Week In Review: Politics All Around

January 4, 2013

Our panel of analysts discuss the week’s top news:

The 113th Congress gets underway with a new Massachusetts delegation, with Elizabeth Warren as the state’s first female senator and Joe Kennedy III continuing his family’s political legacy.
Who will replace Sen. John Kerry when he becomes Secretary of State? Barney Frank announced interest in being interim senator.
What are the local impacts of the “fiscal cliff” deal?
Mayor Menino hints at yet another run for office.

Guests:

Dante Ramos, deputy editorial page editor of the Boston Globe
Andrea Seabrook, host and producer of DecodeDC

Other stories from this show:

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I like Barney Frank and think he’d be a great placeholder. I’d also think it would be cool to be the first governor to appoint a gay + married Senator in history.
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Since we’re heading towards a debate about raising the debt limit we should just follow Obama’s words:
“Increasing America’s debt limit weakens us domestically and internationally. Leadership means that “the buck stops here.” Instead, Washington is shifting the burden of bad choices today onto the backs of our children and grandchildren. America has a debt problem and a failure of leadership. Americans deserve better.I therefore intend to oppose the effort to increase America’s debt limit.” Senator Obama March 6, 2006.
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Only seven more years of being the drunkest city.

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