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Three prominent Washington journalists from print, wire services, and broadcast media meet to discuss the week's top stories in the world and nation.

The moderator and panelists analyze the trends, bring listeners little-known but important developments, and add their personal insights to give listeners the "inside" story on what they see and hear in the news.

Airdate: 11 May 2008

Moderator     

Martin Schram, Syndicated Columnist, Scripps Howard News Service

Panelists

Don Frederick, National Correspondent, Los Angeles Times

Kevin Whitelaw, Senior Writer, US News and World Report

Producer

Anna Zalewski

Topics 

Clinton/Obama race for the Democratic nomination, Burma’s cyclone disaster, the Russian political transition from Putin to Medvedev, and the 60th anniversary of the founding of the State of Israel.

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Airdate: 4 May 2008

Moderator     

Fred Barnes, Executive Editor, The Weekly Standard

Panelists

Tom DeFrank, Washington Bureau Chief, New York Daily News

Barbara Slavin, Senior Diplomatic Reporter, USA Today

Producer

Anna Zalewski

Topics 

Controversy over Barak Obama's association with Reverend Jeremiah Wright, Hillary Clinton's gas prices proposal, the politics of the presidential race, and violence in Afghanistan.

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Airdate: 27 April 2008

Moderator     

Martin Schram, Columnist, Scripps Howard News Service

Panelists

Tom DeFrank, Washington Bureau Chief, New York Daily News

Don Frederick, National Correspondent, Los Angeles Times

Producer

Anna Zalewski

Topics 

U.S. claims that Syria was building a secret nuclear reactor with North Korea help, a cease-fire deal between Taliban and Pakistan, and Hillary Clinton's victory in the Pennsylvania primary.

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Airdate: 20 April 2008

Moderator     

Martin Schram, Columnist, Scripps Howard News Service

Panelists

David Aikman, The American Spectator

Don Frederick, National Correspondent, Los Angeles Times

Producer

Anna Zalewski

Topics 

Pope Benedict XVI's visit to the US and the American Catholicism, repercussions of former President Jimmy Carter's meeting with Hamas, and the latest debate between two Democratic presidential contenders - Senators Clinton and Obama.

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Airdate: 13 April 2008

Moderator     

Tom DeFrank, Washington Bureau Chief, New York Daily News

Panelists

Richard Wolffe, Senior WH Correspondent, Newsweek

Don Frederick, National Correspondent, Los Angeles Times

Producer

Anna Zalewski

Topics 

The report on Iraq as presented by General Petraeus and Ambassador Crocker before the US Congress, the war and the presidential candidates, the Olympic torch relay marred by protests, and the disputed election in Zimbabwe.

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Airdate: 6 April 2008

Moderator     

Martin Schram, Scripps Howard News Service

Panelists

 Barbara Slavin, USA Today Senior Diplomatic Reporter, currently on leave at the U.S. Institute of Peace

Tom DeFrank, Washington Bureau Chief, New York Daily News

Producer

Anna Zalewski

Topics 

Situation in Iraq, the outcome of the NATO Summit in Bucharest, tensions in Zimbabwe over the uncertain results of last week's elections there, and the U.S.

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Airdate: 30 March 2008

Moderator     

David Aikman, Contributor, The American Spectator

Panelists

 Don Frederick, National Correspondent, Los Angeles Times

Roy Gutman, Foreign Editor, McClatchy Newspapers

Producer

Anna Zalewski

Topics 

China’s handling of continuing unrest in Tibet, the surge in violence in Iraq among Shiite factions, Pakistani politics and implications for US policy and the race for the White House.

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Airdate: 23 March 2008

Moderator     

Fred Barnes, Executive Editor, The Weekly Standard

Panelists

Tom DeFrank, Washington Bureau Chief, New York Daily News

Don Frederick, National Correspondent, Los Angeles Times

Producer

Anna Zalewski

Topics 

Senator Barack Obama's speech on race in America and its repercussions, the politics of campaign 2008, Senator John McCain's trip to the Middle East, and gains and losses of the war in Iraq on its fifth anniversary.

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