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President Obama Goes to New York to Push Financial Reform President Obama today went to Cooper Union, in the shadow of Wall Street, to push for finance reform . But he focused attack less on bankers and traders themselves than their representatives in Washington, who buckle under the influence of "battalions of financial industry lobbyists." Craig Gordon is White House correspondent for Politico.com .
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Obama Discusses the Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan with Vets Speaking to the Veterans of Foreign War convention in Phoenix today, President Obama explained his buildup in Afghanistan. He said American troops are protecting the daily lives of Afghans and their right to participate in this week’s presidential elections. Craig Gordon is White House editor of Politico .
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Obama Discusses the Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan with Vets Speaking to the Veterans of Foreign War convention in Phoenix today, President Obama explained his buildup in Afghanistan. He said American troops are protecting the daily lives of Afghans and their right to participate in this week’s presidential elections. Craig Gordon is White House editor of Politico .
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Barack Obama and Tough Love for Africa On his last day in Italy, the President told African diplomats the legacy of colonialism is no excuse for their lack of prosperous democracies. Then he headed for sub-Saharan Africa, where he'll bypass the undeveloped, politically unstable countries of Nigeria and Kenya -- birthplace of his father -- in favor of Ghana, with its growing economy and recent history of peaceful transitions of power. Why is he going? How is he likely to be received? What's the best way for the developed world to help a troubled continent?
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Is the threat from Russia missing from the Russia meddling probe? There's much being made about the Trump administration's possible ties with Russia. But the bottom line is Russia's effort to influence American democracy. Do the President and his aides care enough to take action before voters go back to the polls?
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Human Rights in the era of Donald Trump President Trump’s UN Ambassador, Nikki Haley, said today the US might pull out of the United Nations’ Human Rights Council. Serious violators of human rights are members of the Council itself–and a US resignation could make things worse. Later on today’s show, now that he’s into his second term, comedian turned US Senator Al Franken is telling jokes again.