The Political Junkie is turning his analytical gaze west. Ken Rudin, known to NPR listeners from his many years talking all things politics with Neal Conan on "Talk of the Nation," joins Insight host Beth Ruyak for our signature segment that puts California politics in the context of the national scene.
The Political Junkie Goes West: Police Shootings, Cuba, Sony Hack

Mourners, members of the media and other gather at a memorial Sunday, Dec. 21, 2014, near the spot where two New York Police Department officers, sitting inside a patrol car the previous day, were shot by an armed man, killing them both.
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