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January 01, 1990 - August 22, 2012 + Left, Right & Center

Gay Marriage: State or Civil Right? listen Download

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President Obama goes public with his evolution on gay marriage; JPMorgan Chase loses and bank reformers gain; Europe's anti-social economy, and Sen. Lugar's lament.

The Argument for Crony Capitalism listen Download

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April jobs numbers disappoint, a Chinese dissident exposes a sore spot in US-China relations and a Bain Capital-ist revives the argument for income inequality.

Playing The Bin Laden Card listen Download

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The economy slows as it grows. The Obama campaign plays the Bin Laden card. Romney takes five more primaries; Gingrich announces that he’ll announce he's...

Bureaucrats Gone Wild listen Download

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The squeaky clean Secret Service and General Services Administration are ensnared in scandals involving behavior befitting the bad guys they usually investigate.

North Korea's Missile Malfunction listen Download

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North Korea's dud missile launch complicates an already difficult relationship with the international community.

Obama, Candidate in Chief listen Download

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President Obama took direct aim at presumptive GOP challenger Mitt Romney, and fended off criticisms over a weak jobs report and accusations that he stuck...

Getting a Read on the Supremes listen Download

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The US Supreme Court heard 3 days of arguments over the Affordable Care Act. Is this the end of the mandate? Our system of social...

If I Had a Son, He'd Look like Trayvon listen Download

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President Obama speaks out on the killing of unarmed Florida teen Trayvon Martin. Is it right for a president to weigh in on a federal...

Going for Brokered? listen Download

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GOP hopeful Rick Santorum's hopes spring eternal after GOP primary wins this week. Romney still has a commanding lead, but what might a brokered convention...

Good Jobs News, but Where Are the Good New Jobs? listen Download

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This week the President claimed credit for the unemployment rate not going up. After a visit from Israeli PM Netanyahu can he claim credit for...

Forecast: Dreier, Then Snowe listen Download

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Ahead of Super Tuesday, the GOP fans the debate over birth control coverage...and gets burned. The President has tough words for Iran. Another moderate lawmaker...

Higher Gas Prices: Problem or Solution? listen Download

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Romney hangs Santorum by his Senate record. Gas prices keep going up -- but is that such a bad thing? Oh right, maybe it is....

Cars, Contraception and Calling China on the iPhone listen Download

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Mitt Romney’s Michigan problem. Apple's China problem. Congress quietly passes a budget. A new novel warns of an economy ruled by robots – but is...

Birth Control Back-Pedal listen Download

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The Obama Administration changes health insurance rules on birth control; Rick Santorum gets a rousing welcome at CPAC and the rest of the week's political...

Walking It Back listen Download

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 A breast cancer research funder learns the power of the web -- the hard way. Mitt Romney gets schooled on the power of the sound-bite...