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Is Government the Problem or the Solution?
Republicans are saying "Big Government" is not working and needs to be "smaller." Democrats say Republicans are using tax cuts to weaken government so they can attack it for being ineffective. We hear about the ideological struggle underlying today's hard-fought political campaigns.
By Warren Olney • • 52m ListenRepublicans are saying "Big Government" is not working and needs to be "smaller." Democrats say Republicans are using tax cuts to weaken government so they can attack it for being ineffective. We hear about the ideological struggle underlying today's hard-fought political campaigns.
Later on the program, a new search for evidence of what killed the dinosaurs.
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3 storiesThe Pope's Message on Family and Love
Pope Francis today issued the much-awaited encyclical Amoris Laetitia , or "The Joy of Love," addressing issues that include divorce and re-marriage, contraception, gays and lesbians. It's 256 pages long and contains nine chapters. Inés San Martín reports for Crux , a news website that covers the Catholic Church.
Read the story7 minIs Government the Problem or the Solution?
Politics has always been about who controls government. Now it's about the value of government. Since the days of Ronald Reagan, Republicans have been promising tax cuts and "smaller" government. But "progressive" Democrats say don't forget -- strong government led America out of the Great Depression, creating history's most prosperous nation.
Read the story34 minNew Dig May Solve What Killed the Dinosaurs
Later this month, a new drilling rig will be set up in the Gulf of Mexico, but it won't be probing for oil. It'll be looking to understand one of the great events that have affected life on this planet.
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