Meet the Press links — Sunday, January 4

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) joins us to discuss the Democratic agenda in the new Congress and his plan to block Roland Burris's appointment by embattled Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich to President-elect Barack Obama's vacant senate seat. Plus, the fighting continues between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. Insights and analysis on the situation from our foreign policy roundtable: NBC's Richard Engel, The Atlantic's Jeffrey Goldberg, BBC World News America's Katty Kay, Al-Arabiya's Hisham Melhem, NBC's Andrea Mitchell and The New York Times' David Sanger.

Dec. 31, 2008, 8:42 PM UTC

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GUESTS:

Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV), Majority Leader | Web site | Bio

Richard Engel, Chief Foreign Correspondent, NBC News | Bio

Jeffrey Goldberg, National Correspondent, The Atlantic | Bio

Katty Kay, Washington Correspondent, BBC World News America | Bio

Hisham Melhem, Washington Bureau Chief, Al-Arabiya | Bio | Al-Arabiya

Andrea Mitchell, Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent, NBC News | Bio

David Sanger, Chief Washington Correspondent, The New York Times; Author, "The Inheritance: The World Obama Confronts and the Challenges to American Power" | Bio | Articles | More information on "The Inheritance"

TOPICS:

MSNBC: Politics
Obama transition
MSNBC: World News

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