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    To the Point

    The candidates, up close and personal but light on policy

    Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump were in the same place, but not at the same time. Even so, it's being called a preview of the formal debates to come. The topic was National Security, but NBC's Matt Lauer is taking heat for dwelling on Clinton's e-mails and failing to call Trump on misrepresentations.

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    By Warren Olney • Sep 8, 2016 • 1 min read

    Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump were in the same place, but not at the same time. Even so, it's being called a preview of the formal debates to come. The topic was National Security, but NBC's Matt Lauer is taking heat for dwelling on Clinton's e-mails and failing to call Trump on misrepresentations.

    That's renewed debate about coverage of the campaign, with reporters accused of giving minor issues "false equivalence" with major ones. We hear what the candidates said that was new about national security. Did anything happen that might change voters' minds one way or the other?

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Producer, 'One year Later'

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      Producer, 'To the Point'

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

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      Heritage Foundation

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      American Enterprise Institute / Atlantic

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    2 of 3
    Grading the candidates -- and the media
    1. 1:54California approves most ambitious climate law in the US
    2. 8:49The candidates, up close and personal but light on policyYou’re reading this
    3. 43:47Airbnb rolls out new anti-discrimination policy
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