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The New Paradigm in Washington

Republicans now control the executive and legislative branches. Bob Edwards talks with NPR's Cokie Roberts about how the Democrats lost Congress, and what it means for the Bush administration.

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Cokie Roberts was one of the 'Founding Mothers' of NPR who helped make that network one of the premier sources of news and information in this country. She served as a congressional correspondent at NPR for more than 10 years and later appeared as a commentator on Morning Edition. In addition to her work for NPR, Roberts was a political commentator for ABC News, providing analysis for all network news programming.
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