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    GOP Preparing for a Contested Convention?

    Today's Washington Post reports that Republican power brokers are preparing for a nominating convention from out of the past. That news has presidential candidates Trump and Carson threatening to leave the party.

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    By Warren Olney • Dec 11, 2015 • 8m Listen

    Today's Washington Post reports that Republican power brokers are preparing for a nominating convention from out of the past. That news has presidential candidates Trump and Carson threatening to leave the party.

    Photo: Gage Skidmore

    Reid Wilson is the chief political correspondent for the Morning Consult, a political newsletter on Capitol Hill.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Sarah Sweeney

      Vice President of Talk Programming, KCRW

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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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      Reid Wilson

      The Hill

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    The full episode

    3 of 3
    Can Big Data Prevent Crime?
    1. 1:48Why Dow and DuPont Decided to Merge
    2. 8:39Can Big Data Prevent Crime?
    3. 44:09GOP Preparing for a Contested Convention?You’re reading this
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