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    Does Obamacare Kill Jobs? Will Immigration Pass?

    Does Obamacare kill jobs or end job lock? Can immigration pass. Remembering Philip Seymour Hoffman. The Spring Olympics.

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    By Matt Miller • Feb 7, 2014 • 29m Listen

    The Congressional Budget Office says 2.5 million people will choose to work less due to the Affordable Care Act. Republicans see it as a devastating report. Democrats describe it as a triumphant end to job lock. House Speaker John Boehner said he does not expect to pass an overhaul of immigration laws. Philip Seymour Hoffman's tragic death. Should drug addiction be treated as a medical or criminal matter? What was your favorite Philip Seymour Hoffman movie? Sochi hosts "The Spring Olympics." Is it a Vladimir Putin vanity project?

    Banner Image: Chairman of the White House Council of Economic Advisers Jason Furman speaks about the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) report and the Affordable Care Act at the White House in Washington February 4, 2014. Obama's healthcare law will reduce American workforce participation by the equivalent of 2 million full-time jobs in 2017, the CBO said on Tuesday, prompting Republicans to paint the law as bad medicine for the U.S. economy. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

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      Matt Miller

      Co-host, 'Left, Right & Center'

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      Robert Scheer

      Host, 'Scheer Intelligence'

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      Rich Lowry

      National Review / KCRW's Left, Right & Center

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