E-mail a friendMarch 22, 2006
Former Clinton Chief of Staff Leon Panetta weighs in on the pressure to make staff changes in the Bush administration. Singer-songwriter Beth Orton performs a song from her new CD, "Comfort of Strangers."
Leon Panetta
Leon Panetta
Leon Panetta has a distinguished public service career. While practicing law in his native California, he decided to run for Congress. After serving in the House for 16 years, he was tapped by the Clinton administration to be OMB Director and was appointed Chief of Staff in '94. He directs the Panetta Institute for Public Policy and also advises the Chancellor of the California State University system. Panetta was recently named to a 10-member bipartisan panel established by Congress to assess U.S. Iraq policy.
Beth Orton
Beth Orton
Although 2006 marks the 10th anniversary of Beth Orton's arresting debut CD, "Trailer Park," she's gone from a virtual unknown to magazine cover star in the past few years. Fascinated with all kinds of music, the British singer-songwriter's work has been described as a fusion of roots and rhythm. Orton made her American debut with Lilith Fair and, since, has sold out her own headline tours. She kicks off her latest U.S. tour this month with her new release, "Comfort of Strangers" - her most stripped-down work yet.