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    Is Obamacare on the Chopping Block?

    Three years into Obamacare, the President's most controversial program is under-performing. Only half the enrollees predicted have signed up so far. Nevertheless, the rate of uninsured adults has dropped by 40% nationwide. So what about promises to kill off Obamacare?

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    By Warren Olney • Nov 5, 2015 • 33m Listen

    Three years into Obamacare, the President's most controversial program is under-performing. Only half the enrollees predicted have signed up so far. Nevertheless, the rate of uninsured adults has dropped by 40% nationwide. So what about promises to kill off Obamacare? The Red State of Kentucky has been a success story, but this week a Tea-Party Republican won an upset election for Governor after pledging a roll-back. We get a progress report on Obamacare's political future.

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    3. 41:52Millions of Tax Payers Dollars Spent on Pro-Sports Patriotism
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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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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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      Charlotte Duren

      Producer, To the Point/Which Way LA?

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      Andrea Brody

      Senior Producer, KCRW's Life Examined and To the Point podcast

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      Yevgeniy Feyman

      Manhattan Institute

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      Jonathan S. Miller

      RecoveringPolitician.com

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      Joanne Kenen

      Politico

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    The full episode

    2 of 3
    Open Enrollment, or Open Season on Obamacare?
    1. 1:35Making Sense of Intel Dispute on Russia Jet Suspicions
    2. 8:13Is Obamacare on the Chopping Block?You’re reading this
    3. 41:52Millions of Tax Payers Dollars Spent on Pro-Sports Patriotism
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