The Gabfest: Paul Ryan and Democrats on the budget, the fate of Michael Bloomberg’s soda ban, and the coexistence of religion and modernity.

The Gabfest: Paul Ryan Versus Democrats on the Budget, Bloomberg’s Soda Ban Fizzes Out, and the Coexistence of Religion…

The Gabfest: Paul Ryan Versus Democrats on the Budget, Bloomberg’s Soda Ban Fizzes Out, and the Coexistence of Religion…

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March 15 2013 2:39 PM

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Listen to Slate's show about Paul Ryan’s updated budget proposal, the overturning of Michael Bloomberg’s soda ban, and the tense coexistence of religion and modernity.   

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On this week’s Slate Political Gabfest, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss Paul Ryan’s updated GOP budget proposal and President Obama’s visits to Capitol Hill, and the overturn of Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s soda ban by a New York judge. Plus, the selection of a new pope raises the question: Can religion and modernity coexist?

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Podcast production by Andrew Bouve and Andy Bowers. Links compiled by Jeff Friedrich.