Week in the News

And so, President Barack Obama has gone all in for health reform.
All the chips, on the table. All the persuasion he can muster. And, starting now, the fastest march he can command for Democrats ramming it through. If they can ram it through.
Elsewhere this week, the jobless rate holds steady, and that brings a sigh of relief. Democrats struggle with ethics charges. Republicans plan a fear campaign for the midterm elections.
Chile struggles with aftershocks. And a kid takes the control tower.
This hour, On Point: our weekly news roundtable goes behind the headlines.

Guests:

Joining us from Washington is Margaret Talev, White House correspondent for McClatchy Newspapers.

From New York we're joined by Michael Crowley, senior editor at The New Republic.

And from Hanover, N.H., is Jack Beatty, On Point news analyst and senior editor at The Atlantic.