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    Which Way, L.A.?

    President Obama and the Search for Common Ground

    There was bloody violence on the streets of  Tehran today as police clubbed, gassed and possibly even shot at some 200 demonstrators. Yesterday, President Obama hardened his tone toward Iran, using language that’s already become familiar.

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

    There was bloody violence on the streets of Tehran today as police clubbed, gassed and possibly even shot at some 200 demonstrators. Yesterday, President Obama hardened his tone toward Iran, using language that’s already become familiar.

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    A Tale of Two Budgets
    1. 0:00President Obama and the Search for Common GroundYou’re reading this
    2. 28:10Anti-Gang Crusader Alex Sanchez Arrested
    3. 33:39LAUSD Slashes 1.6 Billion Dollars over Three Years
    4. 49:16GOP and Governor Reject Democrats' Partial Budget Fix
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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Andrea Brody

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

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      David Sanger

      Pulitzer Prize-winning White House and national security correspondent for the New York Times, author of “New Cold Wars: China’s Rise, Russia’s Invasion, and America’s Struggle to Defend The West”

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      E.J. Dionne

      Senior fellow at Brookings Institution, Professor at Georgetown University, Columnist at Washington Post

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      Michael Goldfarb

      Weekly Standard

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    The full episode

    1 of 4
    A Tale of Two Budgets
    1. 0:00President Obama and the Search for Common GroundYou’re reading this
    2. 28:10Anti-Gang Crusader Alex Sanchez Arrested
    3. 33:39LAUSD Slashes 1.6 Billion Dollars over Three Years
    4. 49:16GOP and Governor Reject Democrats' Partial Budget Fix
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