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.
Congress Wednesday held the first hearing on the military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy since it was instituted 15 years ago. Some Democrats envision a major push to repeal the underlying law next year. A look at the policy’s role in today’s armed forces and shifting public and political views on gays on the military.
Guests
- Lt. Col. Robert Maginnis, US Army (Ret.) Strategist who consults with the U.S. Army; member of the Secretary of Defense's retired military analyst group; former vice president for policy with the Family Research Council; before retiring from the Army in 1993, served as adviser to the Defense Department Military Working Group on homosexuals in the military; also served as inspector general at the Pentagon and as chief of the ethics and training branch of the U.S. Army Infantry School.
- Capt. Joan Darrah, US Navy (Ret.) Former Naval intelligence officer
- Aaron Belkin Associate professor of political science at the University of California at Santa Barbara; founder and director of the University's Michael D. Palm Center
- Rep. Susan Davis Democratic congresswoman representing California's 53rd district; chair of the House Armed Services Committee on Personnel
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