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Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
Spokesman for the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
PROFILE
Russ Rader
Guest
FROM Russ Rader
Which Way, L.A.?
Hard-headed Cyclists Resist Helmet Bill Democratic State Senator Carol Liu of La Canada says she wants more people to ride bicycles. Now she's proposed a new law requiring that adult riders wear helmets — just like kids have been doing for decades. Despite studies showing "substantial protection" from injuries in accidents, the California Bicycle Coalition is up in arms. We find out why.
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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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Will the Senate write a healthcare bill in secret? While Democrats and Republicans argue White House relations with Russia, another question is being decided behind closed doors: who gets help buying health insurance and who doesn't? We hear how the pros and cons are being shrouded in secrecy.
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Trump's new look at civil rights and global warming President Trump is reportedly ready to pull the US out of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change. We look at the possible consequences. On the second half of the program, we hear about cuts in Obama-Era civil rights programs called for by the Trump Administration's first budget plan.
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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?