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The guest reported on the undecided Florida 13th District congressional election and other political stories.

The guest reported on legislation being debated in Congress this week, including the Robert Gates nomination to be Defense Secretary.

The guest reported on the Democratic whip campaign in the 110th Congress between Reps. Murtha and Hoyer.

The guest reported on the 110th Congress' leadership races.

The guests talk about the results of the 2006 midterm elections the previous day. Topics include individual races, the makeup of the upcoming 110th Congress, leadership, chairmanships, poten…

Ms. Crabtree talked about campaign and political news of the day.

Telephone lines were open for comments on news of the day. Ms. Crabtree talked about campaign and political news.

Mike Allen talked about Speaker Dennis Hastert, his leadership, and an investigation into the conduct of House members and staff surrounding former Representative Foley fs resignation for im…

Ms. Crabtree spoke about political and campaign news of the day.

Ms. Kenney talked about bills in the House and Senate on “pretexting” (the practice of obtaining someone’s telephone information under false pretenses). The legislation would clarify laws go…

Mr. Chace talked about the purpose of higher education and its state today. He was the author of One Hundred Semesters: My Adventures as Student, Professor, and University President, and Wha…

Ms. Slaughter talked about a report released the previous day by the Princeton Project on National Security about U.S. foreign policy and national security. The report was the result of a bi…

The guests talked about laws for photo identification of voters. On September 20 the House passed a bill, HR 4844 (228-196), requiring voters in federal elections to show photo identificatio…

Senator Salazar talked about legislation being debated in the House and Senate during the week on security along the U.S.-Mexico border as well as immigration reform measures. The senator su…

Sen. Cornyn talks about the legislation being considered on detainee treatment and trials. He also responded to telephone calls and electronic mail.

Ms. Crabtree spoke about political news of the day.

Ms. Germany talked about using online media such as YouTube and MySpace to engage the public and encourage them to take political action. She is the author of a report on the subject, “Perso…

Mr. Kent talked about teaching youngsters about the September 11 terrorist attacks in Advanced Placement U.S. History for high school juniors in Ashburn, Virginia. He said he uses an interwe…

Representative Van Hollen talked about earmark reform. He was introducing an amendment to the bill to limit line-item spending projects inserted in spending bills. The amendment prohibits ca…

Mr. Starks talked about electronic surveillance legislation being considered in the House and Senate. President Bush had called on Congress to pass legislation to allow the surveillance prog…