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Political Junkie 8-27-14
From: Ken Rudin's Political Junkie
Series: Political Junkie (Minisodes)
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Political Junkie Ken Rudin and New York Times Washington correspondent Carl Hulse discuss the president's vacation woes, and whether they reflect a...

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  • Added: Aug 28, 2014
  • Length: 08:00
  • Purchases: 5
Political Junkie 8-20-14
From: Ken Rudin's Political Junkie
Series: Political Junkie (Minisodes)
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The political bombshell of the week was the indictment of Rick Perry on two felony charges of abusing his power and office. It came as the Texas g...

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  • Added: Aug 21, 2014
  • Length: 08:00
  • Purchases: 5
Political Junkie 8-13-14
From: Ken Rudin's Political Junkie
Series: Political Junkie (Minisodes)
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Hillary Clinton's not known as someone who says whatever she’s thinking, certainly not when it has the potential to make headlines … or create wave...

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  • Added: Aug 14, 2014
  • Length: 08:00
  • Purchases: 5
Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine Week Ending 8/22/14
From: Scott Harris
Series: Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine
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After Declaring 'There's No Military Solution,' Obama Launches New U.S. Military Intervention Targeting ISIS in Iraq; Detroit Citizens Rise Up to S...

  • Added: Aug 14, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
Learning to Live Together - the Bigger Picture
From: Mike Hally
Series: Learning to Live Together - Conflict and Peace-building Northern Ireland
Caption: A ptotest over flying the UK flag on Belfast City Hally, Credit: Mike Hally
Political journalist Peter Geoghegan looks at the state of reconciliation and peace-making in Northern Ireland over a series of five short reports ...

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  • Added: Aug 13, 2014
  • Length: 09:18
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Learning to Live Together - Problems facing the Peace-builders
From: Mike Hally
Series: Learning to Live Together - Conflict and Peace-building Northern Ireland
Caption: A paramilitary mural in a loyalist housing estate, Credit: Mike Hally
Political journalist Peter Geoghegan looks at the state of reconciliation and peace-making in Northern Ireland over a series of five short reports ...

  • Added: Aug 13, 2014
  • Length: 07:53
Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine Week Ending 8/15/14
From: Scott Harris
Series: Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine
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In Major Breach of the Separation-of-Powers, CIA Admits it Spied on Senate; Accountability Demanded for U.S. Role in Supplying Munitions and Suppor...

  • Added: Aug 09, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
Political Junkie 8-6-14
From: Ken Rudin's Political Junkie
Series: Political Junkie (Minisodes)
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On the 40th anniversary of President Richard Nixon's resignation, Political Junkie host Ken Rudin chats with John Dean, former White House counsel ...

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  • Added: Aug 06, 2014
  • Length: 08:00
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Political Junkie 7-30-14
From: Ken Rudin's Political Junkie
Series: Political Junkie (Minisodes)
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With less than a hundred days to go before Election Day, host Ken Rudin decided to bring Cook Political Report analyst Jennifer Duffy on the show t...

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  • Added: Jul 31, 2014
  • Length: 08:00
  • Purchases: 5
Political Junkie 7-23-14
From: Ken Rudin's Political Junkie
Series: Political Junkie (Minisodes)
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Not all the fights we talk about on the Political Junkie are at the ballot box. Some are in court -- as we saw this week, in the latest attempt by...

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  • Added: Jul 24, 2014
  • Length: 08:00
  • Purchases: 5
Political Junkie 7-16-14
From: Ken Rudin's Political Junkie
Series: Political Junkie (Minisodes)
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Ken Rudin reports abroad from Alaska with a new trivia question, and a familiar song and dance from those on the left -- that Ruth Bader Ginsburg s...

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  • Added: Jul 17, 2014
  • Length: 08:00
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Political Junkie 7-9-14
From: Ken Rudin's Political Junkie
Series: Political Junkie (Minisodes)
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With recent news of Scott Walker's on-again, off-again (and on-again?) PAC collusion scandal, the success of Lawrence Lessig's MayDay PAC, and the ...

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  • Added: Jul 09, 2014
  • Length: 08:00
  • Purchases: 5
Political Junkie 7-2-14
From: Ken Rudin's Political Junkie
Series: Political Junkie (Minisodes)
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Immigration reform's dead -- at least for this year. Republicans blame President Obama for the stalemate, saying they don't trust him to follow the...

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  • Added: Jul 03, 2014
  • Length: 08:00
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Political Junkie 6-25-14
From: Ken Rudin's Political Junkie
Series: Political Junkie (Minisodes)
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Two weeks ago we were astonished that Eric Cantor, a well-situated House incumbent from Virginia, could get defeated in his primary. Now we're ast...

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  • Added: Jun 26, 2014
  • Length: 08:00
  • Purchases: 5
Political Junkie 6-18-14
From: Ken Rudin's Political Junkie
Series: Political Junkie (Minisodes)
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In next week's primaries, Oklahoma Republicans are battling among themselves for the seat being vacated by Sen. Tom Coburn, who is quitting in midt...

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  • Added: Jun 19, 2014
  • Length: 08:00
  • Purchases: 5
Political Junkie 6-11-14
From: Ken Rudin's Political Junkie
Series: Political Junkie (Minisodes)
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Political Junkie host Ken Rudin and Bloomberg political reporter Greg Giroux break down Eric Cantor's shocking loss, Lindsey Graham's sigh of relie...

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  • Added: Jun 12, 2014
  • Length: 08:00
  • Purchases: 5
The Pope and Current Political Discussion 05-29-14
From: David Kaufman
Series: Understanding the World
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We talk about the Pope and his recent visit to Israel. We include informative Middle-Eastern political evaluation and discussion.

  • Added: May 30, 2014
  • Length: 53:53
Political Junkie 5-28-14
From: Ken Rudin's Political Junkie
Series: Political Junkie (Minisodes)
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With 7 states holding primaries on Tuesday, June 3, the Political Junkie focuses on California, where Jerry Brown is the odds-on favorite to win a ...

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  • Added: May 29, 2014
  • Length: 08:00
  • Purchases: 5
Political Junkie 5-21-14
From: Ken Rudin's Political Junkie
Series: Political Junkie (Minisodes)
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The big primaries of the week were the Senate contests in Kentucky and Georgia. Al Cross of the Louisville Courier Journal talks about the Bluegra...

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  • Added: May 22, 2014
  • Length: 08:00
  • Purchases: 5
Political Junkie 5-14-14
From: Ken Rudin's Political Junkie
Series: Political Junkie (Minisodes)
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It's going to be a long primary season. So maybe we should decide right now that the strength and influence of the Tea Party should not be determi...

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  • Added: May 15, 2014
  • Length: 08:00
  • Purchases: 5
Political Junkie 5-7-14
From: Ken Rudin's Political Junkie
Series: Political Junkie (Minisodes)
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At long last, the 2014 primaries have arrived, in earnest. Judging by the results in Ohio and North Carolina, it was a great week for the GOP estab...

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  • Added: May 08, 2014
  • Length: 08:00
  • Purchases: 6
Political Junkie 4-30-14
From: Ken Rudin's Political Junkie
Series: Political Junkie (Minisodes)
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So how do you run your campaign in 2014 if you're a Democrat and your president's job approval numbers are not so good? That's the question host K...

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  • Added: May 01, 2014
  • Length: 08:00
  • Purchases: 6
Political Junkie 4-9-14
From: Ken Rudin's Political Junkie
Series: Political Junkie (Minisodes)
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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...

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  • Added: Apr 10, 2014
  • Length: 08:00
  • Purchases: 4
Political Junkie 4-2-16
From: Ken Rudin's Political Junkie
Series: Political Junkie (Minisodes)
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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...

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  • Added: Apr 02, 2014
  • Length: 08:00
  • Purchases: 4
Political Junkie 3-26-14
From: Ken Rudin's Political Junkie
Series: Political Junkie (Minisodes)
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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...

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  • Added: Mar 26, 2014
  • Length: 08:00
  • Purchases: 3