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Ken Rudin looks back at the year that was with former NPR and Chicago Tribune political writer Frank James. We revisit past newsworthy segments fro...

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  • Added: Dec 19, 2014
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 8
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This week's summary of under-reported news followed by these interviews: U.S. Defies UN Treaty Obligation to Prosecute Officials Who Authorized and...

  • Added: Dec 17, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
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There is still the specter of the shutdown of the George Washington Bridge that may ultimately damage New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's hopes of get...

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  • Added: Dec 10, 2014
  • Length: 08:00
  • Purchases: 6
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In most cases, we know the difference between a good president and a bad one. But how do historians see them? Robert Merry, a longtime journalist w...

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  • Added: Dec 08, 2014
  • Length: 08:59
  • Purchases: 6
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This week's summary of under-reported news followed by these interviews: Injustice Seen in Ferguson is Rallying Cry for Movement Confronting Police...

  • Added: Dec 04, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
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Republicans learned what they needed to do to score big electoral victories in 2014, and now it seems they've also learned that shutting down the g...

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  • Added: Dec 04, 2014
  • Length: 08:00
  • Purchases: 5
Caption: JP Sotille
JP Sottile, the NewsVandal, joins us for an Election Day Postmortem. JP brings his credentials to the discussion along with his wit. As the produ...

  • Added: Nov 21, 2014
  • Length: 59:54
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Even though the Democrats suffered major losses on November 4, they returned Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid to their respective House and Senate leade...

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  • Added: Nov 20, 2014
  • Length: 08:00
  • Purchases: 6
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2014 was a record-breaking election for women in Congress... but don't rush to declare it "The Year of the Woman" just yet. Debbie Walsh, director ...

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  • Added: Nov 12, 2014
  • Length: 08:00
  • Purchases: 6
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This week's summary of under-reported news followed by these interviews: Private Profit Trumps Public Health in Research for Ebola Vaccine; New Stu...

  • Added: Nov 12, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
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The results are in. It's good news for the Republican Party. And a sweeping repudiation of President Obama and the Democrats. In the Senate, a new...

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  • Added: Nov 06, 2014
  • Length: 08:00
  • Purchases: 5
Caption: Timely, In-Depth Progressive Analysis
This week's summary of under-reported news followed by these interviews: Investigation Reveals New GOP Tactic to Purge Millions of Minority Voters ...

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  • Added: Nov 05, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
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Democratic pollster Anna Greenberg and Republican analyst and former Congressman Vin Weber talk about the national stakes of this year's midterms. ...

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  • Added: Oct 30, 2014
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 23
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Republican strategist Vin Weber and Democrat pollster Anna Greenberg lay out what's at stake on November 4th, and what it might mean for the final ...

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  • Added: Oct 30, 2014
  • Length: 08:00
  • Purchases: 8
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This week's summary of under-reported news followed by these interviews: Recent Attacks Targeting Canadian Soldiers Offer Politicians Rationale to ...

  • Added: Oct 30, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
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It's not just candidates whom we're voting for (or against!) this year. It's also hundreds of ballot initiatives, propositions and referenda that ...

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  • Added: Oct 22, 2014
  • Length: 08:00
  • Purchases: 6
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If politics can get you sick, and Ebola can get you very sick, then what happens when Ebola and politics collide? Both parties are pointing finger...

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  • Added: Oct 16, 2014
  • Length: 08:00
  • Purchases: 4
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'Ferguson October' Civil Disobedience Protests Target Police Violence in Communities of Color Nationwide; Report on Abuse of Adolescent Inmates in...

  • Added: Oct 16, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
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The Supreme Court's decision not to make a decision regarding same-sex marriage has effectively kept the rulings favoring such marriages intact. R...

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  • Added: Oct 09, 2014
  • Length: 08:00
  • Purchases: 6
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With five weeks (and counting) to go to the November midterms, one Senate race that was not supposed to give the Democrats heartburn -- the one in ...

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  • Added: Oct 01, 2014
  • Length: 08:00
  • Purchases: 4
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Outgoing Attorney General Eric Holder's Legacy: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly; Florida Municipally-Owned Electric Utility First in Nation to Stop ...

  • Added: Oct 01, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
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Saudi Arabian Monarchy Linked to ISIS and Other Islamist Terrorist Groups; Pennsylvania Groups Mobilize to Stop Fracking Near Schools; Will Massive...

  • Added: Sep 25, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
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Ken Rudin may be bedridden with bronchitis and no voice, but the Political Junkie show must go on. Neal Conan subs this week. And what a busy wee...

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  • Added: Sep 25, 2014
  • Length: 08:00
  • Purchases: 5
Caption: Timely, In-Depth Progressive Analysis
Veterans Say New U.S.-Led War in Iraq and Syria Will Only Inflame Region's Ethnic Violence; Great March for Climate Action Activists Demand the Wor...

  • Added: Sep 18, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
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The so-called war on women is popping up in debates and campaign commercials around the country. Political Junkie host Ken Rudin and Colorado polls...

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  • Added: Sep 17, 2014
  • Length: 08:00
  • Purchases: 5