Insight: Capitol Chat / Steve Almond Warns Against 'Bad Stories' / Children's Book 'Rescue and Jessica'

Jessica Kensky and Patrick Downes survived the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, with lower extremity injuries that took both of Jessica's legs and one of Patrick's legs. Their service dog Rescue was named the 2017 ASPCA Dog of the Year.

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  Capitol Chat: California Governor's Race, National Guard Deployment, Renter Rally

  Capitol Bureau Chief Ben Adler has news on the renter revolt, California's Governors race and the deployment of the California National Guard to the state's border with Mexico.

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  Author Steve Almond On The 'Bad Stories' Americans Tell Themselves

  Jen Picard

  Steve Almond’s new book “Bad Stories: What Just Happened To Our Country” looks at how the stories Americans have been telling themselves about their history misses the truth and leads them to delusion.

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  Boston Marathon Bombing Survivors Share Children's Book About Rescue, Their Service Dog

  Cody Drabble

  Rescue isn't just a black lab, he's a service dog who changed the life of his owner Jessica Kensky and her husband Patrick Downes. The 2013 Boston Marathon bombing survivors explain their connection to Rescue.

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