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The Nose: Clock Debacle and GOP "Crazy Talk"

Connecticut Public Radio | By Catie Talarski
Published September 18, 2015 at 11:38 AM EDT
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Ahmed Mohamed is a 14-year-old Texas student who likes to tinker. He was arrested for bringing a home-made clock to school, because school officials thought it was a bomb. What followed was an outpouring of support for Mohamed, who many said was targeted because of his Muslim faith. President Obama invited him to the White House, Mark Zuckerberg invited him to Facebook HQ, and he even got a scholarship to space camp.  

This hour, the clock debacle, and Vanessa Ruiz, a local news anchor who's been criticized for rolling her R's. 

And the latest Republican debate, hosted by CNN. Three hours of what the New York Times has called "crazy talk." 

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Catie Talarski was a senior director of storytelling and radio programming at Connecticut Public.
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