Local officials confront complex math equations. Montgomery County officials get cracking on broken budgets. Virginia's incoming governor tries to cobble together a new formula to turn around the Commonwealth's economic fortunes. And D.C. public schools get a better grade on a federal report card. Join us for our weekly review of the politics, policies, and personalities of the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia.
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The Politics Hour
Listen Friday, Dec. 11, 2009 at 12:06 p.m. in DC, Maryland, The Politics Hour, Virginia
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TRANSCRIPT of this program.
Guests
Tom Sherwood
Resident Analyst; NBC 4 reporter; and Columnist for the Current Newspapers
Bill Turque
Reporter, The Washington Post
Donald Hense
Chairman of Board, Friendship Public Charter School
Isiah Leggett
Montgomery County Executive (D)
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Web extras
Politics Hour Extra
Friendship Public Charter School Chairman Donald Hense discusses the need for the daily presence of law enforecement officials at the Minnesota Avenue and other metro stations when schools let out.
"The main thing in politics is that if you select somebody who is your buddy to do something, he or she better well do a good job" Tom Sherwood
Kojo, Tom and Bill discuss contracting, cronyism and why everyone knows everyone in DC Politics.
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