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    Trump, Russia and rabbit holes

    Conservatives are now joining liberal critics of President Trump by demanding to know about his administration’s ties to Russia. We hear about Washington latest political flap and possible unintended consequence.

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    By Warren Olney • Mar 13, 2017 • 51m Listen

    Photo: Vladimir Putin (Kremlin Press Office) and Donald Trump (Michael Vadon)

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    3 stories
    1. 1:24

      Dutch elections: In some ways, Geert Wilders has already won

      Dutch voters go to the polls on Wednesday, and one candidate for Prime Minister is Geert Wilders, a populist with controversial views on Islam and immigration. His encouragement of anti-Muslim sentiment in the Netherlands brought an angry response this weekend from Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Prime Minister of Turkey, who called the Dutch fascists.

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      7 min
    2. 7:58

      Trump and Russia: A real scandal or a diversion?

      Just after the President accused Barack Obama of "wiretapping" Trump Tower, WikiLeaks dumped a massive database revealing CIA hacking. Coincidence? Now, conservatives are joining liberals in demanding to know if Trump and his associates have been lying about collusion with Russia.

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      35 min
    3. 43:04

      Federal court rules Texas redistricting discriminatory

      Last Friday, a federal court issued a bombshell decision in Texas: three Congressional districts were intentionally drawn to discriminate against black and Latinos and to gain voting advantages for Republicans.

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      9 min
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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Katie Cooper

      Producer, 'One year Later'

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      Yael Even Or

      Producer, 'Press Play'

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      Luke Vander Ploeg

      Producer, 'To the Point'

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    In this episode

    3 stories
    1. 1:247 min

      Dutch elections: In some ways, Geert Wilders has already won

    2. 7:5835 min

      Trump and Russia: A real scandal or a diversion?

    3. 43:049 min

      Federal court rules Texas redistricting discriminatory

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