How has President Obama performed over the past 30 days?  How tough of a hand was he dealt coming into the White House?  Does he own the economy now in political terms?  Should he be aggressive with his agenda given the huge Democratic majorities in Congress?  How have the Republicans performed?  Will they be seen […]

 

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Where are we in the effort to declare a winner in the Minnesota U.S. Senate race?  What are the main arguments being made by the Coleman campaign for admitting previously rejected ballots?  How many ballots are we talking about?  What is the rebuttal from the Franken campaign?  How is this court approaching the challenge from […]

 

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Late this week, Israeli President Shimon Peres selected Likud Party leader Benjamin Netanyahu to form a coalition government.  What type of coalition will he try to form?  What will be his greatest national security priorities?  How will the likes of Iran and Hamas react to his victory?  We ask Dr. Walid Phares, senior fellow at […]

 

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The Capitol Steps are back with two songs this week.  First, they welcome back Benjamin Netanyahu as the prime minister in Israel with “Hava Nodeala”.  Then they take Olympic champion Michael Phelps to task for his marijuana use in “What Kind of Fool Am I”.  Our guest is Steps impressionist Mark Eaton.

 

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