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Healthcare Reform: Competition and the 'Public Option'

The debate over healthcare reform is coming down to the wire at the White House, in Congress and in the media. We look at the pros and cons of the so-called "public option" and at the influence of ideology and money. Also, the Supreme Court rules strip search of student is unreasonable. On Reporter's Notebook, the missing governor, the mistress and the GOP.

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By Warren Olney • Jun 25, 2009 • 50m Listen

The debate over healthcare reform is coming down to the wire at the White House, in Congress and in the media. We look at the pros and cons of the so-called "public option" and at the influence of ideology and money. Also, the Supreme Court rules strip search of student is unreasonable, and another politician betrays his wife. Did Governor Mark Sanford also damage the Republican Party?


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    Warren Olney

    former KCRW broadcaster

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    architecture critic and author

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    Karen Radziner

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