What The Debt Limit Debate Says About Dysfunction In Congress
Congress expert Norman Ornstein on what the debate over the debt limit says about dysfunction in Congress, and his ideas for how to fix it.
More than one hundred fifty people have died as ethnic tensions rise in western China. A panel joins Diane to discuss what’s behind the violence and the challenge it presents to China’s leadership.
Guests
- Shai Oster Correspondent for The Wall Street Journal and The Wall Street Journal Asia
- John Pomfret Diplomatic correspondent, "The Washington Post"; author of "Chinese Lessons: Five Classmates and the Story of the New China."
- Cheng Li Senior fellow and research director at the Brookings Institution's John L. Thornton China Center, a director of the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations, and the author of "China's Changing Political Landscape."
- Nury Turkel Attorney; past president, the Uyghur American Association
- Baodong Wang Spokesman and press counselor for the Chinese embassy in Washington, D.C.
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