A New Year, a New Political Reality for President Obama

There will be several challenges ahead for President Obama as he deals with a new Congress and a House controlled by Republicans. How will the new political dynamic on Capitol Hill affect the White House? What new faces will Obama bring in to help shape his policies on the economy and Afghanistan? What can he accomplish with the 2012 election already on the horizon? Also, Denmark and Sweden arrest five in an "imminent" terror plot, and how a purchase of a box of negatives at a Chicago auction led to the discovery of the extraordinary photographic talents of a woman who worked as a nanny. Sara Terry guest hosts.

A monthly reality-check on the issues Americans care about most. Host Warren Olney draws on his decades of experience to explore the people and issues shaping – and disrupting - our world. How did everything change so fast? Where are we headed? The conversations are informal, edgy and always informative. If Warren's asking, you want to know the answer.