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| 2012 JULY
July 27, 2012
Shields and Brooks on the Veepstakes, Their Favorite Olympic Sports
It's been way too long since we last sat in the NewsHour newsroom for the Doubleheader. But the good news is, syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks were reunited this week.
 
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 | | July 27, 2012
Shields and Brooks on Economic Forecast, Mitt Romney Overseas, and Campaign Ads
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks discuss the week's top political news, including the effect of decelerating economic growth on campaign politics, Mitt Romney's overseas trip to London, Israel and Poland and recent Republican and Democrat campaign ad strategies.
 
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| | July 20, 2012
Brooks, Dionne, Woodruff on Campaign Strategy, Outsourcing and Gun Control
New York Times columnist David Brooks, Washington Post columnist E.J. Dionne, Judy Woodruff and Jeffrey Brown discuss positive-versus-negative campaign strategy, the future of American capitalism and whether gun control will become a campaign issue in light of the mass shooting at a Colorado movie theater.
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| | July 13, 2012
Shields, Gerson on NAACP Speech, Olympics Uniforms and the Outsourcing Debate
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and Washington Post columnist Michael Gerson discuss the week's top political news with Judy Woodruff. They analyze outsourcing, Mitt Romney's speech at the NAACP convention, tax loopholes and U.S. Olympic uniforms made in China.
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| | July 6, 2012
Brooks, Dionne on Dismal Jobs Report, Romney's Health Care Message
New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist E.J. Dionne discuss the week's top political news, including the dismal June jobs report, why the stimulus recovery plan hasn't had a greater effect, and Mitt Romney's health care message and evolving relationship with the conservative base.
| | | | | | JUNE
June 29, 2012
Shields and Gerson on Health Care Ruling, Contempt Vote
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and Washington Post columnist Michael Gerson discuss the political impact of the Supreme Court ruling on the health care law and the House's vote to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt.
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| | June 22, 2012
Shields, Brooks on Health Care, Immigration Fallout and an 'End Zone Dance'
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks discuss the week's top political news with Jeffrey Brown, including the fallout over the president's new immigration policy and the implications of upcoming Supreme Court decisions.
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| | June 15, 2012
Shields, Gerson on the Politics of Immigration, Campaign Finance and Watergate
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and Washington Post columnist Michael Gerson discuss the week's top political news with Judy Woodruff, including "the worst day of Mitt Romney's life," President Obama's new immigration policy, Super PACs and the 40th anniversary of Watergate.
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| | June 8, 2012
Shields and Brooks on Rick Santorum's Future, Belmont Stakes
In this week's Doubleheader, syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks agree on one thing: Former Sen. Rick Santorum will not be on a short list (or long list) to join Mitt Romney's ticket. They also chatted about Mark's most recent column about businessmen presidents.
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| | June 8, 2012
Shields and Brooks on Eurozone Jitters, Lessons of Wisconsin Recall
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks discuss the week's top political news with Judy Woodruff including Europe's growing debt crisis, President Obama's comments on the economic health of the American private sector and the takeaways from the Wisconsin recall election.
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| | June 1, 2012
Shields and Brooks on John Edwards' Future, Moral Struggles Over LeBron
The lesson from this week's Doubleheader is that we all miss Hari Sreenivasan .
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| | June 1, 2012
Shields, Brooks on Economic Picture, Cyber Attacks, Trump's Role for Romney
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks discuss the week's top political news with Judy Woodruff including May's lackluster jobs report, the White House decision to rev up cyber attacks against Iran plus Bill Clinton's and Donald Trump's roles as surrogates for the Obama and Romney campaigns.
| | | | | | MAY
May 25, 2012
Brooks, Marcus on Coming Economic 'Chaos,' New Recession Fears, Bain Debate
New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Ruth Marcus, sitting in for Mark Shields, discuss the week's top news including Europe's ongoing debt crisis, debate over Mitt Romney's role at Bain Capital and a Congressional Budget Office warning about political decisions that could trigger another recession.
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| | May 18, 2012
Shields and Brooks on Americans Elect Folding, Preakness Predictions
In this week's Doubleheader, syndicated columnist Mark Shields, New York Times columnist David Brooks and NewsHour's Christina Bellantoni discuss the end of two campaigns.
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| | May 18, 2012
Shields, Brooks on Campaign Ads, JPMorgan Losses, Debt Ceiling Debate
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks discuss the week's top political news including a recent Obama campaign video that tries to debunk Mitt Romney's job creation claims, JPMorgan Chase losses and the expected renewal of the debt ceiling debate.
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| | May 11, 2012
Shields, Brooks on Lugar, NBA versus NHL
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks discuss the surprise results in the Senate race in Indiana this week, and consequences. On our lighter politics of sports segment, we also talk about how the NHL playoffs are defeating the NBA playoffs in ticket sales.
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| | May 11, 2012
Shields, Brooks on Obama, Romney Split on Gay Marriage, Austerity Backlash
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks discuss the week's top political news including President Obama's new support for gay marriage, Mitt Romney's "subtle gradations" on the issue, the backlash over austerity in European elections and the House Republicans' votes on the defense budget.
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| | May 4, 2012
Shields, Brooks on Presidential Books, Mariano Rivera, Kentucky Derby Picks
The Doubleheader is back with syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks. Since someone turned on the humidity in the D.C. area this past week, Hari Sreenivasan figured it might be time to get their opinions on a couple of books on presidents that you might want to check out this summer.
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| | May 4, 2012
Shields, Brooks on Bin Laden Politics, Chen Guangcheng, Jobs Report
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks discuss the week's top news including the political debates surrounding the anniversary of Osama bin Laden's death, U.S. and China relations amid the saga of blind dissident Chen Guangcheng, new jobs numbers and structural problems in the U.S. economy.
| | | | | | APRIL
April 27, 2012
Shields, Brooks on 'Mutual Pandering' Over Student Loans, Immigration Law
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks discuss the week's top political news including Democrats and Republicans battling over student loans, Newt Gingrich's legacy, how austerity efforts affect growth compared to spending and debt, and the Supreme Court taking up Arizona's immigration law.
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| | April 20, 2012
Shields, Brooks on L.A. Times Soldier Photos, Jamie Moyer, Fenway at 100
In this week's Doubleheader, Mark Shields and David Brooks on whether the Los Angeles Times ought to have published the two-year-old photos of soldiers in Afghanistan posing with the bodies of a suicide bomber and two historical moments in baseball.
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| | April 20, 2012
Shields, Brooks on Voter Volatility, Obama vs. Romney Over 'Big Visions'
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks discuss the week's top political news including President Obama's and Mitt Romney's differing "big visions" for the country, how the campaigns are working on appealing to Latino voters plus Republicans' and Democrats' standing with the U.S. electorate.
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| | April 13, 2012
Shields and Brooks on NRA, Ozzie Guillen, #CoryBookerStories
Syndicated Columnist Mark Shields and New York Times Columnist David Brooks brave black cats and broken mirrors on Friday the 13th to talk about the NRA, Florida Marlin Ozzie Guillen and superhero Mayor Cory Booker with Newshour Correspondent Hari Sreenivasan.
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| | April 13, 2012
Shields, Brooks on Santorum's Exit, Romney's Poll Woes, Buffett Rule, Rosen Flap
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks discuss the week's top news including Rick Santorum's exit from the GOP race and what that means for Mitt Romney, plus Sen. Richard Lugar's tough re-election campaign, President Obama's push for the "Buffett Rule" and Hilary Rosen's swipe at Ann Romney.
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| | April 6, 2012
Shields, Ponnuru on 'False Dawns' for U.S. Economy, Santorum's Standing in GOP
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and the National Review's Ramesh Ponnuru, sitting in for David Brooks, discuss the week's top news including a weaker-than expected March jobs report, American economic attitudes, Mitt Romney's polling problems, Rick Santorum's standing in the GOP and presidential pressure on the Supreme Court.
| | | | | | MARCH
March 30, 2012
Shields, Brooks on Mega Millions, Tiger Woods, Presidential Endorsements
Mark Shields, David Brooks share their Mega Millions lottery numbers and answer whether endorsements matter anymore in the race for the White House
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| | March 30, 2012
Shields, Brooks on Supreme Court 'High Tension,' Health Reform's Future
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks discuss the week's top political news including the Supreme Court's big week of hearings on health care reform, the validity of the law's individual mandate, the dangers of the Court evolving into a "political institution" and the Paul Ryan budget.
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| | March 23, 2012
Shields, Brooks on Trayvon Martin, Saints, 'Mad Men,' 'Hunger Games'
Our dynamic duo of syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks, who shock and surprise us every week with their vast knowledge of sports and pop culture weigh in again on this episode of The Doubleheader.
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| | March 23, 2012
Shields, Brooks on Trayvon Martin, Romney's Repositioning, GOP Budget Plan
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks discuss the week's top political news including political responses to the death of unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin, Rep. Paul Ryan's new budget proposal, Mitt Romney's changing stances on certain issues and some trouble spots for him in polling.
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| | March 16, 2012
Shields, Brooks on Presidential Effects on Gas Prices, March Madness Mascots
We tackle a topic that has been bandied about for weeks as citizens across the U.S. face sticker shock at one gas pump after another. Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks weigh in on how much the president can really help lower gas prices.
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| | March 16, 2012
Shields, Brooks on Afghan Massacre, the Gingrich Factor, Goldman Sachs Op-Ed
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks discuss the week's top political news including the political implications of civilian killings in Afghanistan, Newt Gingrich's chances of survival in the GOP race and the very public resignation by a Goldman Sachs executive.
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| | March 9, 2012
Shields and Brooks on Hawaii Caucuses, March Madness, Obama's Love of Sports
In this week's Doubleheader with with syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks, we have both a guest host and a disagreement over the merits of The New York Mets.
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| | March 9, 2012
Shields, Brooks on 'Encouraging' Jobs Report, Romney Lacking 'Heartthrob' Appeal
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks discuss the week's top political news including the state of play among the Republican presidential candidates, efforts to woo female voters, Mitt Romney's style of campaigning and President Obama's record on jobs.
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| | March 6, 2012
Shields, Gerson on a 'Race Far From Over' After Super Tuesday
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and Washington Post columnist Michael Gerson discuss Super Tuesday wins and losses by Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Rick Santorum and Ron Paul. Then Political Editor Christina Bellantoni and The Rothenberg Political Report's Stuart Rothenberg discuss polling numbers in Ohio's critical contest.
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| | March 2, 2012
Shields and Brooks on Fluke Comments, 100-Point Games, Ice Cream Addictions
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks weigh in on radio host Rush Limbaugh's comments about Georgetown student Sandra Fluke over her testimony to Congress last week urging that insurers be required to cover contraceptives.
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| | March 2, 2012
Shields, Brooks on Santorum Losing Steam, Ron Paul's Push for Delegates
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks discuss the week's top political news including Rick Santorum's "missed opportunity" in the Michigan primary, Ron Paul's strategy to amass delegates and President Obama striking an optimistic tone on the economy and using strong words over Iran.
| | | | | | FEBRUARY
Feb. 28, 2012
Shields, Brooks on Santorum Robocalls, Obama's Overtures to Detroit
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks discuss the day's top political news including Arizona's primary, Rick Santorum's plea to Michigan Democrats to vote for him in the state's open primary, Mitt Romney's do-or-die moment in his home state and President Obama touting the Detroit bailout.
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| | Feb. 28, 2012
Shields, Brooks Discuss Romney's Win in Arizona, Chances of Long GOP Tussle
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks discuss GOP hopeful Mitt Romney's win in Arizona and what the results mean for the rest of the GOP field, including Rick Santorum, on Super Tuesday.
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| | Feb. 24, 2012
Shields, Brooks on SuperPAC Donation Ethics, Ryan Braun, Civility, Oscars
Mark Shields and David Brooks tackle the sport of politics and the politics of sport. This week; Super PACs, Ryan Braun, Civility and the Oscars
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| | Feb. 24, 2012
Shields, Brooks on Syria Conundrum, Santorum's Struggles, Civility
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks discuss the week's top political news including Secretary Clinton's harsh words on Syria, Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum sparring during a plethora of Republican debates and the analysts being honored for their civility week after week.
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| | Feb. 17, 2012
Shields, Gerson on Rare Bipartisan Deal on Tax Cut, Romney's Michigan Challenge
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and Washington Post columnist Michael Gerson discuss the week's top news including Congress' bipartisan payroll tax cut extension deal, GOP hopeful Rick Santorum's lack of public support among his former colleagues in Washington and Mitt Romney's chances of winning his home state of Michigan.
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| | Feb. 10, 2012
Shields, Brooks on Obama's Contraception Compromise, CPAC, Santorum's Big Night
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks discuss the week's top political news including President Obama backtracking on the administration's earlier contraception mandate, the GOP field at the Conservative Political Action Conference and Rick Santorum's latest surge in the delegate race.
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| | Feb. 3, 2012
The Doubleheader: Newt, the NFL and Headbutts
Columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks assess the chances, fate and fortune of Newt Gingrich, and the consequences for Mitt Romney. They also lay down opposing views on who will win the Super Bowl, and we speak briefly about the tragedy of head injuries in the NFL.
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| | Feb. 3, 2012
Shields, Brooks on Romney's 'Silver Earplugs,' Catholic Anger at Obama
Columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks discuss the week's top political news, including GOP hopeful Mitt Romney's attempt to recover from his poverty gaffe, the latest unemployment report and anger among Catholics over the Obama administration requiring social service providers to include contraceptives in health coverage.
| | | | | | JANUARY
Jan. 31, 2012
Shields, Brooks on GOP's Negative Campaigning, Romney's Fighting Style
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks discuss the day's top political news, including some Republicans' concerns over the prospects of a Newt Gingrich nomination, Mitt Romney's political toughness and the state of play in Florida's primary.
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| | Jan. 31, 2012
Shields, Brooks on Romney's Battle Wounds, Gingrich's Resilience
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks dissect the results of the Florida primary, including Newt Gingrich's showing among married women who voted and whether the battle between Mitt Romney and Gingrich has been good for President Obama's chances of re-election.
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| | Jan. 27, 2012
Brooks, Dionne on Romney's Vulnerability, Gingrich's Swipes at Media, SOTU
New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist E.J. Dionne discuss the week's top political news, including President Obama's State of the Union address, his election-year agenda, Mitt Romney's vulnerability, Newt Gingrich's hostility toward the media and what's at stake in Tuesday's Florida primary.
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| | Jan. 24, 2012
David Brooks, Ruth Marcus on Romney's Money, SOTU, Gingrich Lobbying Definition
New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Ruth Marcus discuss Tuesday's top political news including the release of financial documents by Republican hopefuls Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich, plus a preview of President Obama's election-year State of the Union address.
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| | Jan. 24, 2012
David Brooks, Ruth Marcus Review President Obama's SOTU and the GOP Response
New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Ruth Marcus discuss President Obama's third State of the Union address, as well as the response by the Republican party.
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| | Jan. 20, 2012
The Doubleheader: Shields and Brooks on S.C. Debates, Super Bowl Picks
The first edition of the Doubleheader for 2012 is here. Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks tackle Topic No. 1 of the debates in South Carolina last night.
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