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With a name inspired by the First Amendment, 1A explores important issues such as policy, politics, technology, and what connects us across the fissures that divide the country. The program also delves into pop culture, sports, and humor. 1A's goal is to act as a national mirror-taking time to help America look at itself and to ask what it wants to be.

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 State Sen. Leanna Washington walks to the police station in Abington on Wednesday. State prosecutors filed charges alleging Washington used her staff to organize an annual political fundraiser on taxpayer time, using taxpayer resources. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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