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Emergency measures: America’s border deal
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20 minutes
Released:
Feb 15, 2019
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President Donald Trump is expected to declare a national emergency today, to fund his southern-border wall. We ask why that would be an uncomfortable constitutional precedent. Nigeria’s general election this weekend will be a nail-biter, and allegations of electoral fraud are already flying; the only certainty is that the result will be contested. And, we bid farewell to Opportunity, a Mars rover that vastly exceeded what was expected of it. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
Released:
Feb 15, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
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