A “Wave" Election or Midterms as Usual

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Democrat Barack Obama is now officially a lame-duck president, with the Senate controlled by Republicans and the House with its biggest GOP majority since 1950.  How did they do it, and what’s next in the halls of Congress and in the White House?

Democrat Barack Obama is now officially a lame-duck president, with the Senate controlled by Republicans and the House with its biggest GOP majority since 1950.  How did they do it, and what’s next in the halls of Congress and in the White House?

Also, a Palestinian driver plows into pedestrians in Jerusalem. On today's Talking Point, is leal marijuana reaching a tipping point?

Photo: Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY), who will become Senate Majority Leader. (Gage Skidmore)

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Credits

Host:

Warren Olney

Producers:

Benjamin Gottlieb, Claire Martin, Gideon Brower