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Massachusetts Changes the Game

Hosted by Warren Olney Jan. 20, 2010 National
After Scott Brown's victory in Massachusetts, Senate Democrats can't stop Republican filibusters any more.  What does that mean for health care reform?  And what's the message for both parties for elections later this year? Also, is zero tolerance for terrorism an impossible goal?

After Scott Brown's victory in Massachusetts, Senate Democrats can't stop Republican filibusters any more.  What does that mean for health care reform?  And what's the message for both parties for elections later this year? Also, intelligence officials admit that flaws in the counterterrorism system allowed the airline-bombing attempt on Christmas Day. What's the rest of the story?

From this Episode:

Massachusetts Changes the Game

Last night, Republican Scott Brown was triumphant after his upset election to the US Senate seat held by the late Democrat Ted Kennedy for 47 years, humiliating the...

42 min

Is Preventing Terrorism an Unattainable Goal?

The Director of National Intelligence and the head of the National Counterterrorism Center told Senators today what was already clear, that the Christmas Day bombing...

8 min

Credits

Host:

Warren Olney

Producers:

Christian Bordal, Katie Cooper

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