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Friday, July 27, 2007 at 10:00 AM EDT
Week in the News
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It has been the kind of week to make people hot under the collar.

Senator Chuck Schumer accused U.S. Attorney General Albert Gonzales of lying; Lieutenant General Ray Odierno said militant networks in Iraq are getting weapons and training from Iran; the Dow took a plunge; and White House aides are held in contempt of Congress.

This hour On Point: our weekly news round-up goes behind the headlines.

Guests:

David Gergen, Director of the Center for Public Leadership at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government. He served as an advisor to four Presidents: Nixon, Ford, Reagan, and Clinton.

Ruth Marcus, editorial writer and columnist for The Washington Post

Jack Beatty, On Point news analyst and senior editor at The Atlantic

 
 

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