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    GOP Infighting over Budget Proposals

    House Republicans today unveiled a proposed budget for 2016 — that privatizes Medicare, turns Medicaid into block grants to the states and repeals the Affordable Care Act. Even before Senate Republicans reveal their budget tomorrow, there seem to be cracks in GOP unity.

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    By Warren Olney • Mar 17, 2015 • 1 min read

    House Republicans today unveiled a proposed budget for 2016 — that privatizes Medicare, turns Medicaid into block grants to the states and repeals the Affordable Care Act. Even before Senate Republicans reveal their budget tomorrow, there seem to be cracks in GOP unity. That's according to Reid Wilson, who covers government and politics for the Washington Post.

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    Free Trade: Obama's Legacy and Your Pocketbook
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    3. 42:16South Korea's "Practical" Obsession with Plastic Surgery
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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Benjamin Gottlieb

      Reporter, Fill-in Host

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      Evan George

      Director of Content, News

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      Jenny Hamel

      KCRW

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      Reid Wilson

      The Hill

      NewsNationalPolitics

    The full episode

    1 of 3
    Free Trade: Obama's Legacy and Your Pocketbook
    1. 1:45GOP Infighting over Budget ProposalsYou’re reading this
    2. 8:37Free Trade: Obama's Legacy and Your Pocketbook
    3. 42:16South Korea's "Practical" Obsession with Plastic Surgery
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