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    Is Right-wing Extremism on the Rise?

    Conservative pundits are up in arms about a new report warning that right-wing extremists are a threat to America's internal security. Prepared in conjunction with the FBI and unlike a previous report about left-wing radicals, it contains few specifics and names no names, but it does say returning veterans could pose a danger.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Conservative pundits are up in arms about a new report warning that right-wing extremists are a threat to America's internal security. Prepared in conjunction with the FBI and unlike a previous report about left-wing radicals, it contains few specifics and names no names, but it does say returning veterans could pose a danger. Though the Obama Administration has apologized for that, mainstream conservatives still insist they're under unwarranted political attack. We hear both sides and ask what this dispute and the Tax Day "tea parties" mean for the future of Republican politics.

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    3. 43:12Memos May Expose Government Lawyers, Others to Prosecution
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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Frances Anderton

      architecture critic and author

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      Katie Cooper

      Producer, 'One year Later'

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      Peter Roff

      Senior Fellow, Institute for Liberty

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      Mark Potok

      Editor, Southern Poverty Law Center's Intelligence Report

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      Jennifer Rubin

      Washington Post

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    The full episode

    2 of 3
    Tea Parties, Terrorism and Political Partisanship
    1. 1:47EPA Clears the Way to Regulate Greenhouse Gasses
    2. 7:45Is Right-wing Extremism on the Rise?You’re reading this
    3. 43:12Memos May Expose Government Lawyers, Others to Prosecution
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