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How The Deck Is Stacked

A visit to Erie's Polish Falcons

by Kai Ryssdal , Daisy Palacios , Caitlin Esch and Raghu Manavalan
Jan 17, 2017
The Pennsylvania county represents the economic dissatisfaction that voters felt during the election.
Erie, Pennsylvania was built on manufacturing, and its county went Republican in the 2016 presidential election after voting for Barack Obama in 2008 and 2012. We dropped in on the Polish Falcons Social Club, Nest 610, to chat with some voters about how their economies are going.
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What the heck is reconciliation?

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Jan 12, 2017
And how is Congress using it to dismantle Obamacare?
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A likely Trump administration proposal: health insurance subsidies for everyone

by Dan Gorenstein
Nov 29, 2016
The president-elect picks Rep. Tom Price, an ACA critic, for Health and Human Services secretary.
Rep. Tom Price, a surgeon by training, is one of the biggest critics of the Affordable Care Act.
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Will Indiana’s Medicaid template go national?

by Jed Kim
Nov 29, 2016
The agency's new head is known for expanding the program in Indiana, with restrictions.
Seema Verma, president and founder of SVC Inc., was chosen by President-elect Donald Trump as head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
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What will the election mean to holiday sales?

by Marielle Segarra
Nov 21, 2016
Uncertainty about consumer behavior after the election has retailers nervous
Shoppers leave a Target store after the start of a Black Friday sale during Thanksgiving evening in Los Angeles, California on November 26, 2015. 
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Legal immigration a target of top Trump cabinet pick

by Amy Scott
Nov 18, 2016
Sessions says legal immigration flow drags down U.S. wages.
Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions pledges his commitment to Republican candidate for President Donald J Trump before he speaks to supporters at a rally at Ambridge Area Senior High School on October 10, 2016 in Ambridge, Pennsylvania. 
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Trump’s conflict of interest issues are serious

by Mark Garrison
Nov 18, 2016
And they're not going away.
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump attends the grand opening ceremony at the new Trump International Hotel October 26, 2016 in Washington, DC. 
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Sanctuary campus demonstrations pick up across the country

by Amy Scott
Nov 17, 2016
Students, faculty and staff walked off campuses this week in a call for colleges and universities to protect their undocumented students.
Students at the University of Chicago participate in a walk-out and rally to protest President-elect Donald Trump on November 15, 2016 in Chicago, Illinois.   
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Final Note

Republicans are happier with the economy all of the sudden

by Kai Ryssdal
Nov 15, 2016
A new Gallup survey shows the election gave the GOP a confidence boost.
A Trump supporter takes the escalator to the 2nd level at Trump Tower as President-elect Donald Trump holds meetings in his office at Trump Tower on 5th Avenue November 11, 2016.   
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Balancing a business empire and the presidency will be tough for Trump

by Amy Scott
Nov 15, 2016
Potential conflicts of interest abound.
Donald Trump has said his children will run his business while he's president. Then he appointed the same children to his transition team.
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