Hey, I'm Kelly McEvers and Embedded is back.

And we recently realized it's hard to assess a politician who has virtually no political

record.

But with Donald Trump, we tried anyway.

And we wound up with stories and lessons from the record he does have in business and

on TV.

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Hello, this is Soren hanging out with some mountain goats at Lake of the Angels in Olympic

National Park.

This podcast was recorded at 409 PM on Thursday the 19th of October.

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Okay, here's the show.

Hey there, it's the NPR Politics podcast here with our weekly roundup of political news.

Our president, George W. Bush, gave a speech that everyone seems to be talking about, plus

the festering controversy over presidential communication with the families of fallen

service members.

There's a bipartisan bill to shore up the Affordable Care Act, at least in the short term, but

what are its prospects in Congress and beyond?

And of course, can't let it go.

I'm Tamara Keith, I cover the White House.

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