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    President Obama Responds to Ferguson, Missouri

    After five days of protest since police in Ferguson, Missouri killed an unarmed black man, President Obama addressed the issue today. Interrupting his vacation in Martha’s Vineyard, he said there will be different accounts of how it occurred. David Nakamura is a White House reporter for the Washington Post.

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    By Warren Olney • Aug 14, 2014 • 1 min read

    After five days of protest since police in Ferguson, Missouri killed an unarmed black man, President Obama addressed the issue today. Interrupting his vacation in Martha’s Vineyard, he said there will be different accounts of how it occurred. David Nakamura is a White House reporter for the Washington Post.

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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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      Benjamin Gottlieb

      Reporter, Fill-in Host

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      David Nakamura

      Washington Post

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    The full episode

    1 of 3
    The Ebola Epidemic: Disease Control and Medical Ethics
    1. 1:20President Obama Responds to Ferguson, MissouriYou’re reading this
    2. 8:20Ebola Virus Spreads to Lagos, Nigeria
    3. 42:22Why Does Ferguson, MO Look So Much Like Iraq?
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