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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Is LA District Attorney Jackie Lacey progressive enough to be reelected?

    Super Tuesday is a week from today, and there’s a lot of focus on the Democratic primary election. But another race on the ballot in LA is getting national attention: the race for District Attorney.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Feb 25, 2020 • 1 min read

    Super Tuesday is a week from today, and there’s a lot of focus on the Democratic primary election. But another race on the ballot in LA is getting national attention: the race for District Attorney. Over the next three days, we will profile all three candidates in the race and examine their records. We start today with incumbent Jackie Lacey.

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    The full episode

    2 of 4
    Coronavirus spreading to US
    1. 0:00CDC: Coronavirus will spread to US. How worried should we be?
    2. 11:16Is LA District Attorney Jackie Lacey progressive enough to be reelected?You’re reading this
    3. 20:00‘Tightrope’ looks at how America failed the working class
    4. 36:48‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ comedian Jeff Garlin on being mistaken for Harvey Weinstein
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