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2005
DECEMBER
December 30, 2005
Political
Wrap
Mark Shields and David Brooks discuss Jack Abramoff's
legal troubles, the winners and losers of 2005 and President Bush's performance
over the last year.
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December 23, 2005
Political
Wrap
Mark Shields and David Brooks discuss Congress' last-minute
action on the Patriot Act, the domestic surveillance controversy and other political
developments of the week.
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December 19, 2005
Political
Wrap
Mark Shields and David Brooks discuss executive powers
and the revelations of domestic surveillance, along with the administration's
efforts to bolster support for the war on Iraq.
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December 16, 2005
Political
Wrap
Mark Shields and David Brooks analyze Jim Lehrer's interview
with President Bush on progress in Iraq, his recent reversal on torture policy
and a claim that he authorized the National Security Agency to monitor Americans
without a court warrant.
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December 9, 2005
Political
Wrap
Mark Shields and David Brooks discuss Iraq war political
strategy, the confusion over U.S. rules for the treatment of terror suspects
and the troubles of Rep. Tom DeLay, R-Texas.
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December 2, 2005
Political
Wrap
Mark Shields and David Brooks discuss President Bush's Iraq strategy
and the resignation of Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham, R-Calif.
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NOVEMBER
November 25, 2005
Political
Wrap
Mark Shields and David Brooks discuss the ongoing debate over
pulling troops from Iraq.
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November 18, 2005
War
of Words
The White House defended its strategy in Iraq facing recent criticisms
and calls for a withdrawal. Following a background report, New York Times columnist
David Brooks and Boston Globe columnist Tom Oliphant discuss the accusations.
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November 18, 2005
Making
the Cut
Early Friday morning, the House narrowly passed a deficit-reduction
bill. Congressional expert Norman Ornstein of the American Enterprise Institute
discusses the battle on Capitol Hill over spending and taxes. Then, New York
Times columnist David Brooks and Boston Globe columnist Tom Oliphant discuss
taxes and spending cuts in the budget.
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November 11, 2005
Political
Wrap
Mark Shields and Richard Lowry discuss President Bush's Veteran's
Day speech and the national implications of November's local elections.
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November 4, 2005
Political
Wrap
Mark Shields and David Brooks discuss the debate over the handling
of pre-Iraq war intelligence, the arraignment of former vice presidential chief
of staff Lewis Libby, and the state of the Alito nomination.
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OCTOBER
October 28, 2005
Political
Wrap
Mark Shields and David Brooks discuss the Libby indictment in the CIA
leak case and the next Supreme Court nominee.
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October 27, 2005
Miers
Withdraws
Mark Shields, David Brooks and Jan Crawford Greenburg discuss
the possible ramifications of Harriet Miers' withdrawal from consideration as
a Supreme Court justice.
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October 21, 2005
Political
Wrap
David Brooks and Tom Oliphant discuss the indictment of Tom Delay,
The Miers nomination, the CIA leak investigation, Iraq war strategy and the
World Series.
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October 14, 2005
Political
Wrap
Mark Shields and David Brooks discuss the role of religion in Harriet
Miers' nomination as a Supreme Court justice and the political ramifications
in the United States of the impending vote on a new constitution in Iraq.
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October 7, 2005
Political
Wrap
Mark Shields and David Brooks discuss the rift among conservative ranks
over the nomination of Harriet Miers to the Supreme Court, President Bush's
recent remarks on terrorism and the Senate's vote against harsh interrogation
tactics.
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SEPTEMBER
September 30, 2005
Political
Wrap
Mark Shields and David Brooks discuss the indictment of House Majority
Leader Tom Delay, the investigation into stock sales by Senate Majority Leader
Bill Frist and Judge John Roberts' confirmation as chief justice of the United
States.
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September 23, 2005
Political
Wrap
Mark Shields and David Brooks discuss the cost and politics surrounding
hurricanes Katrina and Rita, and the Senate committee stamp of approval for
John Roberts to become chief justice of the United States.
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September 16, 2005
Political
Wrap
David Brooks and Tom Oliphant discuss the
federal government's role in rebuilding the Gulf Coast as well as the confirmation
hearings for chief justice nominee John Roberts. |
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September 15, 2005
Brooks
and Oliphant
New York Times columnist David Brooks and Boston Globe columnist
Tom Oliphant join Jim Lehrer to discuss the Roberts hearings and preview President
Bush's Katrina speech.
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September 9, 2005
Political
Wrap
David Brooks and Tom Oliphant discuss the federal response to Hurricane
Katrina and the upcoming confirmation hearings for Supreme Court chief justice
nominee John Roberts.
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September 2, 2005
Political
Wrap
David Brooks, Tom Oliphant and NewsHour essayist and Chicago Tribune
columnist Clarence Page talk about about the week's horrific events, including
its political ramifications and racial tensions that have arisen.
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AUGUST
August 26, 2005
Political
Wrap
Mark Shields and David Brooks discuss how the constitutional conflict
in Iraq may weigh on the political standing of President Bush, and the latest
round of base closures.
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August 19, 2005
Political
Wrap
Tom Oliphant and Bill Kristol discuss the newly released writings of
Supreme Court justice nominee John Roberts reveal, and the ongoing campaign
in Texas by mothers of U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq.
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August 12, 2005
Political
Wrap
Mark Shields and David Brooks discuss growing sentiment against the
Iraq war, a possible U.S. exit strategy and President Bush's role as a wartime
leader.
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August 5, 2005
Political
Wrap
Mark Shields and David Brooks discuss the recess appointment of John
Bolton as the U.S. envoy to the United Nations, mounting casualties in Iraq,
and Supreme Court nominee John Roberts.
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JULY
July 29, 2005
Political
Wrap
Mark Shields and Ramesh Ponnuru discuss the passage of an energy bill
by the Senate and Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist's backing broader stem cell
research.
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July 22, 2005
Political
Wrap
Mark Shields and David Brooks discuss the nomination of John Roberts
Jr. to the Supreme Court and the latest developments in the CIA leak controversy.
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July 8, 2005
Political
Wrap
Mark Shields and David Brooks discuss the U.S. response to the bombings
in London's transportation system, the results of the Group of Eight summit
in Scotland, the Supreme Court nomination process and the investigation into
the leak of the CIA operative's identity.
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July 1, 2005
Political
Wrap
Mark Shields and Ramesh Ponnuru discuss Supreme Court Justice Sandra
Day O'Connor's retirement Friday and the political battle over choosing a replacement
for her.
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JUNE
June 28, 2005
Political
Wrap
Rich Lowry and Tom Oliphant discuss what President Bush hopes to accomplish
in his address to the nation as public support for the war in Iraq is waning.
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June 24, 2005
Political
Wrap
Rich Lowry and Tom Oliphant discuss the war in Iraq, the Senate deadlock
over the nomination of John Bolton and controversial comments from top presidential
advisor Karl Rove.
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June 17, 2005
Political
Wrap
Mark Shields and David Brooks discuss Democratic Senator Dick Durbin's
comments regarding Guantanamo Bay and the Republican response.
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June 10, 2005
Political
Wrap
Mark Shields and Rich Lowry discuss President Bush's meeting with British
Prime Minister Tony Blair, Democratic Party Chairman Howard Dean's controversial
comments about Republicans and Guantanamo Bay.
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June 3, 2005
Political
Wrap
Mark Shields and David Brooks discuss the revelation of Watergate source
Deep Throat, the Guantanamo abuse allegations and SEC chairman nominee Christopher
Cox.
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MAY
May 27, 2005
Political
Wrap
Mark Shields and David Brooks discuss the Senate vote to delay John
Bolton's nomination to the United Nations, the Senate compromise on judicial
nominations and the House bill on stem cell research.
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May 24, 2005
Political
Wrap
Mark Shields and David Brooks discuss the political implications of
the Senate compromise on judicial nominations.
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May 20, 2005
Political
Wrap
Mark Shields and David Brooks discuss the Senate debate over judicial
nominee Priscilla Owen, the possible showdown over blocking the filibuster for
judicial nominations, and the Newsweek story about the Quran that sparked deadly
protests in Afghanistan.
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May 13, 2005
Political
Wrap
Mark Shields and David Brooks discuss the battle in the Senate over
John Bolton's nomination as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and the Senate's
standoff over judicial nominees.
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May 6, 2005
Political
Wrap
Mark Shields and David Brooks are joined by Daily Telegraph correspondent
Alec Russell to discuss the re-election of British Prime Minister Tony Blair
and his party's diminished majority.
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APRIL
April 29, 2005
Political
Wrap
Mark Shields and Rich Lowry discuss the ethics battle over House Majority
Leader Tom Delay, President Bush's Social Security plan and the GOP proposal
to ban filibusters for judicial nominees.
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April 22, 2005
Political
Wrap
Mark Shields and David Brooks discuss the protracted approval process
of President Bush's judicial nominees, the controversial nomination of John
Bolton as U.N. ambassador, House Majority Leader Tom DeLay's ethics allegations
and whether the momentum to reform Social Security is flagging.
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April 15, 2005
Political
Wrap
Mark Shields and David Brooks discuss House Majority Leader Tom Delay
and the Senate Republicans' proposal to use a "nuclear option" to ban filibusters
in judicial nominations.
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April 8, 2005
Political
Wrap
David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Harold Meyerson discuss
the formation of an Iraqi government, House Majority Leader Tom Delay's ethics
scandals and the pope's funeral.
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April 1 , 2005
Political
Wrap
Mark Shields and David Brooks discuss the Terri Schiavo case, Tom DeLay
and the presidential commission's report on prewar Iraq intelligence regarding
weapons of mass destruction.
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MARCH
March 25, 2005
Political
Wrap
Mark Shields and David Brooks discuss the Terri Schiavo case, the president's
Social Security Plan and possible 2008 presidential candidates.
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March 18, 2005
Political
Wrap
Mark Shields and David Brooks discuss the political climate surrounding
the Terri Schiavo case, the baseball steroid hearings on Capitol Hill and the
nomination of Paul Wolfowitz as the next president of the World Bank.
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March 11, 2005
Political
Wrap
Mark Shields and David Brooks discuss Tom Delay's ethics investigation,
next Thursday's congressional baseball-steroids hearings, Social Security and
judicial nominees.
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March 4, 2005
Political
Wrap
Mark Shields and David Brooks discuss President Bush's plan to overhaul
the Social Security system and a proposal by Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan
to introduce a national sales tax.
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FEBRUARY
February 25, 2005
Political
Wrap
Mark Shields and David Brooks discuss President Bush's trip to Europe,
his commitment to expanding democracy and plans to overhaul Social Security.
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February 18, 2005
Political
Wrap
Mark Shields and Rich Lowry discuss the appointment of John Negroponte
as the new director of national intelligence, Federal Reserve Chairman Alan
Greenspan's comments about Social Security and the brewing fight over judicial
nominees.
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February 11, 2005
Political
Wrap
Mark Shields and Rich Lowry discuss Secretary of State Condoleezza
Rice's overseas visit, President Bush's $2.57 trillion budget and Social Security
reform.
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February 4, 2005
Political
Wrap
Mark Shields and David Brooks discuss President Bush's Social Security
proposal and the likely selection of Howard Dean to head the Democratic National
Committee.
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February 2, 2005
State
of the Union
Mark Shields and David Brooks preview the State of the Union
address by President Bush.
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JANUARY
January 28, 2005
Political
Wrap
Mark Shields and David Brooks discuss the elections in Iraq and the
confirmation of Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.
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January 21, 2005
Political
Wrap
Mark Shields and David Brooks discuss the week's political news, including
Condoleezza Rice's confirmation hearings, Social Security and the nuclear impasse
with Iran.
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January 20, 2005
Implications
of Presidential Inauguration
Mark Shields and David Brooks discuss the political
impact of Thursday's inauguration.
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January 14, 2005
Political
Wrap
Mark Shields and David Brooks discuss inspectors failing to find weapons
of mass destruction in Iraq, Michael Chertoff's nomination as Homeland Security
secretary and the independent review of CBS' handling of the 60 Minutes National
Guard story.
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January 7, 2005
Confirmation
Hearings
Mark Shields and David Brooks discuss the Gonzales Senate confirmation
hearings, tax reform and House ethics changes. |
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