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RC TV – October 18, 2009, pt 1

By Roll Call Staff
Posted October 19, 2009 at 10:34am

This week on “Roll Call TV with Robert Traynham:” Republican strategist Doug Heye and Democratic strategist Michael Brown discuss the politics of health care reform and the war in Afghanistan. Then, Roll Call’s David Drucker and Shira Toeplitz join Robert Traynham in breaking down the big issues of the week.

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