Our new president’s first week was a good one, with big steps on openness, Gitmo, health care and education — but will he succeed at repairing the economy?  JOHN NICHOLS comments — he’s Washington correspondent for The Nation.

Also: the Academy Award nominations are out — we’ll talk about some of our favorites, including “Milk” and “Waltz with Bashir,” with awardi-winning film critic ELLA TAYLOR, she’s written for the LAWeekly, the Village Voice, the LA Times, the New York Times, The Atlantic and the Guardian.

Plus: our Gaza update from ROBERT DREYFUSS – he covers national security for Rolling Stone, and also writes for Mother Jones, The Nation and The American Prospect.

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