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In the daybook interview,David Hess, Knight-Ridder Newspapers, Congressional Correspondent, talked about current headlines and took audience calls, faxes and electronic mail.

Journalist David Hess talked about the activities in Congress over the past week. He focused particularly on the budget agreement reached between the president and congressional Republican l…

Mr. Hess talked about congressional activities during the past week, including campaign finance investigation at the White House, the decertification bill with Mexico and the federal budget.

Current news events and political issues were examined through reviews of the morning newspapers; interviews with journalists, newsmakers and legislators; and viewer telephone calls, faxes a…

Tony Blankley, Press Secretary to House Speaker Newt Gingrich talked with Knight-Ridder correspondents. He discussed his career as Representative Newt Gingrich’s (R-GA) press secretary and S…

Current news events and political issues were examined through reviews of the morning newspapers; interviews with journalists, newsmakers and legislators; and viewer telephone calls, faxes a…

Senators, journalists and congressional scholars discussed how the Republican agenda as defined in the “Contract with America” was altered in its course through the U.S. Senate. They also ex…

Mr. Hess talked about the week in Congress, including the debate over extending the Whitewater investigation and the farm bill.

Current news events and political issues were examined through reviews of the morning newspapers; interviews with journalists, newsmakers and legislators; and viewer telephone calls, faxes a…

Current news events and political issues were examined through reviews of the morning newspapers; interviews with journalists, newsmakers, and legislators; and viewer telephone calls, faxes,…

The journalists discussed President Boris Yeltsin’s summit meeting with President Bill Clinton as well as other current events.

Senator George Mitchell, D-MA, spoke at an editorial board luncheon at the headquarters of the Knight Ridder newspaper. He shared his thoughts on the legislative accomplishments of the 103rd…

David Hess of Knight Ridder Newspapers discussed the legislative activity on President Bill Clinton’s economic stimulus proposals in the Senate, and the effectiveness of the Democratic Congr…

Vice President Al Gore participated in a newsmaker luncheon with reporters from Knight-Ridder newspapers. He responded to questions and discussed the president’s economic plan and other init…

Mr. From, director of domestic policy for the Clinton presidential transition team, responded to questions from editors and correspondents during a luncheon in a small conference room. The q…

David Hess, Congressional Correspondent for Knight-Ridder Newspapers spoke about the proposed extension of unemployment benefits for those whose 26 weeks of payments had already expired. Hes…

Ron Brown, Chairman of the Democratic National Committee, spoke to journalists about presidential politics. He expressed his optimism about Democratic party success in the 1992 presidential …

Journalists' Round Table Topics included Secretary Cheney’s proposal for sharp reductions in the defense budget, Shamir’s attempts to assemble a government, and France and West Germany’s adv…

Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell (D-ME) spoke with reporters at a Knight Ridder Newspapers Newsmaker luncheon about a variety of subjects.

Micheal Gelb (Reuters), David Hess (Kight-Ridder Newspapers), and David Evans (Chicago Tribune) discussed a various news topics. They answered viewer calls.