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    NATO takes military aim at Russian aggressions

    A conversation about another potential military conflict with Russia that's not even being talked about during the presidential campaign.

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    By Warren Olney • Nov 1, 2016 • 52m Listen

    Photo: NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg holds a press conference before meetings of NATO Ministers of Defence on October 26-27 at NATO headquarters

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    3 stories
    1. 1:53

      Democrats push back against Comey

      Donald Trump's campaigning in Pennsylvania, Hillary Clinton's in Florida and President Obama's on the stump in Ohio. Meantime, the political world is still focused on FBI Director James Comey. He went public about Clinton's emails, but not about Trump's ties with Russia.

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      7 min
    2. 8:49

      In Eastern Europe, saber rattling — or risky escalation?

      You'd never know it from this year's campaign, but Russia and NATO are engaged in the biggest military buildup since the Cold War. In addition to Syria and Ukraine, the next US president might be faced with Russian aggression in the Baltic States and puppets of the former Soviet Union.

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      34 min
    3. 44:12

      Regulating porn in California

      Fans of pornography would get new power under a measure on California's statewide ballot.

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      8 min
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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Sáša Woodruff

      Producer, 'To the Point'

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      Katie Cooper

      Producer, 'One year Later'

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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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    In this episode

    3 stories
    1. 1:537 min

      Democrats push back against Comey

    2. 8:4934 min

      In Eastern Europe, saber rattling — or risky escalation?

    3. 44:128 min

      Regulating porn in California

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