Last Chance

The Brian Lehrer Show | Nov 30, 2011

Bloomberg News has been rolling out reporting on the bank bailout based on a batch of recently acquired documents. Reporter Bob Ivry discusses the real size of the bailout and how the lawmakers came to that figure. Then, WNYC’s Ilya Marritz on the final hearing on the state’s proposals to regulate fracking. Plus: President Obama’s re-election campaign ground game; and how Cuban-Americans are strengthening ties to the island nation.

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