Friday Follow: Russia Looks Post-Putin, Iraq War Ends

The Takeaway

This week broughtw the end of the Iraq War and a Russia in turmoil after recent disputed elections. Also, the final GOP debate before the Iowa caucus was last night on Fox News. Joining The Takeaway for a look at this week’s big stories are  Jeff Yang, writer of the Tao Jones column for The Wall Street Journal and bloger for WNYC’s It’s a Free Country, and  Farai Chideya, journalist and blogger at Farai.com.

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