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Playing The Bin Laden Card

The economy slows as it grows. The Obama campaign plays the Bin Laden card. Romney takes five more primaries; Gingrich announces that he’ll announce he's out.

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By Robert Scheer • Apr 27, 2012 • 29m Listen

New economic numbers showing 2.2 percent growth are "disappointing" or they show a "sustainable pace of recovery," depending on your view. The Obama campaign puts former President Bill Clinton front and center. And with five more Republican primary wins, front-runner Mitt Romney may soon be the only one running. What impact did all those other one-time GOP front-runners have on Romney as GOP standard bearer...and how many can you still name?

Joining Robert Scheer today are our guest moderator, NPR's Mike Pesca, and David Frum, columnist and blogger for the Daily Beast/Newsweek, joins us on the right.

Banner image; President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden, along with members of the national security team, receive an update on the mission against Osama bin Laden in the Situation Room of the White House, May 1, 2011. Official White House Photo by Pete Souza

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    Robert Scheer

    Host, 'Scheer Intelligence'

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    Mike Pesca

    host of The Gist

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    David Frum

    staff writer at The Atlantic and former speechwriter for President George W. Bush

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    Jacob Conrad

    Story Editor, 'UnFictional'

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