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Ed Pilkington: Exposing ALEC

December 10, 2013

Good morning folks! On today’s show The Guardian’s Ed Pilkington (@Edpilkington) discusses his new reporting on the far right corporate funded state lobbying organization ALEC (American Legislative Exchange Council). Tune in at noon.

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