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    Bloodshed in Ukraine; The 'Inevitability' of Hillary in 2016

    She was the “inevitable” Democratic presidential nominee for 2008. Now Hillary Clinton's "inevitable" for 2016. Also, is Ukraine on the verge of civil war?

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    By Warren Olney • Feb 19, 2014 • 51m Listen

    Hillary Clinton would be America's first woman president if she were elected. But she'd need the Democratic nomination to get there. We hear why she's considered unstoppable — two years before the first primary -- if she decides to run. Also, we update Ukraine's crackdown on political protests and why that divided country matters so much to the European Union and Russia.

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    3 stories
    1. 0:00

      Obama’s Mexico Visit Marred by Keystone Pipeline, Party Politics

      President Obama will spend today in Mexico at a meeting with President Enrique Peña Nieto and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper. Obama wants a new trade agreement with Pacific Nations, but the leaders may not be the "three amigos" of previous summits. Eric Martin, who covers economics in Latin America for Bloomberg News , is in Mexico City.

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      8 min
    2. 8:05

      Bloodshed in Ukraine

      It's been another day of bloody clashes between police and protesters in Kiev, Ukraine's capital city. President Viktor Yanukovych says opposition leaders are trying to seize power by force, requiring him to order a crackdown.

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      16 min
    3. 24:24

      Hillary Clinton and Political 'Inevitability'

      Hillary Clinton was considered "inevitable" in 2008. Barack Obama proved that she wasn't, when she failed to secure the Democratic presidential nomination. Now she's "inevitable" for 2016. Are there second acts in American politics?

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      27 min
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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Andrea Brody

      Senior Producer, KCRW's Life Examined and To the Point podcast

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      Benjamin Gottlieb

      Reporter, Fill-in Host

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      Kareem Maddox

      Three-on-three basketball player in the final stages of qualifying for Olympics; former KCRW intern

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    In this episode

    3 stories
    1. 0:008 min

      Obama’s Mexico Visit Marred by Keystone Pipeline, Party Politics

    2. 8:0516 min

      Bloodshed in Ukraine

    3. 24:2427 min

      Hillary Clinton and Political 'Inevitability'

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