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Posted May 24, 2013 19:37:33
On this episode of Planet America, Professor Ed Blakely on the recovery effort following the Oklahoma tornado and Barack Obama’s Chief Digital Strategist Joe Rospars.
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disasters-and-accidents,
storm-disaster,
united-states,
australia
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Posted May 17, 2013 22:19:10
On this episode of Planet America, Bill Clinton’s former Labor Secretary Robert Reich on whether Hillary is running in 2016 and former Labor Senator Stephen Loosley joins John and Chas at the roundish table.
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government-and-politics,
world-politics,
united-states
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Posted May 10, 2013 19:56:35
A look at the influence of lobbyists over American politics; from healthcare to gun control, who really pulls the strings?
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world-politics,
activism-and-lobbying,
united-states
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Posted May 03, 2013 20:25:49
On this episode of Planet America, John Barron is joined by political scientist and expert number cruncher Simon Jackman and we meet the Las Vegas man heading the push to have a mountain named after Ronald Reagan.
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government-and-politics,
united-states
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Posted April 26, 2013 20:57:05
On this episode of Planet America, the lessons learnt from the Boston bombings and the view from America’s police about gun laws.
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government-and-politics,
disasters-and-accidents,
australia
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Posted April 26, 2013 11:35:09 | Updated April 26, 2013 11:38:42
As politicians in the United States grapple with the issue of gun control, Planet America examines America's long-term love affair with firearms.
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law-crime-and-justice,
united-states
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Posted April 20, 2013 00:34:08
On Planet America, Chas and John speak to the former presidential counter-terrorism adviser, Richard Clarke.
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government-and-politics,
australia,
united-states
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Posted April 12, 2013 20:55:26
On this episode of Planet America, Chas and John talk to a former FBI agent who went undercover in American Neo-Nazi gangs and they take a look at the limits on presidential power.
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world-politics,
government-and-politics,
law-crime-and-justice,
australia
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Posted April 05, 2013 21:39:11
On Planet America, what the 2012 presidential campaign revealed about the state of the news media and the BBC's Nick Bryant talks immigration reform.
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government-and-politics,
information-and-communication,
australia
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Posted March 29, 2013 21:42:19
In this episode of Planet America, we take a look at the gay marriage case before the US Supreme Court, and discuss religion in America ahead of Easter.
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government-and-politics,
united-states
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Posted March 15, 2013 20:51:53 | Updated March 15, 2013 21:03:01
On this episode of Planet America, we preview Barack Obama’s first trip to Israel as US president and ten years on from the Iraq War.
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government-and-politics,
political-parties,
world-politics,
australia
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Posted March 08, 2013 21:12:24 | Updated March 08, 2013 22:34:46
In this episode, calls for a halt to drilling for new gas wells in the US as new research casts doubt over its environmental benefits, and Senator Rand Paul filibusters the confirmation of John Brennan as the next head of the CIA.
Topics:
government-and-politics,
environment,
united-states,
australia
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Posted March 01, 2013 21:10:51 | Updated March 01, 2013 21:33:25
This week, Barack Obama's internet advertising guru Andrew Bleeker on how the web helped win the White House and Chas and John attempt to explain the sequester using a plate of french fries.
Topics:
government-and-politics,
us-elections,
obama-barack,
business-economics-and-finance,
australia,
united-states
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Posted February 22, 2013 21:01:53 | Updated February 22, 2013 21:36:49
On this week's episode of Planet America, an anti-gun lawyer who's also anti-gun control laws, and the inability of the states to reach a deal on deficit reduction.
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world-politics,
australia
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Posted February 15, 2013 22:52:25 | Updated February 15, 2013 22:58:40
In this episode, former presidential speechwriter James Fallows on the State of the Union and Barack Obama's second term agenda.
Topics:
government-and-politics,
information-and-communication,
united-states,
australia