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Political News Roundup

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A number of domestic and international political stories have been making recent headlines. Mitt Romney split from his fellow Republicans by calling for a minimum wage increase. First lady Michelle Obama joined an online campaign to bring home the 200-plus kidnapped Nigerian schoolgirls still missing. And President Obama released a new plan to promote energy efficiency. We’ll discuss these and other top stories.

Guests:

David Mark, editor-in-chief of Politix, an online community focusing on national politics and former senior editor with Politico

Lesley Clark, White House correspondent for McClatchy Newspapers

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