Friday Follow: New Hampshire Primary, Gingrich Attack Ads, and ‘The Obamas’ book

Mitt Romney’s win in the New Hampshire primary, Newt Gingrich’s ad campaign attacking Romney’s past in private equity, a new book about Michelle Obama’s role as first lady  were –  for better or worse –  the stories that dominated the headlines for the last week. The Takeaway has assembled a panel of analysts to rundown, dissect, and wrap-up […]

Mitt Romney’s win in the New Hampshire primary, Newt Gingrich’s ad campaign attacking Romney’s past in private equity, a new book about Michelle Obama’s role as first lady  were –  for better or worse –  the stories that dominated the headlines for the last week. The Takeaway has assembled a panel of analysts to rundown, dissect, and wrap-up all the major stories of the week. This week’s panel includes  Jeff Yang  who  writes the Tao Jones column for the  Wall Street Journal  and blogs for our co-producer WNYC’s  It’s a Free Country,  Farai Chideya  is a journalist and blogger at Farai.com and  Ron Christie, Republican political strategist, CEO of Christie Strategies, and former special assistant to President George W. Bush.