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.
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is meeting with Palestinian Authority President Mahmood Abbas in hopes of gaining support for a U.S.-sponsored peace conference. We’ll talk about U.S. diplomatic efforts in the region and ongoing questions about the Israeli air strike in Syria last month.
Guests
- Martin Indyk Vice president for foreign policy, the Brookings Institution.
- David Sanger Chief Washington correspondent for "The New York Times," author of "The Inheritance: The World Obama Confronts and the Challenges to American Power."
- Shibley Telhami Anwar Sadat Professor for Peace and Development, University of Maryland, and author of "The Stakes: America in the Middle East" (Westview Press)
- Joseph Cirincione President, Ploughshares Fund
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