The Dorcas Gabfest
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Updated Friday, Feb. 27, 2009, at 11:08 AM
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Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz talk politics. This week: President Obama releases his top-line budget, the first family chooses a dog breed, and the Supreme Court rules on free speech.
President Obama gave his first address to Congress this week, and by most accounts, including John's, it was a success.
John talks about an animation that does a great job of explaining the current economic mess.
David bemoans the huge deficit that was announced this week. The three also discuss a column by Slate contributor Daniel Gross about whether Citibank should be nationalized.
The Obamas have selected a dog, or at least a breed. They want to find a Portuguese water dog to join the first family.
The Supreme Court ruled this week on a free speech issue involving an attempt by Summum, a religious group, to place a monument in a public park.
David chatters about his new book, out next Tuesday: Good Book. The book stemmed from a Slate series called "Blogging the Bible."
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Emily Bazelon is a Slate senior editor and writes about law, family, and kids. Her forthcoming book, Sticks and Stones: Defeating the Culture of Bullying and Rediscovering the Power of Empathy and Character. Find her at emilybazelon@gmail.com or on Facebook or Twitter.
John Dickerson is Slate's chief political correspondent and author of On Her Trail. He can be reached at slatepolitics@gmail.com. Read his series on the presidency and his series on risk. Follow him on Twitter.
David Plotz is the Editor of Slate. He's the author of The Genius Factory: The Curious History of the Nobel Prize Sperm Bank and Good Book. He appears on Slate's Political Gabfest.