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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Week in politics: Confirmation hearings to changes for Cuban migrants

    There were the confirmation hearings, Donald Trump’s first press conference in months, the Senate’s big move to unravel Obamacare, and a big policy change on Cuban migrants.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Jan 13, 2017 • 1 min read

    There were the confirmation hearings, Donald Trump’s first press conference in months, the Senate’s big move to unravel Obamacare, and a big policy change on Cuban migrants.

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    Senate confirmations, contradictions and the beginning of the end of Obamacare
    1. 0:00Week in politics: Confirmation hearings to changes for Cuban migrantsYou’re reading this
    2. 14:23What's next for the Obamas?
    3. 24:57Is 'Monster Trucks' so bad it's good?
    4. 39:26The long fight to establish MLK Day, and what it means for today's activists
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    The full episode

    1 of 4
    Senate confirmations, contradictions and the beginning of the end of Obamacare
    1. 0:00Week in politics: Confirmation hearings to changes for Cuban migrantsYou’re reading this
    2. 14:23What's next for the Obamas?
    3. 24:57Is 'Monster Trucks' so bad it's good?
    4. 39:26The long fight to establish MLK Day, and what it means for today's activists
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