The Rundown With Shields and Brooks: Political Shakeups and Helping Haiti

POLITICS -- January 22, 2010 at 8:26 PM EDT

The Rundown With Shields and Brooks: Political Shakeups and Helping Haiti

New York Times columnist David Brooks and syndicated columnist Mark Shields stopped by the Rundown Friday to talk with Hari Sreenivasan about what this week's political upset in Massachusetts says about independent voters; David's column about what hasn't worked with past aid to Haiti; and, for a weekend closer, a thought or two about college basketball.

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