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    The Battle for the Senate Suddenly Looks Quite Different

    The Senate is up for grabs. Will we see the ongoing success of Tea Party, or is the bad news racking the Romney campaign trickling down to the state level?

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    KCRW placeholderBy Mike Pesca • Sep 21, 2012 • 51m Listen

    The Senate is up for grabs, as happens every other year. This time, trends are clashing. Will we see the continued success of Tea Party candidates, or is the latest bad news racking the Romney campaign trickling down to the state level? Also, protests against the anti-Islam video turn deadly in Pakistan, and comparing fact and fiction in The Master, a new film about Scientology. Mike Pesca guest hosts.

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      Mike Pesca

      host of The Gist

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      Katie Cooper

      Producer, 'One year Later'

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      Frances Anderton

      architecture critic and author

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