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Republicans Ditch ‘Obamacare’ replacement

Congressional Republicans withdraw their replacement for ‘Obamacare’.

Obamacare remains ‘the law of the land’ says US House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan, following the scrapping of the American Health Care Act. This law was intended to ‘repeal and replace’ the current American health system.

Also in the programme: The history of squatting. And, can the working lunch be saved from the era of the sandwich?

(Image: A demonstrator holding a pro-‘Obamacare’ banner in 23rd March 2017. Credit: Ronen Tivony/Nur Phono/Getty Images)

50 minutes

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Sat 25 Mar 201707:06GMT

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  • Sat 25 Mar 201707:06GMT