Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/political-checklist-obama-courts-businesses-rumsfeld-re-litigates-the-past Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Political Checklist: Obama’s Chamber Speech, Rumsfeld ‘Re-Litigates’ the Past Politics Feb 8, 2011 4:14 PM EDT In this week’s Political Checklist, senior correspondents Gwen Ifill and Judy Woodruff speak with Political Editor David Chalian about President Obama’s speech to the Chamber of Commerce and whether it marks a pro-business shift for the White House. Ifill discusses Donald Rumsfeld’s new memoir, “Known and Unknown,” in which the former defense secretary defends his decisions while openly criticizing others in the Bush administration, including the former president. Woodruff and Ifill also preview this week’s CPAC convention, which Chalian sees as the “first big cattle call” for possible GOP presidential hopefuls. Video editing by Kiran Moodley and Crispin Lopez We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now
In this week’s Political Checklist, senior correspondents Gwen Ifill and Judy Woodruff speak with Political Editor David Chalian about President Obama’s speech to the Chamber of Commerce and whether it marks a pro-business shift for the White House. Ifill discusses Donald Rumsfeld’s new memoir, “Known and Unknown,” in which the former defense secretary defends his decisions while openly criticizing others in the Bush administration, including the former president. Woodruff and Ifill also preview this week’s CPAC convention, which Chalian sees as the “first big cattle call” for possible GOP presidential hopefuls. Video editing by Kiran Moodley and Crispin Lopez We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now