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    US Diplomats Break with Obama

    After meeting with Saudi Arabia's Deputy Crown Prince today, President Obama had no public comment. Meantime, the White House has received a critical memo from 51 mid-level employees of the State Department asking increased military action against Syria's President Bashar al-Assad.

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    By Warren Olney • Jun 17, 2016 • 6m Listen

    After meeting with Saudi Arabia's Deputy Crown Prince today, President Obama had no public comment. Meantime, the White House has received a critical memo from 51 mid-level employees of the State Department asking increased military action against Syria's President Bashar al-Assad. Karen DeYoung, senior national security correspondent for the Washington Post, has the details.

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    1. 1:52US Diplomats Break with ObamaYou’re reading this
    2. 8:44The Quest for Synthetic Humans
    3. 42:31IAAF Maintains Ban on Russian Track Team
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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Paul von Zielbauer

      Co-founder of Geezer magazine, former producer for To the Point and Which Way LA?; former reporter for the New York Times

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      Christine Detz

      Producer, 'To the Point'

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      Gideon Brower

      Independent Producer

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      Karen DeYoung

      Washington Post

      NewsNationalPolitics

    The full episode

    1 of 3
    Creating a Synthetic Human Genome
    1. 1:52US Diplomats Break with ObamaYou’re reading this
    2. 8:44The Quest for Synthetic Humans
    3. 42:31IAAF Maintains Ban on Russian Track Team
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