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My name is Monica. And this is Don. And we are standing outside of the

leaning tower of Pisa. And it's definitely leaning. It's a little

disconcerting actually. Who knows how long it's still going to be standing up. So we figure we

catch it now. Yep. This podcast was recorded at 136 p.m. Eastern time on Monday, December 6th.

Things may have changed by the time you listen to it. Okay. Here's the show. My mom. Ciao.

But that tower I'm sure will still be leaning. Hasn't it been that way for God knows how

many centuries? It's in good shape. Hey there, it's the NPR politics podcast. I'm a smakhala.

I cover the White House. I'm Scott Deatreau. I also cover the White House. And today on the show,

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