Diane’s farewell message
After 52 years at WAMU, Diane Rehm says goodbye.
Democratic leaders promise to closely scrutinize the new plan for Iraq President Bush is expected to announce later this week, but acknowledge their ability to block a possible troops expansion is limited. Congressional oversight powers and U.S. strategy in Iraq.
Guests
- James Thurber Professor and director of the Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies at American University
- Norman Ornstein Is resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute; coauthor with Thomas Mann of "The Broken Branch: How Congress Is Failing America and How to Get It Back on Track."
- Mickey Edwards Lecturer at Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School; former Republican Congressman from Oklahoma (1977-1993)
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