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  • President Donald Trump’s former attorney and close ally was central to efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election and was a key figure in the president’s first impeachment trial.
  • School counselor Alma Lopez tells us about how middle school students are coping during the pandemic.
  • Richard Glossip has had nine execution dates set over the years. He's eaten his last meal three times. He was tried twice and has had multiple appeals, including one at the Supreme Court.
  • Even if your health insurance is provided by an employer, your plan may be changing quite a bit in 2015. Here's a guide to the questions you should keep in mind when looking over your options.
  • The morning after, there's plenty to say about the results from New Hampshire, whether it's Republican John Kasich's surprising No. 2 finish or the "Bernie sandwich."
  • A restaurant just outside of Birmingham, Alabama, called the Golden Rule BBQ and Grill recently broke the Guinness World Record for most pulled pork sandwiches sold in a day.
  • Christian Blauvelt returns to Front Row Classics to celebrate one of the greatest homefront films of World War II. Brandon and Christian discuss 1943's The Human Comedy. The movie, based on an original screenplay by William Saroyan, was made at the peak of MGM's powers during the days of the studio system. Mickey Rooney delivers an Oscar nominated performance alongside a top notch ensemble cast. The film is a perfect mix of sentimentality and the reality of war on the homefront. Both Brandon and Christian hope this discussion will lead listeners to re-discover this underappreciated gem.Christian Blauvelt is an entertainment journalist, who serves as the managing editor of leading film and TV industry website IndieWire. He regularly appears on CBS New York to give previews of upcoming films and awards season analysis; has hosted films on Turner Classic Movies; and has presented at South by Southwest and San Diego Comic-Con. Blauvelt is the author of books including, "Hollywood Victory" from TCM and Running Press. He lives in New York City.
  • In softcover fiction, Hilary Mantel imagines Anne Boleyn's downfall, Martin Amis satirizes England, Paul Theroux sends a narrator back to the village he volunteered in, and Peter Heller depicts a post-apocalyptic life. In nonfiction, Robert Caro continues his LBJ biography.
  • Political worker had contract passed around between multiple ComEd lobbyists
  • The Supreme Court said that prosecutors had overstepped when they used an obstruction law to charge one of the Jan. 6 attackers. The ruling may affect other prosecutions.
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