Current State #166 | September 25, 2013

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Published September 25, 2013 at 2:56 PM EDT

Today on Current State: Pam Byrnes runs to replace Representative Tim Walberg; WKAR's Radio Reading Service; U.S. relations with Iran; and a theatrical production focusing on campus censorship.

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