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Background Briefing with Ian Masters

Ian Masters

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4.7 • 622 Ratings

🗓️ 11 January 2024

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Will Christie's Exit in New Hampshire Help Nikki Haley Who the Koch Network in Banking On? | The Reporter Behind the NY AG's Suit to Close Down the NRA | The History of Why the Democrats Got Into Bed With Wall Street and the Sanders, Warren, AOC Movement to Return the Party to Its Working Class Roots backgroundbriefing.org/donate twitter.com/ianmastersmedia facebook.com/ianmastersmedia

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to Background Briefing, available 24-7 at Background Briefing.org. I'm Ian Masters,
0:18.4	and today we'll look into a number of stories and issues in the news.
0:21.7	We'll begin with the shake-up in the Republican New Hampshire primary race with Chris Christie dropping out without endorsing any of his rivals left in the race.
0:31.5	In particular, Nikki Haley, who is most likely to benefit from his withdrawal, given that her best hope not to be completely crushed by Trump,
0:40.1	is to win in New Hampshire.
0:42.6	Joining us is Arnie Anneson,
0:44.6	a talk radio show host based in Concord, New Hampshire,
0:48.4	whose news talk public affairs show is The Attitude with Arne Arneson.
0:54.1	Originating in Concord, New Hampshire, her show is picked up by
0:57.0	the Pacifica Network and is heard on stations from Maui to Michigan and Houston to Harrisburg.
1:02.9	She was selected in October 2018 as the Best Public Affairs Show by the New Hampshire Association
1:09.2	of Broadcasters. Then with Trump testifying today in closing arguments in the New Hampshire Association of Broadcasters.
1:15.6	Then with Trump testifying today in closing arguments in the New York fraud case,
1:20.4	next door in the same courthouse, another trial is underway, which could end up putting the once politically powerful NRA out of business.
1:24.0	Joining us is Mike Spies, the reporter whose investigation led New York Attorney General Leticia James to sue the NRA and its leader Wayne LaPierre in 2020.
1:33.6	He has produced numerous high-impact investigative projects focusing on the gun lobby,
1:38.9	including a series that revealed widespread self-dealing at the National Rifle Association,
1:45.1	a finalist for the Al Newhart Innovation in Investive Journalism Award, the series led to the New York Attorney General
1:51.1	Leticia James's lawsuit seeking to dissolve the NRA and her office's ongoing attempt to hold
1:57.4	its leadership accountable. Spisers also earned the New York Press Club Award for
2:01.7	continuing coverage and in 2017 was recognized as a finalist for the Livingston Award.
2:07.3	We will discuss his article at Trace, co-published with ProPublica, secret recordings show NRA
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