http://www.voanews.com/archive/issues-in-the-news/latest/706/1452.html en-US VOA 2012 - VOA Join us each week as prominent Washington D.C. correspondents discuss topics making headlines around the world. Join us each week as prominent Washington D.C. correspondents discuss topics making headlines around the world. VOA webdesk@voanews.com no Moderator Fred Barnes, Executive Editor of the Weekly Standard, Barbara Slavin, Washington Correspondent for Al-Monitor.com, and Tom DeFrank, Contributing Editor to National Journal discuss the latest efforts around finding a solution to the Syrian conflict, and a rising tide of criticism of President Obama’s leadership amid the Benghazi, an IRS and AP records controversies VOA Moderator Fred Barnes, Executive Editor of the Weekly Standard, Barbara Slavin, Washington Correspondent for Al-Monitor.com, and Tom DeFrank, Contributing Editor to National Journal discuss the latest efforts around finding a solution to the Syrian conflict, and a rising tide of criticism of President Obama’s leadership amid the Benghazi, an IRS and AP records controversies http://www.voanews.com/audio/Audio/285367.html Sat, 18 May 2013 21:30:00 -0400 00:28:00 Moderator Fred Barnes, Executive Editor of The Weekly Standard, Hilary Krieger, an editor with the Washington Post’s Opinions Section, and Abderrahim Foukara, Washington Bureau Chief of Al Jazeera Satellite Channel discuss the latest efforts by the top US and Russian diplomats to forge a solution to the Syrian conflict while deaths continue to mount there, and the continued controversy over the September 11, 2012 Benghazi attack on the US Consulate in Libya after the Congressional hearing that reflected the weighty political stakes of both parties. VOA Moderator Fred Barnes, Executive Editor of The Weekly Standard, Hilary Krieger, an editor with the Washington Post’s Opinions Section, and Abderrahim Foukara, Washington Bureau Chief of Al Jazeera Satellite Channel discuss the latest efforts by the top US and Russian diplomats to forge a solution to the Syrian conflict while deaths continue to mount there, and the continued controversy over the September 11, 2012 Benghazi attack on the US Consulate in Libya after the Congressional hearing that reflected the weighty political stakes of both parties. http://www.voanews.com/audio/Audio/283610.html Sat, 11 May 2013 21:30:00 -0400 00:28:00 Moderator David Rennie, Lexington Columnist for The Economist, Olivier Knox, White House Correspondent for Yahoo! News, and Tim Mak, Defense Reporter for POLITICO discuss the prospect of US military aid for rebels in Syria, the new criminal charges in the Boston Marathon bombing against three classmates of Dzokhar Tsarnaev, and the first 100 days of President Obama’s second term. VOA Moderator David Rennie, Lexington Columnist for The Economist, Olivier Knox, White House Correspondent for Yahoo! News, and Tim Mak, Defense Reporter for POLITICO discuss the prospect of US military aid for rebels in Syria, the new criminal charges in the Boston Marathon bombing against three classmates of Dzokhar Tsarnaev, and the first 100 days of President Obama’s second term. http://www.voanews.com/audio/Audio/281449.html Sat, 04 May 2013 21:30:00 -0400 00:28:00 Moderator Fred Barnes, Executive Editor of the Weekly Standard, Barbara Slavin, Washington Correspondent for Al-Monitor.com, and Tom DeFrank, Contributing Editor to National Journal discuss Syria and the growing suspicions that Assad’s regime has used the chemical weapons, the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombings, and the dedication of the George W. Bush Center in Dallas, Texas. VOA Moderator Fred Barnes, Executive Editor of the Weekly Standard, Barbara Slavin, Washington Correspondent for Al-Monitor.com, and Tom DeFrank, Contributing Editor to National Journal discuss Syria and the growing suspicions that Assad’s regime has used the chemical weapons, the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombings, and the dedication of the George W. Bush Center in Dallas, Texas. http://www.voanews.com/audio/Audio/279354.html Sat, 27 Apr 2013 21:30:00 -0400 00:28:00