protests, and the sixth anniversary of the start of the war in Iraq.
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| Airdate: 15 March 2009 | | Moderator
| David Aikman, The American Spectator | | Panelists | Tom DeFrank, New York Daily News
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| Martin Schram, Scripps Howard News Service
| | Producer | Anna Zalewski | | Topics | Merits of earmarks in the federal spending bill, reversing the ban on the embryonic stem cell research by President Obama, the talks resumption between NATO and Russia, and the situation in Tibet.
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