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David Dayen: Obama’s New Housing Policy

August 7, 2013

Good morning folks on today’s show, Salon’s David Dayen (@ddayen) will join us to talk about Obama’s new housing policy and why Wall Street is still getting away with systemic crime. Read his 20 Questions For Obama piece here.

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