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    Which Way, L.A.?

    Partisan Sniping on Capitol Hill ahead of Debt-Ceiling Deadline

    Congress will return to Washington tomorrow after the Senate cancelled the Fourth of July recess. It's all about the urgency of raising the national debt ceiling before August 2.  But last week, the political rhetoric was harsher than ever, which could have unintended consequences.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Congress will return to Washington tomorrow after the Senate cancelled the Fourth of July recess. It's all about the urgency of raising the national debt ceiling before August 2. But last week, the political rhetoric was harsher than ever, which could have unintended consequences. That's according to Gail Russell Chaddock with the Christian Science Monitor.

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    Cultural and Political Reverberations of the Civil War
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    2. 7:48The Fourth of July and the Civil War
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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Karen Radziner

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      Gail Russell Chaddock

      Christian Science Monitor

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    The full episode

    1 of 2
    Cultural and Political Reverberations of the Civil War
    1. 0:00Partisan Sniping on Capitol Hill ahead of Debt-Ceiling DeadlineYou’re reading this
    2. 7:48The Fourth of July and the Civil War
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