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As the 2016 race heats up and the polls begin, we turn to Iowa. We hear from former governor and presidential hopeful Tim Pawlenty about which cont...

Bought by KCCU Radio, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KUER, WXXI Rochester, and Northeast Indiana Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 12, 2015
  • Length: 08:59
  • Purchases: 5
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In Illinois, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel is spending millions on re-election bid on Feb. 24. Some think there is a possibility he might fail to brea...

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  • Added: Feb 05, 2015
  • Length: 08:59
  • Purchases: 5
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Many of us are still stunned over the announcement that Mitt Romney, a Republican presidential hopeful in 2008 and his party's unsuccessful nominee...

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  • Added: Jan 22, 2015
  • Length: 08:00
  • Purchases: 5
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While things may not be getting accomplished in Washington, there's plenty going on in the states. Reid Wilson of the Washington Post talks about s...

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  • Added: Jan 15, 2015
  • Length: 08:00
  • Purchases: 4
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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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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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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...

Bought by KCCU Radio, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WRKF, and KUER


  • Added: Oct 16, 2014
  • Length: 08:00
  • Purchases: 4
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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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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
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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: Apr 24, 2014
  • Length: 08:00
  • Purchases: 5
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The Supreme Court's McCutcheon v. FEC decision has eliminated even more restrictions on the amount citizens can contribute to federal political cam...

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WRKF, and WXXI Rochester


  • Added: Apr 10, 2014
  • Length: 08:00
  • Purchases: 4
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The deadline to sign up for the Affordable Care Act is past, and now comes the fun part: the political recrimination and finger-pointing. Janet Ho...

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WXXI Rochester, and WRKF


  • Added: Apr 02, 2014
  • Length: 08:00
  • Purchases: 4
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has done his thing in Crimea, and U.S. President Barack Obama has responded with sanctions. Now Congress will hav...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WRKF, and WXXI Rochester


  • Added: Mar 26, 2014
  • Length: 08:00
  • Purchases: 3
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Scott Brown's likely entry into the New Hampshire Senate race livens up a campaign that Republicans had thought was a lost cause ... though he stil...

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  • Added: Mar 20, 2014
  • Length: 08:00
  • Purchases: 2
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A big victory for the GOP in a special Florida congressional seat highlights this week's Political Junkie. Host Ken Rudin speaks with Adam Smith o...

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh, WXXI Rochester, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., and WRKF


  • Added: Mar 13, 2014
  • Length: 08:00
  • Purchases: 4
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What's the matter with Kansas? Well, we learn that Sen. Pat Roberts, seeking a fourth term this year, may not have an actual residence in the stat...

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  • Added: Feb 27, 2014
  • Length: 08:00
  • Purchases: 4
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President Obama told us about the state of the union... now it's time to hear about the state of the states. Political Junkie host Ken Rudin talks...

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  • Added: Feb 06, 2014
  • Length: 08:00
  • Purchases: 2
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This week on The Political Junkie, we review President Obama's speech on NSA surveillance with Josh Gerstein of POLITICO. And with the State of the...

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  • Added: Jan 21, 2014
  • Length: 08:00
  • Purchases: 2
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Continuing where he left off in 2013, Chris Christie remains the most talked about Republican in the country ... only this time he may not like wha...

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  • Added: Jan 14, 2014
  • Length: 08:00
  • Purchases: 2
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2014 is an election year, with control of the House and Senate at stake. Host Ken Rudin talks to political analyst Stu Rothenberg about what to wa...

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  • Added: Jan 08, 2014
  • Length: 08:00
  • Purchases: 1
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Republicans in Congress were prepared to agree to a fairly innocuous budget deal with the Democrats with little fuss. But many conservatives were n...

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  • Added: Dec 18, 2013
  • Length: 08:00
  • Purchases: 2
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Nelson Mandela's passing brought this week's Political Junkie show back to the mid-1980s, when Washington was split over how to deal with the South...

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  • Added: Dec 11, 2013
  • Length: 08:00
  • Purchases: 1
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We know for certain that President Obama pardoned a turkey this Thanksgiving. But is Healthcare.gov a turkey as well? Host Ken Rudin speaks with W...

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  • Added: Dec 04, 2013
  • Length: 08:00
  • Purchases: 2
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The word of the week is “nuclear,” and the latest Political Junkie show is all over it. First, Political Junkie host Ken Rudin talks with Cameron ...

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh and WRKF


  • Added: Nov 26, 2013
  • Length: 08:00
  • Purchases: 2