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The New Paradigm in Washington

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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.