Afghanistan on Track? from WNYC's Brian Lehrer Show by listenerservices@wnyc.org (WNYC, New York Public Radio)

Despite concerns about the stability of the progress, the Obama Administration’s report assessing the war in Afghanistan says that the U.S. is on pace for troops to begin pulling out in June. NPR’s national security correspondent Rachel Martin digs in to the report. Plus: Former NY Senator James L. Buckley on his new book Freedom is at Risk; and Follow Up Friday looks negotiating with terrorists and mandatory gun ownership.

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Freedom at Risk from WNYC's Brian Lehrer Show by listenerservices@wnyc.org (WNYC, New York Public Radio)

Over the course of his long political career, James L. Buckley has worn many different hats: he's been New York's U.S. Senator, an Under Secretary of State for Ronald Reagan, the president of Radio Free Europe, and a federal Court of Appeals judge. He discusses his new book, Freedom at Risk, in which he reflects on what he calls the "intrusive" growth of the federal government and offers insights gleaned from his decades of service in Washington.

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