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Episode #20: Congress on Crimea, DC on corruption, & Kennedy v. Carter

Posted March 27, 201400:29:28

Russian President Vladimir Putin has done his thing in Crimea, and U.S. President Barack Obama has responded with sanctions.  Now Congress...

Episode #19: Scott Brown moves, the ’97 Newt mutiny, & mourning Reubin Askew

Posted March 20, 201400:29:09

Scott Brown’s likely entry into the New Hampshire Senate race livens up a campaign that Republicans had thought was a lost cause … though he...

Episode #18: GOP is Jolly, CPAC is over, and Quinn is in trouble

Posted March 13, 201400:28:24

A big victory for the GOP in a special Florida congressional seat highlights this week’s Political Junkie.  Host Ken Rudin speaks with Adam...

Episode #17: Dingell Drops Out, Brewer Vetoes, and What’s the Matter with Kansas?

Posted February 27, 201400:35:32

This week’s Political Junkie and host Ken Rudin try to answer three questions: What’s the matter with Kansas?  Well, we learn that...

Episode #16: GOP Fissures, Texas Primaries, and 1984 Iowa Surprises

Posted February 20, 201400:34:16

Another vote — this time on raising the debt ceiling — and other fissure exposed inside the GOP. Carl Hulse of the New York Times talks to Political...