Mixed Opinions From Capitol Hill In Storm's Aftermath

TRNS reporter Benny Martinez covers Capitol Hill reactions to the weekend's massive snowstorm and discovers mixed opinions. (1:22)
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Congressman Earl Pomeroy (D-ND) Talks About His Efforts on Capitol Hill

by Christina Lovato, University of New Mexico-Talk Radio News Service

Talk Radio News Service speaks with Congressman Earl Pomeroy (D-ND) about the Red River catastrophe and what efforts he is making in Washington, D.C. for North Dakotans. Pomeroy also addresses the H1N1 epidemic and expresses what precautions Americans should take. (09:00)
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Former Colombian President criticizes U.S. drug policy

by Christina Lovato, University of New Mexico-Talk Radio News Service

Former Colombian President, César Gaviria, said this week that the policy of trying to stop the flow of drugs to the U.S. is a failure and he suggested that the U.S. take a look at the drug policy in Europe because they have been very successful. Gavira offered his criticism at an event in Washington discussing a new report the by Latin American Commission on Drugs and Democracy. (00:27)

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David A. Keene: Speaker Pelosi gets a free pass

Talk Radio News Service, Victoria Jones, interviews David A. Keene, chairman of The American Conservative Union at the 2009 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Washington, D.C. Keene talks about the history of CPAC and how the younger people are making a difference for Conservatives and Republicans. Keene also talks about the congressional ratings and who was ranked the lowest and highest. (09:31)
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Kerri Houston: President Obama learned a wise lesson from Hillary Clinton

Talk Radio News Service, Victoria Jones, interviews Kerri Houston, the Institute for Liberty's Senior Vice President for Policy at the 2009 Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, D.C. Houston talks about health care, importation legislation, and prescription costs. Houston says that President Obama learned a very wise lesson about government run health care from Hillary Clinton in the 1990's saying that, "You do not share the whole package of popcorn down someone's throat." (10:20)
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Alan Gottlieb: A right delayed is a right denied

Talk Radio News Service, Victoria Jones, interviews Alan Gottlieb, founder of the Second Amendment Foundation at the 2009 Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, D.C. Gottlieb talks about firearm policies and how by stopping gun shows will create black markets and take away rights from gun owners. (05:17)
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Dan Gainor: The media treated the economic stimulus bill like it was unimportant

Talk Radio News Service, Victoria Jones, interviews Dan Gainor, vice president of the Media Research Center (MRC) at the 2009 Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, D.C. Gainor talks about the results from a media research project the MRC conducted about the media coverage that was done on the economic stimulus bill. Gainor says that the media should have been complaining about the bill and how Congress should have had a couple of more days to see it. Gainor says the media "treated it like it was unimportant." (05:46)
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Scott Cleland: The left party has turned the internet into a digital commons

Talk Radio News Service, Victoria Jones, interviews Scott Cleland, Chairman of NETCompetition.org at the 2009 Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, D.C. Cleland says that the left party has turned the internet into a digital commons. Cleland also stated that the left party has "bastardized the concept of freedom" with the internet. (11:21)
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Karin Agness: 2012- "We should be preparing ourselves and less on supporting a specific candidate"

Talk Radio News Service, Victoria Jones, interviews Karin Agness, the founder of the Network of Enlightened Women (NeW) at the 2009 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Washington, D.C. Agness talks about the organization, NeW and how people at CPAC should be "preparing ourselves and less on supporting a specific candidate" for 2012. (06:14)
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Cherri Jacobus: "People are so in love with Barack Obama, the rock star"

Talk Radio News Service, Victoria Jones, interviews Cherri Jacobus, Republican strategist and founder of Capitol Strategies public affairs and communications firm, at the 2009 Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, D.C. Jacobus gives recommendations to Conservatives and Republicans on how to get back in power and about why she thinks President Obama is using the economic crisis as an excuse to put through his social agenda. (09:55)
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Rep. Holmes Norton apologizes to photographers in Union Station

Chairwoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.) offers her apology to the photographers who have experienced unfriendly treatment at Union Station in Washington, D.C. She says that a hearing is taking place on the topic of a photo policy in Union Station not only because of American complaints, but also because Union Station is a facility that “enjoys patronage of the Congress of the United States through funding.” (0:48)
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