It’s been a week for the political history books in the U.S., and a late stab at history in the Middle East.
New Hampshire voters had their say — and left the pollsters speechless. Now it’s a free-for-all: Clinton, Obama, Edwards, McCain; Romney, Thompson, Huckabee, “Rudy” — all still in this race.
Bush promises peace in the Middle East, a little late. Bernanke promises the Fed will pump the economy — maybe late. And Iranian speedboats appear to play chicken with the U.S. Navy in the Straits of Hormuz.
Up next, On Point: Our Friday roundtable gets behind the headlines.
-Tom Ashbrook
Guests:
Trudy Rubin, foreign affairs columnist for The Philadelphia Inquirer. She’s author of “Willful Blindness: The Bush Administration and Iraq.”
Jonathan Kaufman, senior editor at The Wall Street Journal overseeing campaign coverage.
Jack Beatty, On Point news analyst and senior editor at The Atlantic Monthly.
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