March 17: Ryan, Klobuchar, Priebus & foreign policy

March 17, 2013 2:22 PM

The future of the Republican party and budget battles with Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wisc., Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., and Reince Priebus. Plus, a look at foreign policy with Richard Haass, Danielle Pletka, David Sanger and David Rohde.

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Miss the second half of the show? Watch the second half of our interview with former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, plus author and poet Maya Angelou discuss her new book Mom & Me & Mom.
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"Anybody who knows me knows that my mother was the dominating and shaping force of my life," said "Face the Nation" host Bob Schieffer on Mother's Day, reciting a poem he wrote in 2006 about his mom's special place in his heart.
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Acclaimed poet and author Maya Angelou spoke with "Face the Nation" about what motherhood means to her on Mother's Day, recalling stories from her own childhood and discussing her new book, "Mom & Me & Mom."
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Gates defends Obama administration on Benghazi

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