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    To the Point

    The President and America's infrastructure: Bait and switch?

    President Trump's $1 trillion infrastructure proposal may not be what it seems. We look at the prospects for much-needed improvements in roads, bridges and airports.

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    By Warren Olney • Mar 3, 2017 • 51m Listen

    Photo by Piotrus

    In this episode

    3 stories
    1. 1:22

      Kremlin sees a political "witch-hunt" in Washington

      Officials in Moscow today condemned the firestorm over Attorney General Jeff Sessions' failure to report meetings with Russia's ambassador, Sergey Kislyak. They called it "a witch hunt."

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      7 min
    2. 7:55

      The President and America's infrastructure: Bait and switch?

      America's bridges, roads and airports are crumbling, but President Trump's trillion dollars for infrastructure isn't really a public works program. It looks more like tax breaks and profits for developers than government spending.

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      34 min
    3. 41:32

      Do vigilantes think they're getting the go-ahead from Trump?

      When he spoke to Congress this week, the President began by denouncing incidents of bigotry and intolerance.

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      10 min
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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Luke Vander Ploeg

      Producer, 'To the Point'

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      Evan George

      Director of Content, News

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      Jenny Hamel

      KCRW

      NewsNationalPolitics

    In this episode

    3 stories
    1. 1:227 min

      Kremlin sees a political "witch-hunt" in Washington

    2. 7:5534 min

      The President and America's infrastructure: Bait and switch?

    3. 41:3210 min

      Do vigilantes think they're getting the go-ahead from Trump?

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