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.
Census forms go out this month. There are only ten questions, but the answers determine how hundreds of billions in federal funds get distributed as well as the number of seats each state has in the U.S. House of Representatives. The importance of the twenty-ten census.
Guests
- Juan Williams Political analyst, FOX News.
- William Frey Visiting fellow, The Brookings Institution and research professor, population studies, Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan
- Steve Jost Associated Director for Communications with the Census Bureau.
- Phil Sparks Director of the Census Project. He was the associated director of communications and legislation at the Census Bureau from 1995-1999.
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