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October 26, 2010 In today's "mini-Political Junkie" segment on NPR's Talk of the Nation, a conversation with freshman Rep. Betsy Markey (D-Colo.) and her Republican challenger, state Rep. Cory Gardner.

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October 25, 2010 A brief "Political Junkie" segment in today's Talk of the Nation, featuring Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland (D).  His GOP challenger, former Rep. John Kasich, canceled at the last minute.

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October 22, 2010 A week of wacky developments in Senate races in Kentucky, Nevada, Delaware and Alaska.  All in this week's episode of our "It's All Politics" podcast.

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October 20, 2010 Less than two weeks to go before the election, and the Political Junkie segment on Talk of the Nation focuses on the latest polls, debates and candidate gaffes.

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October 18, 2010 This week's episode of the "It's All Politics" podcast focuses on the latest campaign news and speculation of what life will be like in the 112th Congress — no matter who controls the two chambers.

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October 13, 2010 Ohio politics in this week's Political Junkie segment on NPR's Talk of the Nation, live from Columbus.

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October 8, 2010 This week's podcast, with Ron Elving in Washington and Ken Rudin in San Francisco, focuses on the two big races in California, the potency of the Latino vote, and the late money bomb fueling the campaigns.

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October 6, 2010 The lineup in today's Political Junkie segment on NPR's Talk of the Nation includes California Sen. Barbara Boxer, a three-term Democrat, and her Republican opponent, Carly Fiorina.

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October 1, 2010 As Congress flees town to campaign in earnest, President Obama does what he can to recapture the magic of 2008.  But polls show that Republicans still own this election.  All this and more in this week's podcast.

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September 29, 2010 President Obama tries to rally the Democratic faithful as the House Republicans renew their anti-tax vows in their Pledge to America.  That, and more, in this week's Political Junkie segment on TOTN.

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September 24, 2010 With less than six weeks to go before Nov. 2, the primaries are over, and the latest polls continue to show troubling news for the ruling Democratic Party.  All this and more in the latest episode of our podcast.

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September 22, 2010 NPR's Talk of the Nation and the Political Junkie segment will be coming from the Big Apple on Wednesday, where Neal Conan and the gang are new session of the UN General Assembly.

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September 17, 2010 The last big day of the 2010 primary season is the focus of this week's episode of our "It's All Politics" podcast.  And nothing was bigger than Christine O'Donnell's victory in Delaware.

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September 10, 2010 This week's edition of the podcast looks ahead to Tuesday's primaries, plus a review of who might succeed Richard Daley in Chicago, and what might Sen. Lisa Murkowski do, if anything, to hold onto her seat.

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September 8, 2010 The Sept. 14 primaries are the focus for this week's Political Junkie segment on NPR's Talk of the Nation.  Plus:  What will Lisa Murkowski and Rahm Emanuel do?

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