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On this week's Slate Political Gabfest, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss the latest twists and turns in the Wisconsin union uproar, congressional hearings on the U.S. Muslim community, the continued failure to close Guantanamo, and de-funding NPR.
Here are some of the links and references mentioned during this week's show:
A New York Times piece on the Wisconsin Assembly's vote to strip public employees of their collective bargaining rights.
A Politico piece on Rep. Peter King's controversial hearing on radicalization within the American Muslim community.
A New York Times piece on Rep. King's past support of the Irish Republican Army.
A Slate piece on Rep. King's broad-brush indictment of the "Muslim community."
A Washington Post piece on President Obama's executive order creating an indefinite detention system for prisoners at Guantanamo Bay.
A Washington Post piece comparing President Obama's new Gitmo policy to that of George W. Bush.
A Politico piece on the resignation of NPR CEO Vivian Schiller and the ongoing battle over funding in Washington.
An ABC News piece on James O'Keefe, whose undercover sting video led to Schiller's resignation.
A Slate piece on why conservatives will continue to attack NPR, whether it gets federal funding or not.
John chatters on a Bloomberg poll on the proposed budget cuts, which shows that the public is embracing the relationship between deficit reduction and job growth.
Emily chatters on a decision from the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals upholding the right for students to wear "Be Happy, Not Gay" T-shirts.
David chatters on an Outside Online piece about Joe Simonetti's 50-mile bike commute and the ongoing war between cyclists and drivers.
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Posted on March 11 by John Griffith at 12:28 p.m.