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Reena Flores

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Play of the Day: The Odds of Indicting a Police Officer

The Garner and Brown cases show just how difficult it really is.

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Play of the Day: Rand Paul Takes a Stand in Police Chokehold Case

Last night's late-night funnies: The Republican senator sticks to his antitax guns.

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Play of the Day: What Congress Can Finally Agree On

Everyone can gree that Nazis shouldn't get Social Security benefits.

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Play of the Day: The Newest Weapon in the War on Terror

A drone carrying mistletoe is perfect for the holiday season.

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Play of the Day: The Appropriate Amount of Outrage in Ferguson

There's just no winning when it comes to satisfactory levels of outrage.

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Play of the Day: Thanksgiving Predictions

Black Friday shoppers are a bigger threat than the weather.

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Play of the Day: Closing the Door on Chuck Hagel

Late-night looks at the departing Defense chief.

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Play of the Day: Revising How A Bill Becomes A Law

Saturday Night Live channels Schoolhouse Rock.

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Play of the Day: The Pros and Cons of Keystone XL

The recent failure of the project doesn't mean the conversation is over.

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Play of the Day: The Pigs Behind Chris Christie's Big Dilemma

Porcine confinement is the latest issue for New Jersey's governor.

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Play of the Day: The Only Conversation Around Obamacare

Jonathan Gruber is the one thing everyone is talking about.

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Play of the Day: The Messy Consequences of Obama's Immigration Plan

Is a shutdown in the picture?

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Play of the Day: How Obama Can Befriend A Republican Senate

The president just need to have some drinks.

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Play of the Day: How Republicans Can Take on Obamacare

Stephen Colbert looks at the Republicans' plan going forward.

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Play of the Day: What the Ivory Trade Has to Do With Terrorism

The Ivory trade brings the most endangered species: bipartisan agreement.

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Play of the Day: The Gum Chewing Heard Around the World

Barack Obama visits China and commits a faux pas.

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Play of the Day: The Evils of State Lotteries

Last Week Tonight looks at the lucrative business.

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Play of the Day: How to Shame America Into Voting Today

Report cards and flyers might help.

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Play of the Day: State Legislatures Are Productive--And Terrifying

The laboratories of democracy have nearly unchecked power.

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Play of the Day: Is Texas Turning Away from Conservatives?

Lone Star politicians express themselves a little differently.