washington bureau chief

The daughter of Senator Howard Baker gets some new responsibilities:

Advocates working on behalf of single mothers say the law, which ended government's obligation to provide minimum support to impoverished single heads of households, has exacerbated poverty.

That's putting it mildly....

Al Jazeera has trouble covering John McCain:

The network, said Abderrahim Foukara, the station’s Washington bureau chief, had to find a way to describe McCain’s reputation “without giving people the impression that he is a breakaway wing of the Republican Party.”

I was suspicious when Ron Fournier, Washington Bureau Chief for the Associated Press, presented John McCain with a box of donuts at a press conference earlier this year. Geez, Mr. Fournier, are you covering the campaign or part of it?

Slate: The Canonization of Saint Russert hmmm, where have I read those words before?

If you're a news junky like I am, you're shocked and unspeakably saddened by the sudden death of Tim Russert, NBC News' Washington Bureau Chief and host of Meet the Press.

Guests:

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina
Armed Services Committee Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island
Armed Services Committee Ana Marie Cox
Washington Editor, Time.com Doyle McManus
Washington Bureau Chief, Los Angeles Times Roger Simon
Chief Political Columnist, Politico