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On this week’s Slate Political Gabfest, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss Trump’s Russia connections, Obamacare repeal efforts, and Trump abandoning the two-state solution to Israel.
Here are some of the links and references from this week’s show:
- The New York Times report: “Trump Campaign Aides Had Repeated Contacts With Russian Intelligence”
- The New York Times report: “Trump Was Informed 17 Days Ago That Flynn Had Not Been Truthful on Russia”
- Julia Ioffe writes in the Atlantic: “Trump’s Russia Reset Will Survive Flynn’s Ouster”
- Robert Draper in the New York Times Magazine: “Will Obamacare Really Go Under the Knife?”
- Thomas Kaplan writes in the New York Times: “Angry Town Hall Meetings on Health Care Law, and Few Answers”
Emily chatters about Immigrations and Customs Enforcement arresting a victim of domestic violence.
David chatters about a letter from a psychologist to the New York Times and the news that Philip Pullman is releasing a new trilogy.
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Podcast production by Jocelyn Frank. Links compiled by Kevin Townsend.
