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President Barack Obama waves to members of the crowd, following his remarks on health insurance reform at the Walter F. Ehrenfelt Recreation and Senior Center in Strongsville, Ohio, March 15, 2010.
Pressure builds on undecided lawmakers as Democrats inch closer to a majority on health care legislation. President Obama signs a new jobs bill. And Senator Dodd introduces his financial reform measure. A panel of journalists joins Diane for analysis of the week’s top national news stories.
Guests
- Karen Tumulty National political correspondent, "Time" magazine.
- Juan Williams NPR news analyst, FOX News political analyst, and author of numerous books, including "Enough: The Phony Leaders, Dead-End Movements, and Culture of Failure That Are Undermining Black America--and What We Can Do About It."
- Chris Cillizza Is the author of "The Fix" on washingtonpost.com.
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