WASHINGTON - JULY 14: U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke testifies before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee

Replacing Holbrooke

The Brian Lehrer Show | Dec 15, 2010

The death of diplomat Richard Holbrooke has left a void during a vital time in U.S. relations with Afghanistan.  Steve Clemons, the director of the American Strategy Program at the New America Foundation, previews the speech on Afghanistan that President Obama will give Thursday and reflects on moving forward after Holbrooke.  Plus: what WikiLeaks reveled about Pfizer in Nigeria; the prevalence of political euphemisms; and some early previews on what might be in the 2010 census data due to be released next week.

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