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HARDtalk: Congressman Barney Frank

31/08/2010

Congressman Barney Frank

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Stephen Sackur talks to Congressman Barney Frank.

Congressman Barney Frank is an influential figure on Capitol Hill. Stephen Sackur talks to him about the Obama presidency so far. Whatever happened to the 'politics of hope'?

In economic terms, it has been a rough summer for the United States. The economy is weak and unemployment remains stubbornly high. Frustration with Washington politics promises to be a huge factor in November's midterm Congressional elections.

Congressman Barney Frank is an influential figure on Capitol Hill. In a special edition of Hardtalk from Boston, Massachusetts, Stephen Sackur talks to him about the Obama presidency so far. He asks: whatever happened to the 'politics of hope'?

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