Mid-day Update

PODCAST: The house doesn’t win

David Brancaccio Jun 30, 2014
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Mid-day Update

PODCAST: The house doesn’t win

David Brancaccio Jun 30, 2014
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First up, more on the expected nomination of Robert McDonald to head the VA, and his troubled history as the former head of Procter & Gamble. Plus, as another casino closes in Atlantic City, a look at the larger negative effects of the boom in the casino business in the Northeast. Also, with political giving getting bigger all the time, a new kind of financial planner has popped up — Wealthy, politically-minded families are hiring people to manage their financial gifts to campaigning politicians.

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