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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    What campaign cash can be used for, and California bar exam gets easier

    The commingling of the Trump family businesses with government interests has led the head of the federal ethics department to call the U.S. “close to a laughingstock.” We talk about the afterlife of campaign money and what it can be used for. Also, the California bar exam just got easier thanks to the State Supreme Court.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Jul 17, 2017 • 1 min read

    The commingling of the Trump family businesses with government interests has led the head of the federal ethics department to call the U.S. “close to a laughingstock.” We talk about the afterlife of campaign money and what it can be used for. Also, the California bar exam just got easier thanks to the State Supreme Court.

    The full episode

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    Looking for answers to a troubling police shooting in Inglewood
    1. 0:00The secret life of former USC medical school dean
    2. 7:01Ivanka Trump's company falls short in treatment of garment factory workers
    3. 16:58What campaign cash can be used for, and California bar exam gets easierYou’re reading this
    4. 25:35A sister seeks answers after her twin is killed by Inglewood Police
    5. 39:49Remembering 'Night of the Living Dead' director George Romero
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      Madeleine Brand

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    The full episode

    3 of 5
    Looking for answers to a troubling police shooting in Inglewood
    1. 0:00The secret life of former USC medical school dean
    2. 7:01Ivanka Trump's company falls short in treatment of garment factory workers
    3. 16:58What campaign cash can be used for, and California bar exam gets easierYou’re reading this
    4. 25:35A sister seeks answers after her twin is killed by Inglewood Police
    5. 39:49Remembering 'Night of the Living Dead' director George Romero
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