Washington Ideas Forum 2010
One-on-one interviews with leading newsmakers
The Pundit Consensus: Gridlock Ahead in Washington
Margaret Carlson, Chuck Todd, Ronald Brownstein, Charlie Cook, and John King talk politics
Google's CEO: 'The Laws Are Written by Lobbyists'
Eric Schmidt on the power of lobbyists, a Google "implant", and how China resembles a big business
Webb: Obama Had Wrong Focus in the Beginning
The senator said Obama misread his mandate and wrongly put health care reform ahead of job creation
Barbour: GOP Will Gain at Least Four Governorships
Mississippi's governor on 2010, whether he'd run in 2012, and why Obama is mysterious
Spike Lee: 'People Are Dead Now' Because Bush Bungled Katrina Response
The director reflects on the hurricane, the oil spill, and the Tea Party
The Podestas Face Tough Questions About Lobbying
The power couple gets grilled about how political influence is really peddled in Washington
Holbrooke on U.S.-Pakistan Relationship: It's 'Complicated'
Obama's man in Afghanistan talks to Christiane Amanpour