A congressional hearing about Healthcare.gov gets heated. Is it crocodile tears from Republicans? Another Edward Snowden leak leads to tension with German Chancellor Angela Merkel. She wants to know if the U.S. indeed monitored her cellphone. JPMorgan pays a $13 billion fine for mortgage practices. Mourning basketball’s Bill Sharman.

Rich Lowry of the National Review joins Truthdig Editor-in-Chief Robert Scheer and host Matt Miller on this week’s “Left, Right & Center.”

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