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    Rioting in State College, Penn after Paterno Ouster

    After Penn State trustees fired legendary football coach Joe Paterno, thousands of students stormed downtown State College, Pennsylvania, chanting his name. This morning, Paterno's replacement spoke to reporters.

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

    After Penn State trustees fired legendary football coach Joe Paterno, thousands of students stormed downtown State College, Pennsylvania, chanting his name. This morning, Paterno's replacement spoke to reporters. Former player and defensive coordinator Tom Bradley vowed to "find a way to restore confidence and to start a healing process with everybody." Michael Sanserino, sports reporter at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, joins us from State College.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Sonya Geis

      Senior Managing Editor

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      Caitlin Shamberg

      KCRW

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      Katie Cooper

      Producer, 'One year Later'

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      Michael Sanserino

      Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

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    The full episode

    1 of 3
    Is Italy's Economy Too Big to Fail, but Too Big to Bail Out?
    1. 0:00Rioting in State College, Penn after Paterno Ouster You’re reading this
    2. 7:41Greece Has Been Scary Enough, Now There's Italy
    3. 41:58Rick Perry in Damage Control Mode
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