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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    What Ben Carson as HUD chief means for public housing

    Donald Trump has chosen neurosurgeon Ben Carson to run the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Carson has no housing policy experience. He was previously considered for other cabinet positions, but reportedly told the Trump administration he didn’t have enough experience to run a government agency. What will he do at HUD?

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    By Madeleine Brand • Dec 5, 2016 • 1 min read

    Donald Trump has chosen neurosurgeon Ben Carson to run the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Carson has no housing policy experience. He was previously considered for other cabinet positions, but reportedly told the Trump administration he didn’t have enough experience to run a government agency. What will he do at HUD?

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    The full episode

    2 of 4
    In the wake of the Oakland 'Ghost Ship' fire, what happens next?
    1. 0:00Oakland 'Ghost Ship' fire: what happened and what's next
    2. 17:11What Ben Carson as HUD chief means for public housingYou’re reading this
    3. 25:18Children's theater takes center stage in Francine Prose's 'Mr. Monkey'
    4. 39:24Fake news story leads to a shooting at a DC pizzeria
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