News Roundup - Hour 1

News Roundup - Hour 1

A panel of journalists joins Diane for analysis of the week's top national news stories. President Obama considers a tax on healthcare benefits to finance reform. California lawmakers fail to close a budget gap. South Carolina Governor...

A panel of journalists joins Diane for analysis of the week's top national news stories. President Obama considers a tax on healthcare benefits to finance reform. California lawmakers fail to close a budget gap. South Carolina Governor Sanford steps down as chair of the National Republican Governors Association.

Guests

Michael Crowley

Senior Editor, The New Republic

Lynn Sweet

Washington bureau chief, "Chicago Sun-Times" and columnist at politicsdaily.com.

Naftali Bendavid

national correspondent, Wall Street Journal; author of "The Thumpin': How Rahm Emanuel and the Democrats Learned to be Ruthless and Ended the Republican Revolution."

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