THE FALLOUT FROM FERGUSON, CHUCK HAGEL'S DEPARTURE, & LAME DUCK CONGRESS

THIS WEEK ON BACKROOM POLITICS...ONE WEEK AFTER THE GRAND JURY DECISION AND THE ENSUING PROTESTS AND RIOTS IN SEVERAL CITIES AROUND THE COUNTRY, WHAT IS THE TRUE FALLOUT OF FERGUSON AND WHERE DOES THE COUNTRY GO FROM HERE? JOINING US LIVE IS NEWS ANCHOR PAT MCGONIGLE FROM KSDK IN ST. LOUIS...  SECRETARY OF DEFENSE CHUCK HAGEL ANNOUNCES HIS DEPARTURE FROM THE ADMINISTRATION UNDER A CLOUD OF QUESTIONS...WAS HE FIRED...WAS THIS VOLUNTARY....WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR THE ADMINISTRATION AND THE DEFENSE DEPARTMENT? NOW THAT WE HAVE BEEN STUFFED WITH TURKEY, WE CAN NOW GET STUFFED BY DUCK...LAME DUCK...AS IN LAME DUCK CONGRESS.  WHAT ARE THE EXPECTATIONS, IF ANY, THAN CAN COME FROM THIS FINAL PUSH OF THE YEAR..WILL THIS INCLUDE A DEAL ON IMMIGRATION OR WILL THIS ALL LEAD TO A GOVERNEMENT SHUTDOWN?..ALL OF THIS AND TELL ME A STORY....THIS WEEK ON BACKROOM POLITICS!

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