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    Which Way, L.A.?

    State of the Union: 'We Don't Quit...I Don't Quit'

    Barack Obama's first State of the Union address touched on many subjects in more than an hour of prime time TV. But the principal focus was the economy.

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

    Barack Obama's first State of the Union address touched on many subjects in more than an hour of prime time TV. But the principal focus was the economy.

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    In DC, the State of the Union; in CA, High-Speed Rail, Medical Marijuana
    1. 0:00State of the Union: 'We Don't Quit...I Don't Quit'You’re reading this
    2. 27:28California Gets Big Money for High-Speed Rail
    3. 39:50LA Finally Has a Marijuana Ordinance, but Story Is Far from Over
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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Ryan Lizza

      New Yorker magazine / Georgetown University

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      Christopher Hayes

      MSNBC

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      William Galston

      Brookings Institution

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    The full episode

    1 of 3
    In DC, the State of the Union; in CA, High-Speed Rail, Medical Marijuana
    1. 0:00State of the Union: 'We Don't Quit...I Don't Quit'You’re reading this
    2. 27:28California Gets Big Money for High-Speed Rail
    3. 39:50LA Finally Has a Marijuana Ordinance, but Story Is Far from Over
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