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HARDtalk: Congresswoman Maxine Waters

14/09/2009

Congresswoman Maxine Waters

BBC News Channel - HARDtalk, Congresswoman Maxine Waters

Stephen Sackur talks to Maxine Waters, an influential voice on the left of the Democrats.

Congresswoman Maxine Waters, a voice on the left of the Democratic party, discusses Barack Obama's influence on Congress and the American public with Stephen Sackur.

President Barack Obama has a wealth of political capital and now he has begun to spend it on Capitol Hill. His recent speech to the US Congress in support of his healthcare reform plan was a clear sign that he knows that his credibility as a leader and an agent of change is on the line. Can the President impose his will not just on Congress but on the American public? Congresswoman Maxine Waters is an influential voice on the left of the Democratic party - she talks to Stephen Sackur.

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