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The Battle for the Senate Suddenly Looks Quite Different
The Senate is up for grabs. Will we see the ongoing success of Tea Party, or is the bad news racking the Romney campaign trickling down to the state level?
By Mike Pesca • • 51m ListenThe Senate is up for grabs, as happens every other year. This time, trends are clashing. Will we see the continued success of Tea Party candidates, or is the latest bad news racking the Romney campaign trickling down to the state level? Also, protests against the anti-Islam video turn deadly in Pakistan, and comparing fact and fiction in The Master, a new film about Scientology. Mike Pesca guest hosts.
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3 storiesProtests against the Anti-Islam Video Turn Deadly in Pakistan
More than a dozen have been killed in clashes between security forces and protesters in Pakistan. These are the same riots that have been ripping through the Middle East for over a week. Pakistan sought to curb the violence by effectively shutting down schools, and businesses. The impromptu national holiday has not worked.
Read the story8 minThe Battle for the Senate Suddenly Looks Quite Different
Forty-seven of the 100 seats in the US Senate are controlled by Republicans. Forecasts had the GOP rated as likely to take the Senate in November, but that's changed recently. In Massachusetts a celebrity economics professor takes on the incumbent Republican who sits in Ted Kennedy's old seat.
Read the story35 min'The Master' and Scientology
The new film, The Master , is based largely on the life of L. Ron Hubbard. Philip Seymour Hoffman dazzles as the founder of Scientology , a charismatic Svengali who convinces his acolytes of the power of his vision.
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