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Oct 3
45m 21s

Immigrants, Health Care, And The Shutdow...

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As the shutdown becomes a meme fight, is the GOP’s celebration giving the wrong impression to fed up Americans? Plus, the no wars president tells Congress the United States is in the middle of one with drug cartels. But, are his boat strikes crossing a legal line?  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 
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