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Leslie is joined by Benjamin Johnson, the Executive Director of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) in Washington, DC.

The two discuss President-Elect Donald Trump’s plans to deport millions of undocumented Americans and build a wall along our southern border with Mexico. They also discuss the impacts of families, where the children were born in America but their parents were not, being torn apart.

AILA is the national association of more than 14,000 immigration lawyers established to promote justice, advocate for fair and reasonable immigration law and policy, advance the quality of immigration and nationality law and practice, and enhance the professional development of its members.

The website for AILA is www.AILA.org.

Benjamin’s Twitter handle is @AILAExecDir.

Cliff Schecter guest hosts today. In addition to being Founder and President of the public relations and political strategy firm, Libertas LLC, he is also a regular guest of Leslie's on the show.

Cliff is joined by two different guests during the hour.

First, he's joined by Matt McNeil, host of The Matt McNeil Show on AM950 The Progressive Voice in Minnesota.

The two discuss Minnesota, Newt Gingrich, and the Midwest.

Matt's Twitter handle is @MattMcNeilShow. You can listen to podcasts of his show at https://soundcloud.com/am950-show-podcasts/sets/the-morning-grind.

Second, Cliff is joined by Will Bunch, who writes a daily column for ‘The Philly Daily News’ at www.Attytood.com. Will is also the author of “The Bern Identity” e-book (http://amzn.to/1VxGLJk), “Tear Down This Myth,” and “The Backlash.”

The two discuss the potential impeachment of embattled New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, as well as the effect that GOP Presidential nominee Donald Trump is having on the Pennsylvania Senate race between Republican incumbent Pat Toomey and Democratic challenger Katie McGinty.

Will's Twitter handle is @Will_Bunch.

Cliff Schecter has worked on campaigns or as a public relations consultant for everyone from former President Bill Clinton to former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation.

Schecter is the author of the 2008 Bestseller "The Real McCain," a columnist for The Daily Beast and sits on the Board of the Ohio Innocence Project.
His Twitter handle is @CliffSchecter.

Leslie is joined by Amanda Renteria, the first Latina Chief of Staff in the history of the U.S. Senate. She currently serves as the Hillary Clinton Campaign's National Political Director.

The two discuss the 2016 presidential election, as well as the 'ground games' and get out the vote efforts of Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump.

Amanda's Twitter handle is @AmandaRenteria and the website for Hillary Clinton is www.HillaryClinton.com.

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Nicholas Wapshott guest hosts the show today. In addition to being Opinion Editor of Newsweek and an author, he is also a regular guest of Leslie's on the show.

Nicholas is joined by four different guests today. Here is a list of the guests in the order they were interviewed, along with the topics they discussed:

1. Neil H. Buchanan, an economist and legal scholar at George Washington University, and a frequent contributor to Newsweek's opinion section.
His Twitter handle is @NeilHBuchanan.

The two discuss different aspects of the 2016 Presidential Election between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, including previewing the third presidential debate tomorrow.

2. Sean Wilentz, one of the nation’s most prominent historians. His books and commentary on music, politics, and the arts have gained a wide reputation for their force, originality, and elegance. His Twitter handle is @seanwilentz.

The two discuss Donald Trump and whether we're witnessing the demise of the Republican party.

3. Nina Burleigh, National Politics Editor for Newsweek. Her Twitter handle is @NinaBurleigh.

The two discuss Nina's article entitled "President George W. Bush's White House "lost" 22 million emails," (many of these emails would've likely dealt with the lead-up to the Iraq war). Her and Nicholas compare this to the intense scrutiny that Hillary Clinton has received for her 33,000 missing emails, and whether this displays a double standard.
Nina also discusses a recent interview she conducted with Trump ally Roger Stone, who shared with Nina conspiracy theories about Julian Assange and Wikileaks.

4. Joe Conason, Editor-In-Chief of "The National Memo," Co-Editor of "The Investigative Fund" and an author. His newest book, "Man of the World: The Further Endeavors of Bill Clinton," which was released on September 13th of this year, is currently available on Amazon.com. His Twitter handle is @JoeConason.

The two discuss why Julian Assange and Wikileaks seem to be a tool of Putin and the Russian government, and why the political weaponization of the Wikileaks emails is fair to compare to Watergate.

Nicholas Wapshott's newest book is titled "The Sphinx: Franklin Roosevelt, the Isolationists, and the Road to World War II." (Nicholas's book is available at www.wwnorton.com/books and Amazon.com). His Twitter handle is @NWapshott.

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Cliff Schecter guest hosts the show today. In addition to being Founder and President of the public relations and political strategy firm, Libertas LLC, he is also a regular guest of Leslie's on the show.

Cliff is joined by four different guests during the show.

First, he's joined by David Pepper, Chairman of the Ohio Democratic Party.

The two discuss the 2016 political races in the Buckeye state, and how they think the swing state will vote in this year’s presidential election.

David’s website is www.davidpepper.com and his Twitter handle is @DavidPepper.

Second, Cliff is joined by Witold Skwierczynski, President of the Social Security Council of the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE).

The two discuss how House Speaker Paul Ryan and the Republican Congress are trying to use backdoor tactics to cut Social Security benefits from some of the most vulnerable Americans.

The AFGE’s website is www.afge.org and their Twitter handle is @AFGENational.

Third, Cliff is joined by Aftab Pureval, a Former federal prosecutor who's running for the Hamilton County Clerk of Courts.

The two discuss Aftab and his family’s incredible journey from immigrants to the fabric of America, and how their great story directly refutes Donald Trump's xenophobia.

Aftab’s website is www.VoteAftab.com and his Twitter handle is @AftabPureval.

Cliff’s final guest today is Paul Waldman, a blogger for The Washington Post, Columnist for The Week, and Senior Writer at the American Prospect.

Cliff and Paul preview the three scheduled presidential debates between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump.

Paul’s Twitter handle is @paulwaldman1.

Cliff Schecter has worked on campaigns or as a public relations consultant for everyone from former President Bill Clinton to former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation.

Schecter is the author of the 2008 Bestseller "The Real McCain," a columnist for The Daily Beast and sits on the Board of the Ohio Innocence Project.
His Twitter handle is @CliffSchecter.

Leslie is joined by callers to discuss Donald Trump's trip to Mexico, and analyze why he is visiting the country.

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Leslie is joined by Fred Redmond, International Vice President of Human Affairs for the United Steelworkers Union (USW).

The two discuss how Republicans have been working hard in recent election cycles to minimize the rights of seniors, minorities and young people. They claim that they want to prevent voter fraud, even though they have been unable to document its existence.

Regardless, they are still working hard to enact voter ID laws, limits on early voting, restrictions on voter registration and other requirements. Now their presidential candidate is claiming that he’ll only lose the election if Democrats cheat at the polls.

The USW's website is www.USW.org and their Twitter handle is @steelworkers. USW President Leo Gerard's handle is @USWblogger.

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Mark Grimaldi, Executive Producer of The Leslie Marshall Show, guest hosts for Leslie during this interview.

He's joined by Political Strategist Brad Bannon.

The two discuss the potential political costs of so much attention being focused on Donald Trump.

They also analyze a new USA Today/Rock The Vote Poll showing that 50% of Americans under 35 years old identify or lean towards the Democrats while only 20% identify with or lean toward the Republicans.

Brad runs Bannon Communications Research, a polling, message development and media firm which helps labor unions, progressive issue groups and Democratic candidates win public affairs and political campaigns.
He's also a senior adviser to and contributing editor for Tiller4you.com, the social media network for politics.
He lectures in Political Science at Salem State University in Salem, Massachusetts.

Brad's Twitter handle is @BradBannon and his website is www.BannonCR.com.

Mark Grimaldi's Twitter handle is @MarkJGrimaldi.

Leslie is joined by Ian Millhiser, a Senior Constitutional Policy Analyst at the Center for American Progress and the Editor of ThinkProgress Justice.

Leslie, Ian and callers discuss today's 4-4 tie in the Supreme Court regarding President Obama's Executive Action on immigration, and the fallout for millions of immigrant families thanks to today's decision.

The website for Think Progress is www.ThinkProgress.org and their Twitter handle is @ThinkProgress. Ian's handle is @IMillhiser.

Daniella Gibbs Léger guest hosts the show today. She is the Senior Vice President for Communications and Strategy at the Center for American Progress.

Here are the guests Daniella interviewed along with the topics they discussed. (There were also callers dispersed throughout the show).

1. Angela Kelley, Executive Director of the Center for American Progress Action Fund. Her Twitter handle is @CAPAction.
Also, Lizet Ocampo, Vice President of Campaigns at Latino Victory Project. Her Twitter handle is @MLizetOcampo.

Daniella, Angela and Lizet discuss how the Latino population voted in previous presidential elections, and how the demographic is leaning in 2016.

2. Benton Strong, Managing Director of Communications at the Center for American Progress. His Twitter handle is @BentonStrong.

Daniella and Benton discuss the Indiana primary and potential V.P. picks for the 2016 presidential candidates.

3. Sarah McBride, Campaigns and Communications Manager for LGBT Progress at American Progress, and Matt Hirschy, Director of Advancement at Equality NC.
Sarah's Twitter handle is @SarahEMcBride and Matt's handle is @MattHirschy.

Daniella, Sarah and Matt discuss the latest on the anti-LGBT bill in North Carolina (HB2), as well as additional anti-LGBT legislation now being pushed in other states.

4. Maryam Adamu, who works for the Early Childhood Policy team at the Center For American Progress.

Daniella and Maryam discuss Beyonce's new album "Lemonade," how the artist has grown, and what she means to black women.

Daniella Gibbs Léger's Twitter handle is @dgibber123.

The website for "The Center for American Progress" is www.AmericanProgress.org and their Twitter Handle is @amprog.

Leslie is joined by Richard Trumka, President of the AFL-CIO. With 12.5 million members, the AFL-CIO is the largest organization of labor unions in the country.

They discuss how, despite Donald Trump tapping into the very real and understandable anger of working people, his pitch to them is nothing but a scam. President Trumka also highlights some examples of this like Trump's support for 'Right to Work' and Wisconsin's Union-busting Governor, Scott Walker.

They also discuss Trump's comments that wages are already too high, and how he's fighting tooth and nail against workers at his hotel in Las Vegas.

An outspoken advocate for social and economic justice, President Trumka is the nation’s clearest voice on the critical need to raise workers’ wages in this slow and painful economic recovery.

He heads the labor movement’s efforts to create an economy based on broadly shared prosperity and to hold government and employers accountable to working families.

Here is where you can find the AFL-CIO online:
Website - www.AFLCIO.org
Twitter - @AFLCIO and @RichardTrumka
Facebook - Facebook.com/AFLCIO

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Leslie is joined by callers as they discuss President Obama's comments today where he described his disappointment in this year's "vulgar and divisive" presidential campaign, saying that GOP presidential candidates were setting bad examples for children and tarnishing the United States' reputation abroad.
He also commented on the violence witnessed at multiple Donald Trump rallies recently.

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Leslie is joined by callers and Political Strategist Brad Bannon as they analyze discuss the 12th Republican Debate, which was held in Miami, FL. They also discuss another instance of violence at a Donal Trump rally. This time, a non-violent protester was sucker-punched by a man who later said "next time we might have to kill him." (https://youtu.be/DzU3FLZgIhc)

Brad runs Bannon Communications Research, a polling, message development and media firm which helps labor unions, progressive issue groups and Democratic candidates win public affairs and political campaigns.
Brad also writes a weekly blog for EpicTimes.com and is a lecturer in Political Science at Salem State University in Salem, Massachusetts.
Brad's Twitter handle is @BradBannon and his website is www.BannonCR.com.

Democratic Political Strategist, and friend of the show, Brad Bannon guest hosts for Leslie during this hour.

Brad's guests during the hour are Democratic Strategist Marty Dunleavy and Executive Producer of 'The Leslie Marshall Show,' Mark Grimaldi.

The three are joined by callers as they discuss what Bernie Sanders upset win in Michigan means for both himself and for Hillary Clinton. They also discuss the potential general election matchups of Clinton-Trump and Sanders-Trump.

Brad runs Bannon Communications Research, a polling, message development and media firm which helps labor unions, progressive issue groups and Democratic candidates win public affairs and political campaigns.
Recently, Brad acquired a new position as a weekly blogger for EpicTimes.com. Formerly, he wrote for US News and World Report.
He is also a lecturer in Political Science at Salem State University in Salem, Massachusetts.

Brad's Twitter handle is @BradBannon and his website is www.BannonCR.com.
The Twitter handles for guests Marty Dunleavy and Mark Grimaldi are @LaborIrishDem and @MarkJGrimaldi.

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Democratic Political Strategist, and friend of the show, Brad Bannon guest hosts for Leslie during this hour.

For the first half hour, Brad is joined by Kimberly Atkins, DC Bureau Chief for the Boston Herald.

They discuss the Republican primary race, and whether Donald Trump's wins in Michigan and Mississippi last night essentially make it inevitable that he will be the GOP's nominee.

During the second half hour, Brad discusses the upcoming primary contests of delegate-rich Florida and Ohio, as well as what a brokered convention might look like for the GOP this summer.

Brad runs Bannon Communications Research, a polling, message development and media firm which helps labor unions, progressive issue groups and Democratic candidates win public affairs and political campaigns.
Recently, Brad acquired a new position as a weekly blogger for EpicTimes.com. Formerly, he wrote for US News and World Report.
He is also a lecturer in Political Science at Salem State University in Salem, Massachusetts.

Brad's Twitter handle is @BradBannon and his website is www.BannonCR.com.

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Mark Grimaldi, Executive Producer of The Leslie Marshall Show, guest hosts for Leslie during this interview.

He's joined by Dr. Robert Shapiro, the Chairman of Sonecon, an economic advisory firm.
Dr. Shapiro is an internationally-known economist who has advised, among others, President Bill Clinton, Vice President Al Gore, Jr., British Prime Ministers Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, and then U.S. Senators Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton.

They discuss Dr. Shapiro's blog post entitled "Donald Trump’s Chutzpah: His Tax Plan Doubles Down on Inequality and Gives His Own Company a Huge Tax Windfall" (http://tinyurl.com/go6bw6e)

Dr. Robert Shapiro's Twitter handle is @RobShapiro and his website is www.Sonecon.com.

Mark Grimaldi's Twitter handle is @MarkJGrimaldi.

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Mark Grimaldi, Executive Producer of The Leslie Marshall Show, guest hosts for Leslie during this interview.

He's joined by Bob Deans, director of strategic engagement for the National Resources Defense Coucil (NRDC).

They discuss two articles regarding Climate Change. They are "The mercury doesn’t lie: We’ve hit a troubling climate change milestone" (http://tinyurl.com/z8lv98e) and "Most Americans Disagree With Their Congressional Representative On Climate Change." (http://tinyurl.com/hjapcn3)

Bob Deans joined the NRDC in 2009, following a 30-year career as a newspaper journalist. He recently returned from Paris, where he attended COP21, the Paris Climate Conference.

The NRDC's Twitter handle is @NRDC and their website is www.NRDC.org.

Mark Grimaldi's Twitter handle is @MarkJGrimaldi.

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Leslie is joined by callers and Political Strategist Brad Bannon as they analyze discuss the 11th Republican Debate in Detroit.
They also discuss Neo-Nazis at a Trump rally caught on video roughing up a young black woman while calling her the N-word and the C-word, and chanting "You’re scum, your time will come!" (Source: http://tinyurl.com/j6scnf6)

Brad runs Bannon Communications Research, a polling, message development and media firm which helps labor unions, progressive issue groups and Democratic candidates win public affairs and political campaigns.
Brad also writes a weekly blog for EpicTimes.com and is a lecturer in Political Science at Salem State University in Salem, Massachusetts.
Brad's Twitter handle is @BradBannon and his website is www.BannonCR.com.

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Leslie is joined by William H. Frey, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution. He is an internationally known demographer with expertise on US demographics, American political demographics and author of "Diversity Explosion: How New Racial Demographics are Remaking America."

They discuss William's piece for Brookings.edu entitled "Can Trump Win in November?"

William is also the author of a new report "America's Electoral Future: How Changing Demographics Could Impact Presidential Elections from 2016 to 2032".

The website for the Brookings Institution is www.Brookings.edu.

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