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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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