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52 Episodes 2007 - 2007
Episode 1
Fri, Jan 5, 2007 27 mins
A preview of 2007. Other topics include the 110th Congress; the Iraq War; the difference between promise and possibility; and the 2008 presidential campaign.
Episode 2
Fri, Jan 12, 2007 27 mins
President Bush's Iraq strategy is analyzed by Time magazine's Michael Duffy and Martha Raddatz of ABC News; and U.S. News & World Report columnist Gloria Borger reports on Congress's reaction to the plan. Also: NPR's Andrea Seabrook on the Democrats' 100-hour agenda.
Episode 3
Fri, Jan 19, 2007 27 mins
Doyle McManus of the Los Angeles Times on President Bush's revised Iraq strategy; the Washington Post's Dan Balz on how Iraq is impacting Democratic presidential politics; U.S. News & World Report's Linda Robinson on the increase of U.S. troops in Iraq; and Pete Williams of NBC News on the Bush administration's about-face on the warrantless monitoring of international calls and e-mails.
Episode 4
Fri, Jan 26, 2007 27 mins
The Wall Street Journal's John Harwood on the challenges facing President Bush; Jeff Zeleny (New York Times) on opposition to President Bush's Iraq strategy; the Politico's John Harris on why the 2008 presidential race is already underway; and Pierre Thomas (ABC News) on the I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby trial.
Episode 5
Fri, Feb 2, 2007 27 mins
US News & World Report's Linda Robinson on the military's reaction to the troop surge in Iraq; David Sanger (New York Times) on Iran's involvement in attacks on U.S. troops in Iraq; Slate's John Dickerson on the Libby perjury trial; Time's Karen Tumulty on 2008 presidential candidates.
Episode 6
Fri, Feb 9, 2007 27 mins
The Washington Post's Dan Balz on the early presidential campaigning; the Wall Street Journal's Jeanne Cummings on the fund-raising of 2008 presidential candidates; Michael Viqueira of NBC News on Senate Republicans and the troop surge in Iraq; Time's Michael Duffy on the Democrats and the Iraq War.
Episode 7
Fri, Feb 16, 2007 27 mins
Martha Raddatz of ABC News reports on the White House's strategy for Iraq and also the claims that Iran is arming Iraqi insurgents; NPR's Andrea Seabrook on the House debate over the troop surge; USA Today's Barbara Slavin on North Korea; and the Wall Street Journal's Jackie Calmes on the 2008 presidential race.
Episode 8
Fri, Feb 23, 2007 27 mins
Doyle McManus of the Los Angeles Times on the Iraq War, including the U.S.'s surge strategy and the withdrawal of troops by the U.K.; the Washington Post's Dana Priest on conditions at Walter Reed Army Medical Center; Time magazine's Karen Tumulty on infighting among presidential candidates; Pierre Thomas of ABC News on the I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby trial.
Episode 9
Fri, Mar 2, 2007 27 mins
Time magazine's Michael Duffy on congressional Democrats and the Iraq War; Helene Cooper of the New York Times on the U.S., Iran and Syria meeting to discuss Iraq; the Washington Post's Peter Baker on Vice President Cheney's trip to Asia, Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Episode 10
Fri, Mar 9, 2007 27 mins
The Wall Street Journal's John Harwood on the House Democrats' proposed exit strategy for Iraq; the Washington Post's Dana Priest on the investigation into conditions at Walter Reed Army Medical Center; Slate.com's John Dickerson on the guilty verdicts in the I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby trial.
Episode 11
Fri, Mar 16, 2007 27 mins
Alexis Simendinger of the National Journal reports on the controversial firings of federal prosecutors, and the call for Attorney General Alberto Gonzalez's resignation; Doyle McManus of the Los Angeles Times on suspected terrorist Khalid Sheikh Mohammed's confession of his role in the Sept. 11 attacks; and Jeff Zeleny of the New York Times on the debate over a new Iraq strategy.
Episode 12
Fri, Mar 23, 2007 27 mins
Time magazine's Michael Duffy and Ed Chen of Bloomberg News on the firing of eight U.S. attorneys; Michael Viqueira (NBC News) on the House's $124 billion war-funding bill; the National Journal's James Barnes on John and Elizabeth Edwards' decision to continue his presidential campaign despite her health problems.
Episode 13
Fri, Mar 30, 2007 27 mins
NPR's Andrea Seabrook on Congress' troop-withdrawal legislation; Martha Raddatz (ABC News) on the troop surge in Iraq; Pete Williams of NBC News on the firing of eight U.S. attorneys; Time magazine's Karen Tumulty on presidential-campaign finances.
Episode 14
Fri, Apr 6, 2007 27 mins
The Politico's Jeanne Cummings and the Wall Street Journal's Jackie Calmes on the money raised by 2008 presidential candidates; Doyle McManus of the Los Angeles Times on the war-funding bill; USA Today's Joan Biskupic on the Supreme Court's ruling about greenhouse-gas emissions.
Episode 15
Fri, Apr 13, 2007 27 mins
U.S. News & World Report reporter Linda Robinson on the extending of military tours in Iraq and the treatment of disabled war veterans; David Sanger of the New York Times on the possibility that a war czar may be appointed to run the Iraq and Afghanistan wars; the Washington Post's Dan Balz on the presidential campaign of Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.); Pete Williams of NBC News on the flap over the firing of eight federal prosecutors.
Episode 16
Fri, Apr 20, 2007 27 mins
Pierre Thomas (ABC News) on Attorney General Alberto Gonzales' appearance before the Senate Judiciary Committee; Linda Greenhouse (New York Times) on the Supreme Court's decision on partial-birth abortion; the Politico's Jeanne Cummings on the Virginia Tech rampage; Peter Baker (Washington Post) on President Bush's legacy.
Episode 17
Fri, Apr 27, 2007 27 mins
Time's Karen Tumulty on the South Carolina Democratic Party presidential debate; Michael Viqueira (NBC News) on the war-funding bill; the Wall Street Journal's David Wessel on the surging stock market and slumping housing sales; NPR's Tom Gjelten on World Bank president Paul Wolfowitz.
Episode 18
Fri, May 4, 2007 27 mins
The Reagan Library GOP presidential debate; the impact that the early debates are having on the 2008 race; the negotiations over the war-funding bill; the reaction to former CIA director George Tenet's book, "At the Center of the Storm."
Episode 19
Fri, May 11, 2007 27 mins
Topics include President Bush's Iraq strategy; negotiations between Congress and the White House on the war-funding bill; the 2008 GOP presidential candidates; how U.S. foreign relations may be impacted by a new British prime minister and new French President Nicolas Sarkozy.
Episode 20
Fri, May 18, 2007 27 mins
Topics include the myriad of controversies surrounding Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and the Department of Justice; the controversy engulfing World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz; immigration reform; the death of the Rev. Jerry Falwell; and the role abortion, marriage and stem-cell research may play in the 2008 presidential election.
Episode 21
Fri, May 25, 2007 27 mins
Topics include the Democrats' compromise with the Bush White House on the war-funding bill; the ramifications of war-funding bill for the 2008 presidential candidates; the Iraq War; and former Justice Department official Monica Goodling's testimony before the House Judiciary Committee.
Episode 22
Fri, Jun 1, 2007 27 mins
Topics include the Bush administration's sanctions on Sudan; the U.S.-Iran meeting to curb violence in Iraq; Fred Thompson's possible entrance into the GOP presidential race; and universal health care's role in the 2008 presidential race.
Episode 23
Fri, Jun 8, 2007 27 mins
Topics include the immigration bill; the recent presidential debates; the I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby sentence and campaign to have President Bush pardon him; and the tensions between President Bush and Russian president Putin.
Episode 24
Fri, Jun 15, 2007 27 mins
Topics include Iraq's sectarian violence; Gen. David Petraeus' September progress report; immigration reform; the controversy over the firing of federal prosecutors; and a Wall Street Journal-NBC poll about Americans' disenchantment with the president and Congress.
Episode 25
Fri, Jun 22, 2007 27 mins
Topics include the U.S. response to the Fatah-Hamas split; the troop surge in Iraq; Fred Thompson's likely presidential bid; and the possible presidential candidacies of Michael Bloomberg, Al Gore and Newt Gingrich.
Episode 26
Fri, Jun 29, 2007 27 mins
Topics include the constitutional showdown between Congress and the White House over subpoenas to the executive branch; recent Supreme Court decisions; and GOP support of President Bush's Iraq War strategy.
Episode 27
Fri, Jul 6, 2007 27 mins
The 2008 presidential race, including the amounts of money raised, and President Bush's commuting of I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby's sentence are discussed. From the Hotel Jerome in Aspen, Colo.
Episode 28
Fri, Jul 13, 2007 27 mins
The U.S. troop "surge" in Iraq; Republicans who support withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq; Sen. John McCain's presidential campaign; President Bush's appraisal of the report on Iraq's progress in meeting benchmarks set by Congress.
Episode 29
Fri, Jul 20, 2007 27 mins
Topics include the consequences of troop withdrawal from Iraq; the National Intelligence Estimate on Al Qaeda; how the 2008 presidential candidates are spending their campaign funds; the state of the economy.
Episode 30
Fri, Jul 27, 2007 27 mins
Topics include the CNN-YouTube debate; the views of the 2008 presidential candidates on Iraq and the War on Terror; Attorney General Alberto Gonzales' testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee; and President Bush's opposition to a Senate bill to expand health-care coverage for impoverished children.
Episode 31
Fri, Aug 3, 2007 27 mins
Topics include the Minnesota bridge collapse and infrastructure safety; ethics and lobbying legislation; the Iraq War; British prime minister Gordon Brown's Camp David visit; why the Democratic presidential candidates are focusing on foreign policy; and Sen. Barack Obama's plan to go after Al Qaeda in Pakistan's no-man's-land if Pakistan won't.
Episode 32
Fri, Aug 10, 2007 27 mins
Topics include the suspected Al Qaeda terrorists along the Afghan-Pakistani border; the U.S. economy; Rudy Giuliani's presidential bid; the South Carolina GOP primary.
Episode 33
Fri, Aug 17, 2007 27 mins
Topics include sectarian violence in Iraq, the guilty verdict in the Jose Padilla trial, Karl Rove's legacy, and the presidential race.
Episode 34
Fri, Aug 24, 2007 27 mins
Topics include U.S.-Iraq tensions over Iraqi prime minister Nuri al-Maliki's leadership; the 2008 presidential candidates' proposals to fix credit and mortgage problems; the role of political spouses in the 2008 campaign; and Rev. Billy Graham's role as adviser to presidents through the years.
Episode 35
Fri, Aug 31, 2007 27 mins
Topics include Sen. Larry Craig (R-Idaho); the resignation of Attorney General Alberto Gonzales; the September Iraq War progress report; and the DNC-Florida battle over the date of Florida's presidential primary.
Episode 36
Fri, Sep 7, 2007 27 mins
Topics include the official launch of former senator Fred Thompson's campaign for the GOP presidential nomination; the Republican Party's efforts to regain public support; the Iraq War progress report; and differing assessments of the war.
Episode 37
Fri, Sep 14, 2007 27 mins
Topics include the Iraq War; the Democratic presidential candidates' proposals for the war; Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.) and campaign contributions; 2008 Senate races.
Episode 38
Fri, Sep 21, 2007 27 mins
Topics include the failed Democratic Iraq War initiative; the Federal Reserve's decision to cut its benchmark interest rate; Sen. Hillary Clinton's universal-health-care proposal; President Bush's nomination of former judge Michael Mukasey for U.S. attorney general.
Episode 39
Fri, Sep 28, 2007 27 mins
Topics include Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's UN appearance and Iran's nuclear ambitions; the 2008 presidential primary season; third-quarter presidential-campaign fund-raising; the Supreme Court's decision to determine whether requiring photo IDs for voters is unconstitutional.
Episode 40
Fri, Oct 5, 2007 27 mins
Topics include President Bush's veto of the children's health-insurance bill; the surging presidential campaign of Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.); the private military contractor Blackwater; and Supreme Court justice Clarence Thomas' memoir, "My Grandfather's Son."
Episode 41
Fri, Oct 12, 2007 27 mins
The views of GOP presidential candidates on economic issues; voter interest in environmental issues; the Supreme Court and the death penalty; Hillary Clinton's priorities as a president.
Episode 42
Fri, Oct 19, 2007 27 mins
Topics include President Bush's remark that he's still "relevant" and his statements about Congress' unwillingness to act on key issues; the fate of the SCHIP program; U.S.-Russian relations; and the GOP presidential hopefuls.
Episode 43
Fri, Oct 26, 2007 27 mins
Topics include the California wildfires; the Middle East, including Turkey's threat to invade Iraq and the U.S. sanctions against Iran; independent security contractors in Iraq; and the economy, health care and the 2008 presidential race.
Episode 44
Sat, Nov 3, 2007 27 mins
Topics include the 2008 presidential candidates, their campaign fund-raising and how the race compares to those of previous years.
Episode 45
Sat, Nov 10, 2007 27 mins
Topics include the Iowa caucuses; the Christian conservative vote; the political situation in Pakistan; and economic issues, including the rising price of oil, the falling dollar and the turbulent housing and stock markets.
Episode 46
Sat, Nov 17, 2007 27 mins
The differences between President Bush and congressional Democrats over spending and Iraq; the political turmoil in Pakistan; the Democratic presidential candidates and illegal immigration; the Las Vegas debate of Democratic presidential hopefuls.
Episode 47
Fri, Nov 23, 2007 27 mins
Topics include the Iraq War; the Senate's decision to remain in session over the Thanksgiving break; Washington, D.C.'s handgun ban; and the Iowa caucuses.
Episode 48
Fri, Nov 30, 2007 27 mins
Topics include the Mideast peace talks; the GOP presidential field and YouTube debate; and the race for Democratic presidential nomination.
Episode 49
Fri, Dec 7, 2007 27 mins
Topics include the intersection of faith and politics, including the presidential bids of Mike Huckabee and Mitt Romney; the Democratic presidential campaign in Iowa; and the NIE report on Iran.
Episode 50
Fri, Dec 14, 2007 27 mins
Topics include the Iowa presidential debates; the destruction of the CIA interrogation tapes; why Democrats are making concessions to the GOP in the House and Senate; and the Democratic and Republican Congressional leaders.
Episode 51
Fri, Dec 21, 2007 27 mins
Episode 52
Fri, Dec 28, 2007 27 mins
Topics include Benazir Bhutto's assassination, the Iowa caucus and other aspects of the White House race.