Victoria Jones questions Tony Snow, White House Press Secretary, about political decision making in reference to the firing of prosecutors.

Snow responds that evaluating U.S. attorneys is based on performance and recommendations by the Department of Justice. Snow also defends Bush's "presidential power" to remove individuals from office. (1:18)
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Victoria Jones asks Tony Snow, White House Press Secretary, if the President should act in light of the Walter Reed medical facility scandal.

Snow responds that the President will take responsibility for the situation Walter Reed by ensuring that definitive action is taken on the part of the Department of Defense. (1:17)
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CPAC 2007: Ellen Ratner talks for former Governor of Massachusetts and presidential candidate, Mitt Romney on building a stronger military.

Romney recognizes the challenges up ahead and calls for the support of the American people. (0:26)
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CPAC 2007: Ellen Ratner wants to know how presidential candidate, Mitt Romney will trim the ever-growing military budget.

Romney says that we are spending our money on our troops but admits that there are wastes that will be under review. (0:37)
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CPAC 2007: Ellen Ratner and former Governor of Massachusetts, Mitt Romney, disagree on allowing gays to serve in the military.

Ratner cites studies that show how allowing gays to serve openly in the military would add to troop levels, but Romney says that the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy is working and ought not to be touched. (1:15)
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Bookjocky: Ellen Ratner interviews Marissa Handler, author of Loyal To the Sky: Notes from an Activist, on Feb. 23, 2007.

Ratner and Handler discuss why U.S. wasn't what Handler expected, how Handler became an activist and how she balances her activism and her journalism career. (8: 28)
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TRNS Correspondent Victoria Jones asks White House Press Secretary Tony Snow if Karl Rove, President Bush's Deputy Chief of Staff, received the proposal for Iranian negotiations in May 2003.

Snow insists that he knows nothing about it but will try to find out more information. (0:18).
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TRNS correspondent Victoria Jones asks White House Press Secretary Tony Snow about which politicians are trying to protect Iran.

Snow responds that he will not name names but responds that this seems to be a general trend. (2:40)
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TRNS correspondent Victoria Jones questions White House Press Secretary Tony Snow about the low level briefing on whether Iran was supplying weapons to Iraqi factions.

Snow says that Quads forces are using Iranian weapons to kill American troops in Iraq. (1:45)
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TRNS correspondent Victoria Jones questions White House Press Secretary Tony Snow whether this direct evidence that the Iranian leaders authorized the smuggling of weapons into Iraq.

Snow responds that it is highly unlikely that Iranian leaders would've been unaware of the production and transportation of weaponry. (1:12)
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TRNS correspondent Victoria Jones questions White House Press Secretary Tony Snow on the large cuts for Medicare and Medicaid in the budget, which might not go over well with the Democrats.

Snow says that these are not cuts in the budget and that this proposal is an acknowledgement that the government has to make healthcare affordable to everyone. (2:41)
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TRNS correspondent Victoria Jones spoke to political writer and journalist Molly Ivins in 2004, on Ivins's rage towards the direction American politics is taking, and the way the media covers politics.

Ivins, who passed away on January 31, 2007, regaled Jones with her list of outrageous politicians and offer her insights into the Texas brand of politics.
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TRNS correspondent Victoria Jones delves into President Bush's public relations strategy with the late Molly Ivins back in 2004.

Ivins speculate the conscious and coordinated plans to move the nation's attention away from Osama bin Laden towards Iraq.
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TRNS correspondent Victoria Jones, asks White House Press Secretary Tony Snow how closely the White House is following the Scooter Libby trial.

Snow says the White House is not commenting on the trial.
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Ellen Ratner wants to know more about Sen. Ted Kennedy's plan for Iraq.

Kennedy is critical of another troop surge after the failures of past surges, and urges for a de-escalation of troops. (1:52)
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Ellen Ratner sits down with Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-MA) at the Families USA 2007 conference.

Ratner discusses a number of current legislative issues with Kennedy, including health care, minimum wage, Iraq and Iran. (5:53)
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Ellen Ratner asks Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-MA) what he feels needs to be done in national health care.

Kennedy talks about the importance of maintaining and expanding the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP). (1:35)
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Ellen Ratner asks Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-MA), how he intends to navigate political posturing to push through the CHIP program for reauthorization.

Kennedy says there is enough bi-partisan support for the CHIPS program to be reauthorized. (0:49)
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Victoria Jones speaks to the president of the Shriver National Center on Poverty Law, John Bouman, about the process of applying for Medicare.

Bouman criticizes a law which requires rigorous identification for citizens applying for Medicare. (1:12)
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Victoria Jones speaks to the award-winning grassroots health advocate, Anton Gunn, about what is lacking in health care.

Gunn sees the potential for more organization and unity to influence lawmakers to make access to health care a reality for all. (0:44)
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