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Presidential primary audio

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At the Assembly: Lobbyists

Win or lose, politics pays

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Gallery: Go inside the State House with Journal photographer Connie Grosch, who has covered the General Assembly for 12 years

Bishop Tobin turns the tables

Diocese of Providence Bishop Thomas Tobin interviews Journal political columnist M. Charles Bakst. He wanted to talk about the role faith plays in his writing.

Read Bakst's column about the interview

Extra: Hear the bishop and Bakst discuss their differing perspectives on objective moral truth

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