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Week In Politics Examined

from National Public Radio
May 8, 2009

Political commentators David Brooks, columnist for The New York Times, and Harold Meyerson, columnist for The Washington Post and editor-at-large at the American Prospect, talk about the week in politics. Topics this week: Speaker Nancy Pelosi and waterboarding, the economy, the stress tests, and the Democrats assailing President Obama's proposed budget cuts.

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  • All Things Considered, May 8, 2009
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