America’s Collision Course With The Debt Ceiling
As the nation counts down to default, Diane talks to longtime Congress watcher Norm Ornstein about the debt limit negotiations, what's at stake and whether he sees a way forward.
Diane and her guests talk about the visit by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to the Middle East, the agreement among Palestinians to form a Hamas-Fatah coalition, and the future of the U.S. role in progress toward peace in the Middle East.
Guests
- Ambassador Dennis Ross Former Middle East Special Coordinator, counselor and Ziegler distinguished fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy
- Hisham Melhem Washington bureau chief for Al-Arabiya TV, and Washington correspondent for "An-Nahar"
- Barbara Slavin Journalist and author; former assistant managing editor for world and national security at "The Washington Times."
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