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former Governor of New York
Attorney, political commentator and blogger; former host of Viewpoint on Current TV; former Governor of New York (2007-2008)
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Eliot Spitzer
Guest/Host
FROM Eliot Spitzer
Left, Right & Center
VA Scandal, China's Cyber War and Gas Deal KCRW's weekly confrontation over politics, policy and popular culture.
Left, Right & Center
Crimea Naivete, Hobby Lobby, Trusting the NSA Who was naive about Crimea, SCOTUS considers religious freedom and can we trust the NSA?
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Trump's 'America First' goes missing abroad In the Middle East, President Trump is changing some policies of the Obama Administration—and reversing his own campaign attacks on Islam as a religion that "hates us." We hear about his visit to Saudi Arabia and what's at stake for the rest of his foreign excursion.
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The longest US war: Will Trump send more troops to Afghanistan? The Trump White House is divided over the Pentagon's request for more troops in Afghanistan—where the US has been fighting for the past 16 years. Is there a formula -- either for "victory" or a political settlement? Is there an end in sight for America's longest war?
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White House budget proposal slashes and burns President Trump's first budget request is considered dead on arrival in Congress — a familiar development in Capitol Hill. We hear what it reveals about the priorities of the new administration. What's likely to die… and what might survive?
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Terrorism and tweets, hate speech and murder Just days before an election, Britain is coping with a rash of deadly terrorism, and Prime Minister Theresa May is on the defensive. And again today, President Trump has tweeted criticism of the Mayor of London. Later, a double murder in Portland, Oregon has revealed the ugly past of a supposedly “progressive” city. One immediate question: is “hate speech” protected by the First Amendment?