Political Gabfest - Slate: The Let Me Just Swab Your Cheek Gabfest

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🗓️ 7 June 2013

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Slate's Political Gabfest, featuring David Plotz, John Dickerson and Emily Bazelon. This week: The government tracks millions of Verizon phone calls, Chris Christie sets a date for the New Jersey senate election, and the Supreme Court rules on routine DNA collection. Find show notes at www.slate.com/gabfest

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0:37.0	Hello and welcome to the slight political gab fest Fest for June 7th, 2013, the Let Me Just Swab Your Cheek Edition.
0:43.5	I'm David Plotsey, under Slate.
0:45.2	My telephone number, in case the government missed it, in its latest sweep, is 202-986-1168.
0:51.2	What? You are not really getting on the air.
0:54.3	Most sure I am.
0:55.7	This is the part of a David's whole let it all hang out.
0:59.6	The number I dial most is 202-26113.
1:02.6	70.
1:03.1	Joining me in the Slate DC studio today is Chief Political Correspondent John Dickerson.
1:07.8	Hello, John.
1:08.3	What is your phone number?
1:09.5	Hello, David.
1:10.2	What is my phone number is 867309.
1:13.3	Awesome. From New Haven. That was great. I can't believe you remembered that. From New Haven,
1:20.0	government overlords area code for New Haven is 203. It's Slate Senior Editor Emily Bazelon. Hello, Emily. Emily, do you have a...
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