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Ethics Reform; Minnesota Bridge Collapse

Last night's bridge collapse on a major commuter artery for Minneapolis could be a wakeup call for America's infrastructure. Also, with one of its senior members under investigation, will the Senate agree to ethics reforms passed by the House? Is Washington really trying to clean up its act?

By Warren Olney • Aug 2, 2007 • 1h 0m Listen

Last night's bridge collapse on a major commuter artery for Minneapolis could be a wakeup call for America's infrastructure. Also, with one of its senior members under investigation, will the Senate agree to ethics reforms passed by the House? Is Washington really trying to clean up its act?

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Warren Olney
former KCRW broadcaster
Frances Anderton
architecture critic and author
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Senior Producer, KCRW's Life Examined and To the Point podcast
Katie Cooper
Producer, 'One year Later'

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Ethics Reform; Minnesota Bridge Collapse

Last night's bridge collapse on a major commuter artery for Minneapolis could be a wakeup call for America's infrastructure. Also, with one of its senior members under investigation, will the Senate agree to ethics reforms passed by the House? Is Washington really trying to clean up its act?

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Ethics Reform; Minnesota Bridge Collapse

Last night's bridge collapse on a major commuter artery for Minneapolis could be a wakeup call for America's infrastructure. Also, with one of its senior members under investigation, will the Senate agree to ethics reforms passed by the House? Is Washington really trying to clean up its act?

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