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Opening the Floodgates for Money in Politics

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Four years after the Citizens United ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court has made a landmark decision that frees the nation's wealthiest donors to have greater influence in federal elections. Today on politics day, analysis of the court's decision.

Host Ben Kieffer talks with political analysts Stephen Schmidt and Timothy Hagle.

Also, a last-minute enrollment surge enabled the White House to meet its original sign-up target for the Affordable Care Act, a surprising victory for the Obama administration. How does this change the political landscape?

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Affordable Care Act enrollment, Rand Paul's immigration comments, and the new GOP Chair - River to River

Ben Kieffer is the host of IPR's River to River
Katherine Perkins is IPR's Program Director for News and Talk