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WSJ Opinion: Potomac Watch

WSJ Opinion: Potomac Watch

By: Paul Gigot The Wall Street Journal
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 From the award-winning opinion pages of The Wall Street Journal, Paul Gigot, Kim Strassel, Bill McGurn and Kyle Peterson discuss the latest from Washington. Get critical perspective and the analysis you need on developments from the nation’s capital. Join them every weekday. Send your feedback to pwpodcast@wsj.comCopyright © Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All rights reserved. Politics & Government Social Sciences
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