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    Political Horse-Trading Goes into Overdrive for Trade Deal Vote

    Fast track authority for free trade with Asian countries has been lobbied harder by the Obama White House than anything since the Affordable Care Act. The voting begins today, with unlikely coalitions on both sides. Reid Wilson is chief political correspondent for Morning Consult , a political newsletter.

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    By Warren Olney • Jun 11, 2015 • 6m Listen

    Fast track authority for free trade with Asian countries has been lobbied harder by the Obama White House than anything since the Affordable Care Act. The voting begins today, with unlikely coalitions on both sides. Reid Wilson is chief political correspondent for Morning Consult, a political newsletter.

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    3. 41:50The Collateral Damage of the Immigration Debate
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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Andrea Brody

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

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      Evan George

      Director of Content, News

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      Katie Cooper

      Producer, 'One year Later'

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      Reid Wilson

      The Hill

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    The full episode

    1 of 3
    Solving America's Student Debt Problem
    1. 1:17Political Horse-Trading Goes into Overdrive for Trade Deal VoteYou’re reading this
    2. 8:18Student Debt Is Out of Control: Is it Ever OK to Default?
    3. 41:50The Collateral Damage of the Immigration Debate
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