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Americana: 21/12/2009

21/12/2009

BBC World Service - Americana, 21/12/2009

The lifespan of American lobbyists and Annise Parker, Houston's first gay mayor.

An insider guide to the people and the stories shaping America today.

Host Matt Frei is joined by Joe Scarborough, the host of Morning Joe on MSNBC for a round-up of the week’s news in the week before Christmas. 

They discuss the former VP candidate Joe Lieberman, now wielding power in shaping the US healthcare reform debate, TIME Man of the Year, Ben Bernanke, and Lobbyists in American politics – from the days when President Ulysses Grant used to hang out in the lobby of the Willard Hotel in Washington DC.

Houston Mayor-Elect: We go to Houston to speak to Annise Parker, elected to be the city’s first gay mayor.

Fruitcake: Garrison Keillor explains the fate of a toxic holiday food that is often given, rarely eaten: the fruitcake.

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