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Podcast: The Burris Circus

 

Published 1/7/2009 by sarahbethparker at CNN Political Ticker

CNN=Politics Daily is The Best Political Podcast from The Best Political Team. (CNN) – CNN has been paging Dr. Gupta for years, but now it may the Obama administration who is calling.  In the latest installment of CNN=Politics Daily, Jason Carroll talks about our resident neurosurgeon as a possible pick for surgeon general.   And: It’s a power [...] (link)

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