Mary Matalin

CNN

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Long-time political consultant, contributor to CNN, Editor-at-Large of Threshold Editions and Lecturer in Political Science at Loyola University in New Orleans

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We remember friend and colleague, Tony Blankley, who championed the conservative view over six years of Left Right & Center and who passed away last week.

Appreciating Tony Blankley

We remember friend and colleague, Tony Blankley, who championed the conservative view over six years of Left Right & Center and who passed away last week.

from Left, Right & Center

Today, a weak jobs report dampens hopes for the economy, Obama and Boehner split on a budget deal, "The News of the World" becomes news, a the last Shuttle mission.

Jobs; Budget; Murdoch; Space

Today, a weak jobs report dampens hopes for the economy, Obama and Boehner split on a budget deal, "The News of the World" becomes news, a the last Shuttle mission.

from Left, Right & Center

President Obama moves to silence "birthers" and shakes up his national security team. Also, Ben Bernanke holds the first news conference in Federal Reserve history.

Birthers and Bernanke; Petraeus and Panetta

President Obama moves to silence "birthers" and shakes up his national security team. Also, Ben Bernanke holds the first news conference in Federal Reserve history.

from Left, Right & Center

More from KCRW

Back-to-back winter storms in Southern California have got us feeling the blues. Could it be seasonal affective disorder?

from Greater LA

A judge ruled that keeping a person locked up because they can’t afford bail is unconstitutional in most cases in LA – for now.

from KCRW Features

Is sexism driving the calls for Senator Dianne Feinstein to step down? Can Congress agree on the debt ceiling? Plus, Clarence Thomas is in hot water again.

from Left, Right & Center

KCRW discusses how the late Richard Riordan became LA mayor, expedited recovery following the 1994 Northridge earthquake, expanded the LAPD, and more.

from News Stories

Donald Trump was arraigned this week on 34 counts of falsifying business records. Russia arrests an American journalist. And Finland is deemed the happiest country on earth.

from Left, Right & Center

Panelists discuss Walgreens’ decision to stop selling medication used to terminate a pregnancy in 21 states, the Supreme Court’s rising popularity, and drawing the line between free…

from Left, Right & Center

A Lamborghini, $40,000 purse, and a plush bong for dogs are some of the “unbe-weed-able” things bringing “cannabliss” this 420.

from KCRW Features

The Federal Reserve is not working for the people but for wealthy individuals and corporations that can afford to have a say in the rules.

from Scheer Intelligence