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Richard Engel: After the Syria kidnapping
"Of course it was frightening. But what was more disturbing intellectually was that I thought to myself, 'Alright, this is it. My life is going to be over and it's gonna be ended by these people for a conflict that I'm not a part of.' " Read More
Touré: What went wrong with ‘The Accidental Racist’
In a new interview with MSNBC's Alex Witt for an "Office Politics" segment, Touré weighed in on the controversial new song "Accidental Racist" by Brad Paisley and LL Cool J. Read More
How the ‘Daily Show’ co-creator uses Twitter to hone her comedy
Comedienne Lizz Winstead said shes uses social media as trial balloons for her jokes, on Weekends with Alex Witt Sunday. Read More
How the sequestration battle started back in 2010
"I see it as a kind of legacy inheritance from an old electorate," Chris Hayes told fellow host Alex Witt. "The 2010 electorate that elected the House of Representatives was a much more conservative, a much older, in terms of years, demographically and much whiter electorate than the 2008 or the 2012 electorate." Read More
Hayes on lessons from Iraq War: ‘Don’t start wars’
MSNBC host Chris Hayes sat down with Alex Witt to explain how lessons learned from the Iraq War could be applied to Iran. Read More
Isikoff: Bush administration was determined to go to war
"There was a determination to invade Iraq and overthrow Saddam Hussein from the moment that 9/11 took place." Read More
Michael Isikoff on the fall of Newsweek and the drone white paper
"The higher the stakes, the more nervous the editors are. That's a given." Read More
Bernstein: Nixon’s remarkable mind
One of the journalists who became famous for breaking the Watergate scandal is reflecting on the events that led to the resignation of President Richard Nixon. Read More
Carl Bernstein: Sequestration result of “total irresponsibility”
"These are people who have not, for going on 30 years, dealt responsibly with the national interest," Bernstein said in an interview with Alex Witt Sunday. Read More
Carl Bernstein: Pope Benedict has been a ‘disaster’
A legendary investigative journalist says Pope Benedict XVI's papacy has been a disaster for the Catholic church. Read More
What are the moral justifications for drone strikes?
Richard Haass, president of the Council on Foreign Relations, spoke with MSNBC's Alex Witt and defended the Obama administration's controversial targeted killing program as a practical strategy in combating terrorism. Read More
Fiscal crises threaten national security, expert says
A leading foreign relations expert says ongoing fiscal crises in the U.S. are undermining the country's national security efforts. Read More
Richard Haass: Hacking not cost-free for China
The U.S. needs to push back hard against the Chinese to get them to stop hacking into U.S. computers, according to leading foreign policy expert Richard Haass. Read More
Fmr. Mayor Dinkins: Anti-Obama sentiment stems in part from race
MSNBC host Alex Witt asked former New York City Mayor David Dinkins about what what motivates people to come out against President Obama. The mayor said he thinks it has to do with race to some degree. Read More
Mayor who scored hosting US Open in New York talks tennis
Alex Witt talks with former New York City Mayor David Dinkins--the man responsible for locking up New York City as the home for the annual U.S. Open tennis tournament. Read More
Fmr. NYC Mayor David Dinkins reflects on city politics
Former New York City Mayor David Dinkins told Alex Witt he's very concerned about the country's fiscal problems, particularly the amount of money spent on war. Read More
