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    Congressional Report Blasts Bergdahl Prisoner Swap

    Republicans in Congress today released a report that's revived a dispute with the Obama Administration. Last year, five prisoners held at Guantánamo Bay were traded for Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl, who was held for five years by an affiliate of the Taliban in eastern Afghanistan.

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    By Warren Olney • Dec 10, 2015 • 6m Listen

    Republicans in Congress today released a report that's revived a dispute with the Obama Administration. Last year, five prisoners held at Guantánamo Bay were traded for Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl, who was held for five years by an affiliate of the Taliban in eastern Afghanistan. The report says the Pentagon violated the law, as we hear from reporter Shane Harris of the Daily Beast.

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    Death and Taxes: The ISIS Cash Flow Problem
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    2. 8:43How Long Can the Islamic State Stay in Business?
    3. 43:42Where Are All These Hoverboards Coming From?
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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Paul von Zielbauer

      Co-founder of Geezer magazine, former producer for To the Point and Which Way LA?; former reporter for the New York Times

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      Gideon Brower

      Independent Producer

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      Evan George

      Director of Content, News

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      Shane Harris

      Washington Post reporter covering intelligence and national security

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    The full episode

    1 of 3
    Death and Taxes: The ISIS Cash Flow Problem
    1. 1:42Congressional Report Blasts Bergdahl Prisoner SwapYou’re reading this
    2. 8:43How Long Can the Islamic State Stay in Business?
    3. 43:42Where Are All These Hoverboards Coming From?
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