Political Gabfest on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech, Hillary Clinton’s email, and the Supreme Court’s Obamacare case.

Hdr22@clintonemail.com: What Was Clinton Thinking?

Hdr22@clintonemail.com: What Was Clinton Thinking?

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March 6 2015 11:12 AM

The “hdr22@clintonemail.com” Edition

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On this week’s Slate Political Gabfest, Emily Bazelon and David Plotz discuss the fallout from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s controversial speech to Congress and the possible scandal surrounding Hillary Clinton’s use of a personal email account in her official capacity as U.S. secretary of state. They also analyze the oral arguments in the King v. Burwell Obamacare case before the U.S. Supreme Court.

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Emily chatters about Alix Spiegel and Lulu Miller's wildly popular NPR podcast, Invisibilia, which explores the tangible forces that shape human behavior.

David Plotz chatters about Kavitha Cardoza and Eleanor Greene’s article on other countries’ snow day equivalents.

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