After the Blagojevich scandal broke, EbonyJet.com writer Eric Easter started thinking about the role of favors in his own life. Making a connection, granting access and providing information could all be considered simple favors, or could cross the line into corruption.
Harry Shearer is best known for voicing Mr. Burns and Ned Flanders on The Simpsons. For years, he has also caught politicians on video just moments before they go on live TV. The clips are compiled in his installation, "Silent Echo Chamber."
Al Franken has claimed victory in the Senate race in Minnesota, but opponent Norm Coleman is challenging the result. Roland Burris went to Washington to be seated in the Senate, and was turned away. Also, Gov. Bill Richardson (D-NM) declines appointment to Obama's cabinet.
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Indian authorities have shared a new report with Pakistani officials. The dossier contains what the Indian government hopes is convincing evidence that the terrorists came from Pakistan, and that they had some official support from the Pakistani government.
Some Talk of the Nation listeners were offended by the way author Norah Vincent characterized the effectiveness of medication for treating mental illness. Also, a bartender and a medical toxicologist weigh in on where responsibility lies when someone gets drunk.
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