From KCRW in Santa Monica and PRI, Public Radio International, this is To the Point.

Preschool education, poverty, and politics.

Hello again, I'm Aran Alney, and this is To the Point from Public Radio International.

A daily look at the issues Americans care about most.

A few states subsidized preschool for all their four-year-olds with the Red State of Oklahoma leading

the way. President Obama wants to make it universal. Polls show 60% of Republican voters in favor,

along with 84% of Democrats, but the federal cost would be $75 billion.

Will Congress give it a chance?

Faced with long odds, the president says he'll build his own coalition to work toward his goal.

Meantime, we'll talk with a parrot in Oklahoma and others about the benefits of early education,

including the impact on poverty.

Today's talking point, the confessions of a former airport screener for the TSA.

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Hello again, Warren Alney be back with To the Point.

For the second year in a row, President Obama is pushing universal preschool education without much chance of getting a program funded by Congress. We'll look at how it works, the potential

impact on poverty, and at the political challenges. Today's talking point, an article about the

Transportation Security Administration is

called, Dear America, I Saw You Naked, and yes, we were laughing. We'll talk about the author,

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