‘Left, Right & Center’: Countdown to Shutdown, Ted Cruz and Friendly Iran
Truthdig Editor-in-Chief Robert Scheer and the other "Left, Right & Center" panelists discuss the Senate's bill to restore funding for Obama's health care law and avert a government shutdown, what will happen when Obamacare goes into effect and Texas Sen. Ted Cruz's "sort-of filibuster." Also, the cooling of tensions between the U.S. and Iran.
Truthdig Editor-in-Chief Robert Scheer and the other “Left, Right & Center” panelists discuss the Senate’s bill to restore funding for Obama’s health care law and avert a government shutdown, what will happen when Obamacare goes into effect and Texas Sen. Ted Cruz’s “sort-of filibuster.” Also, the cooling of tensions between the U.S. and Iran.
Scheer is joined by host Matt Miller and Rich Lowry of the National Review.
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