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PODCAST: The house doesn’t win

Robert McDonald's P&G past, trouble in Atlantic City, and financial planners for political giving.

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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