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On the Media | Dec 2, 2016

How do you cover a President-Elect who seems impervious to the normal constraints of civility, checks and balances, traditional values, and facts? Bob spent the week talking to news outlets that are quickly adapting to the reality of a Donald Trump Presidency and grappling with the challenges posed by the new administration. 

Featuring Ray Locker, Washington Enterprise Editor at USA Today; Michael Oreskes, Senior Vice President of News at NPR; John Stanton, Washington Bureau Chief at Buzzfeed; Kathleen Carroll, Executive Editor at the Associated Press; Rashida Jones, Daytime Managing Editor at MSNBC; Rich Lowry, Editor of the National Review; and Carlos Chirinos, Senior Politics Editor at Univision.

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Final Retribution by John Zorn
Night Thoughts by John Zorn

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