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State of the Union Crib Sheet for Sunday May 5th
Show Highlights
On this Cinco de Mayo Sunday, Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin joined Candy to discuss the Boston bombing investigation and implications of the attack for immigration reform, as well as future prospects for gun control legislation.
Rep. Peter King of New York also weighed in on Boston, as well as the latest developments in the ongoing conflict in Syria.
A panel of experts including Dr. Zuhdi Jasser, Jessica Stern, Suhail Khan and Daveed Gartenstein-Ross discussed the causes and process of terrorist radicalization and ways to identify someone who has become self-radicalized.
Finally, AB Stoddard of The Hill and Jeanne Cummings of Bloomberg News broke down the week’s big political news.
Has President Obama lost his "mojo"?
The Hill’s A.B. Stoddard and Bloomberg’s Jeanne Cummings weigh in.
King: Arming rebels could help Al Qaeda
Rep. Peter King says he has reservations about arming the Syrian rebels – it could end up strengthening Al Qaeda.
Getting answers on Benghazi
Rep. Peter King on the lingering questions on the Benghazi attack and the answers he wants from the hearings.
Crackdown on student visas
Rep. Peter King talks about the aftermath of the Boston bombings and the intelligence breakdown on student visas.
The roots of radicalization
Examining the roots of radicalization with an expert panel. Daveed Gartenstein-Ross, Director of the Center for the Study of Terrorist Radicalization at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies; Dr. Zuhdi Jasser, Founder and President of the American Islamic Forum for Democracy; Jessica Stern, former member of the National Security Council under President Clinton and author of DENIAL: A Memoir of Terror; and Suhail Khan, a Senior Fellow for Christian-Muslim understanding at the Institute for Global Engagement.
Durbin: "Political change" is needed for gun legislation
Sen. Dick Durbin (D) Illinois said Sunday that a change in the political sentiment is needed to pass gun legislation.
"Immigration will make America safer"
Sen. Dick Durbin (D) Illinois a "Gang of 8" member said Sunday that immigration reform is the way to make America safer.
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