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Face The Nation: Hogan, Etienne/Sullivan, Raimondo

Missed the second half of the show?The latest on…Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan tells “Face the Nation” that he has “not closed the door” to seeking the GOP presidential nomination in 2024 on a No Labels ticket, Democratic strategist and CBS News contributor Ashley Etienne and Republican strategist Terry Sullivan join “Face the Nation” to discuss what to expect in the political world this fall, and Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo tells “Face the Nation” that American business leaders are “very worried” about a partial government shutdown. Source

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9/3: Sunday Morning

In a rebroadcast of our special Emmy Award-nominated broadcast, “A Nation Divided?,” Ted Koppel explores the ways in which America has drifted apart, and how we can still come together. Stories include: Why some Oregonians want to move the border to become part of Idaho; a visit to Teton County, Wyoming, home to the widest income divide in America; conversations with musician-activist John Legend, and TV producer Norman Lear; an examination of why blue collar jobs are stigmatized; a look back on our country’s violent political history; the polarization generated by talk radio, and the corrosive effects of social media; and a workshop held by Braver Angels, a non-profit aimed at bringing Red and Blue Americans together. Source

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Talk radio: The airwaves’ great divide

The repeal of the FCC’s Fairness Doctrine in 1987 opened the floodgates for extreme partisanship on the airwaves, making commercial talk radio a landscape ripe for controversial opinions aimed at attracting listeners. Correspondent Jim Axelrod looks at how increasingly radical talk radio has unquestionably divided Americans and hardened our politics. (Originally broadcast October 16, 2022.) Source

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The new land rush in Wyoming

Teton County in Wyoming is home to the widest income divide in America, with a median house price of more than $5 million and an average income of $318,000. Correspondent Ben Tracy looks at how the wealthy, drawn to the state’s picture-perfect settings, have been squeezing out the middle class – the very people needed to keep the community running. (An earlier version of this story originally aired October 16, 2022.) Source

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