Events in the News
Journalists Morton Kondracke of the Roll Call and Steven Roberts of U.S. News and World Report discussed current political events principall… read more
Journalists Morton Kondracke of the Roll Call and Steven Roberts of U.S. News and World Report discussed current political events principally the investigation into the House Post Office. Other issues included campaign finance reform, the budget reconciliation bill, and the public image of the president. Mr. Roberts wrote an article in this week’s U.S. News and World Report entitled “Lifting a Baron’s Mask,” which discusses the investigation which might result in the indictment of Representative Rostenkowski. In today’s issue, Roll Call printed two stories on the same topic. C-SPAN’s Brian Lamb moderated the conversation which included calls from viewers. close
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