Dec 30 Watch Exit Interview: Minnesota Rep. James Oberstar on Electoral ‘Waves’ In the final installment in a series of interviews with Democrats voted out of office, Judy Woodruff talks to veteran Minnesota lawmaker James Oberstar about lessons from serving in Congress for nearly four decades. Continue watching
Dec 30 Gwen’s Take: Predictions, Prophecies and the Perils of Prognostication One of the things that I promise reporters who appear on "Washington Week" is that they will never have to make predictions. Even on the PBS NewsHour, where many of our guests actually make their livings by peering… Continue reading
Dec 30 10 Great Political Moments of 2010 It is pretty clear that the most consequential political moment of 2010 came on Nov. 2 when Republicans picked up 63 House seats and majority status in the House for the upcoming 112th Congress. But aside from the climactic electoral… Continue reading
Dec 30 Khodorkovsky Sentenced to 6 Additional Years, Bomb Explodes in Athens Former Yukos chief Mikhail Khodorkovsky speaks with his lawyer from inside the defendant's glass cage in a Moscow courtroom on Nov. 2, 2010. (Dmitry Kostyukov/AFP/Getty Images) On his fourth consecutive day in court, former Yukos oil chief Mikhail Khodorkovsky… Continue reading
Dec 29 Watch Outgoing S.D. Rep. Herseth Sandlin: Centrists in Both Parties Struggling In the second installment in a series of "exit interviews," Judy Woodruff speaks with South Dakota Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin about being a moderate Democrat and the Republican midterm wave that ended her time in office. Continue watching
Dec 29 Midterm Results Reveal Problems for Democrats in Key Communities Christmas 2010 is in the past and New Year's is approaching, which means it's time to start thinking about ... 2012. Yes, Iowa and New Hampshire are more than a year away, but for presidential hopefuls the political… Continue reading
Dec 28 Watch Outgoing Rep. Perriello: ‘We Walk Away With Our Heads Held High’ Judy Woodruff begins a series of interviews with lawmakers facing involuntary retirement after losing in the November midterms. Up first, Virginia Tom Perriello, a one-term Democratic congressman, on how the next Congress should break through partisan gridlock. Continue watching
Dec 27 Watch Khodorkovsky Conviction Renews ‘Selective Justice’ Concerns in Russia After the latest conviction of oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky, Jeffrey Brown examines political dissent, the rule of law and the legal system in Russia with Anna Vassilieva of the Monterey Institute of International Studies and Dimitri Simes of the Nixon… Continue watching
Dec 27 Watch Oil Tycoon Khodorkovsky’s Conviction Draws Global Rebuke for Russia The latest conviction of imprisoned oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky -- this time on embezzling charges -- has garnered international attention and renewed concerns over political repression and the rule of law in Russia. Jeffrey Brown reports on the latest chapter… Continue watching
Dec 27 Blizzard Snarls East Coast Travel; Russian Oil Tycoon Found Guilty Winter Storm Strands Travelers, Blankets East Coast Canceled flights and snow-covered roads are creating frustrating conditions for travelers on the East Coast as airport closures in New York City and other hubs compounded the misery of post-holiday transport. Continue reading