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Washington Watch w/Roland Martin, 12.26.10 [Transcript]

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At the top of our agenda this week: a look back on the stories that made 2010 a political year to remember.

We’re revisiting everything from the landmark healthcare reform passage to the “shellacking” of the Democrats. Joining me for that roundtable discussion [are]: Joseph Williams, deputy White House editor for Politico.com; Armstrong Williams, host of “The Right Side”; Alex Wagner, White House correspondent for PoliticsDaily.com; and April Ryan, White House correspondent for American Urban Radio Networks.

The spotlight wasn’t just on our nation’s capital this year. There were scandals, setbacks and rebounds from the pulpit to the gridiron. More on those stories with Sophia Nelson, columnist for “Jet” magazine; Jonathan Capehart, editorial writer for “The Washington Post” and MSNBC contributor; Wilmer Leon, political scientist and radio talk show host on Sirius XM Radio; and “The Black Eagle,” Joe Madison, also a radio talk show host on Sirius XM Radio.

Plus, News One’s Smokey Fontaine recaps the stories you couldn’t keep from watching on the Web this year.

All that and more in this week’s edition of “Washington Watch.”

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