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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Kevin McCarthy Drops Bid for Speaker of the House

    House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy is abandoning the race for Speaker of the House. John Boehner is expected to step down at the end of the month, but Rep. McCarthy was unable to unite the party behind his candidacy.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Oct 8, 2015 • 1 min read

    House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy is abandoning the race for Speaker of the House. John Boehner is expected to step down at the end of the month, but Rep. McCarthy was unable to unite the party behind his candidacy.

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    Fair Pay in Hollywood, and Los Angeles v. San Francisco
    1. 0:00Kevin McCarthy Drops Bid for Speaker of the HouseYou’re reading this
    2. 8:34Fair Pay Act and Hollywood
    3. 17:11Web Roundup: New Tech, Hacker News
    4. 26:32LA vs. San Francisco
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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Producer, 'The Document'

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      Anna Scott

      Former KCRW Housing and Homelessness Reporter

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      Managing Producer, 'Press Play'

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    1 of 4
    Fair Pay in Hollywood, and Los Angeles v. San Francisco
    1. 0:00Kevin McCarthy Drops Bid for Speaker of the HouseYou’re reading this
    2. 8:34Fair Pay Act and Hollywood
    3. 17:11Web Roundup: New Tech, Hacker News
    4. 26:32LA vs. San Francisco
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