Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was back at the United Nations on Monday, defending his own nation’s nuclear program and accusing the United states and Israel of using their nuclear programs to bully the international community. But why did he draw the spotlight at a time when the most of the world is perfectly content to ignore the threat posed by his regime? Will the U.S. sell out Israel in an effort to stop Iranian nukes? Or has the U.S. run out of patience with the radicals in Tehran? We ask retired U.S. Army Lt. Col. Bob Maginnis.
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Investigators are pursuing a possible foreign connection to the failed New York City bomb plot. Iran’s Ahmadinejad comes to the UN to scold the U.S. and Israel over nukes. BP and the government race to cap oil flow in Gulf of Mexico. Massive flooding devastates central Tennessee.
We Need to Shut Off the Oil Rig
Oil giant BP and government officials at every level are working feverishly to minimize the devastation caused by the growing oil slick spawned by the the oil rig that exploded almost two weeks ago. Can the oil flow be stopped? How effective are efforts to contain the mess? How much of the coastline has been impacted? What is the economic toll? And how strong has the federal response been to this disaster? We ask Louisiana Rep. Steve Scalise.
Finding the Times Square Bomber
Over the weekend, a crude but massive bomb was found in the back of an SUV in New York City’s Times Square. So where do authorities start the hunt for the attacker and possibly others who are part of the plot? How do they separate solid leads from the flimsy ones? And what lessons have been learned by the way police responded to the threat? We ask retired FBI agent Bob Hamer, a former member of the Joint Terrorism Task Force.
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The massive oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico is now hitting the U.S. shoreline. President Obama calls for major cleanup effort and a full investigation of the accident. President Obama touts the latest GDP numbers. The Florida Senate race is a three-man race to the finish and is there a real push to make Puerto Rico our next state?
Politics as Usual on Oil Spill
As state, federal and industry officials race to clean up a major oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, some lawmakers in Washington say this disaster is proof that offshore exploration should not be part of our nation’s energy solutions. Do they have a point or are they just grandstanding? How will this impact the energy debate? And how safe is offshore drilling? We ask Patrick Creighton of the American Energy Alliance.
Obama, Ft. Hood and Terrorism
It’s been nearly six months since Maj. Nidal Hasan carried out his massacre of fellow Army service members at Ft. Hood, Texas. Investigations have failed to conclude that radical Islamic motives were behind the attack despite volumes of evidence and the testimony of eyewitnesses at the scene of the killings. So why won’t the government admit what fueled the killings? Why is it vital for the government to do so? How has this added to the anguish of the families of those killed and wounded? We ask Rep. John Carter, whose Congressional district contains Ft. Hood.
Crist’s Desperate Measures
On Thursday, Florida Gov. Charlie Crist announced he would leave the Republican Party and continue his campaign for U.S. Senate as an independent. But how will this switch be viewed by voters? Will Crist have to run to the left to have a chance? What message does this campaign send to national Republicans as base voters and independents reject their hand-picked candidates in Florida and other places? Will the rise of grass roots GOP candidates make life easier or harder for Democrats in November? What will be the Democratic strategy? We ask Richard Benedetto, former longtime White House Correspondent for USA TODAY.
Battle Hymn of the Tea Party
The Tea Party will be a powerful force in this year’s mid term elections…which means it is now prominent enough to be lampooned by The Capitol Steps.
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Senate Republicans say they’ve made enough progress to allow the financial reform debate to proceed and hope to make more progress through amendments. But some conservatives say the bill is still hopelessly flawed. Plus, the Obama administration prepares to assist in the clean-up of a major oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico. And, Florida’s Charlie Crist is ready to leave the GOP and run for U.S. Senate as an independent.