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    To the Point

    A government untethered from the truth?

    Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has no experience running the Department that oversees foreign policy, and today the entire management team has either resigned or been asked to resign. That’s according to the Washington Post , where Karen Tumulty is a national political correspondent.

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    By Warren Olney • Jan 26, 2017 • 1 min read

    Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has no experience running the Department that oversees foreign policy, and today the entire management team has either resigned or been asked to resign. That’s according to the Washington Post, where Karen Tumulty is a national political correspondent.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Andrea Brody

      Senior Producer, KCRW's Life Examined and To the Point podcast

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      KCRW

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      Gideon Brower

      Independent Producer

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      Karen Tumulty

      columnist and deputy opinion editor, Washington Post

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    3 of 3
    Trump's executive order begins his immigration crackdown
    1. 1:28Mexican President Peña Nieto cancels US trip after Twitter battle
    2. 8:02Campaign promises aren't all made to be broken
    3. 41:51A government untethered from the truth?You’re reading this
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