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America’s Capitol City and Urban Problems Nationwide

Hosted by Warren Olney National

Washington, DC is a divided city. High officials, government workers and diplomats live and work in prosperous neighborhoods. The majority black population lives somewhere else. Barack Obama says he wants to bring the two together. Also today, two diplomatic envoys for troubled parts of the world. What’s in store for the Middle East and South Asia?

From this Episode:

NY Gov (Finally) Fills Clinton’s Senate Seat

Forget Caroline Kennedy and Andrew Cuomo. Hillary Clinton’s replacement in the United States Senate will be Kirsten Gillibrand, Democratic Congresswoman from upstate New...

New Envoys to Middle East and Pakistan

At the State Department yesterday, President Obama and Vice President Biden stood by while Secretary of State Hillary Clinton introduced George Mitchell and Richard...

Obama, Washington, and Inner Cities

Barack and Michelle Obama have promised to get involved in their new community, and the President says there are two Washington DC’s. One he describes as a “company town,...

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Host:

Warren Olney