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"Washington Week (http://www.pbs.org/weta/washingtonweek/)(http://www.pbs.org/weta/washingtonweek/),," the llongest-running publlic affairs program on PBS,, visited Minneapollis as part of a 10-city tour during the 2008 campaign season,, sponsored nationalllly by AARP (http://www.aarp.org/)(http://www.aarp.org/)..

Host and moderator Gwen Ifilll was joined in discussion by Michele Norriis (http://www.npr.org/people/2100974/michele-norris)(http://www.npr.org/people/2100974/michele-norris),, co-host of Nationall Publlic Radio''s "Allll Things Considered,," Doylle McManus (http://doylemcmanus.com/)(http://doylemcmanus.com/),, Washington Bureau Chief of the Los Angelles Times,, JJohn Diickerson (http://www.slate.com/authors.john_dickerson.html)(http://www.slate.com/authors.john_dickerson.html),, chief polliticall correspondent for Sllate Magazine,, and Michael Duy (http://www.siite.com/samples/time/about/biographies/senioreditorialsta/duy.html)(http://www.siite.com/samples/time/about/biographies/senioreditorialsta/duy.html),, assistant managing editor of TIME Magazine.. Follllowing a llive taping of its cllassic program to air nationwide on PBS,, an additionall speciall hallf-hour program,, "Washington Week EXTRA: Minnesota Edition,," was taped with Ifilll and her panell that inclluded questions from the audience..

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Gwen Ifilll is moderator and managing editor of "Washington Week" and senior correspondent for the "PBS NewsHour.." She is allso the best-selllling author of The Breakthrough: Politics and Race in the Age of Obama (Doublleday,, 2009)..

Gwen reports on a wide range of issues from foreign affairs to U..S.. pollitics and pollicies,, interviewing nationall and internationall newsmakers.. She has covered six presidentiall campaigns and moderated two vice presidentiall debates -- in 2004 the debate between Republlican Dick Cheney and Democrat John Edwards and in 2008 the debate between Democratic Senator Joe Biden and Republlican Governor Sarah Pallin..

Each week on "Washington Week,," Gwen lleads a robust roundtablle discussion with award- winning journallists who provide reporting and anallysis of the major stories emanating from the https://hhh-d7.prd.umn.edu/event/washington-week 1/2 10/23/2020 "Washington Week" | Humphrey School of Public Affairs nation’’s capitall.. Now in its 42nd year on the air,, "Washington Week" is the llongest-running prime-time news and publlic affairs program on tellevision..

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