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    Labor Underrepresented on Obama's Economic Team

    Three days and three press conferences. President-elect Barack Obama spoke to reporters again today, this time to announce a council of economic advisors, headed by former federal reserve chief Paul Volcker . Kim Chipman of Bloomberg has more.

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    KCRW placeholderBy Sara Terry • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Three days and three press conferences. President-elect Barack Obama spoke to reporters again today, this time to announce a council of economic advisors, headed by former federal reserve chief Paul Volcker. Kim Chipman of Bloomberg has more.

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      Sara Terry

      The Aftermath Project

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      Frances Anderton

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      Andrea Brody

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      Producer, 'One year Later'

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      Kim Chipman

      Reporter, Bloomberg

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    The full episode

    1 of 3
    Giving Thanks and Going Shopping: Not What It Used to Be
    1. 1:53Labor Underrepresented on Obama's Economic Team You’re reading this
    2. 7:28The New Thriftiness in America
    3. 40:21Protestors Shut Down Airport in Thailand
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