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Interview with the president of the nation's largest teachers' union

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Good afternoon, welcome to Radioactivity. I'm Rob Lorei. Coming up today, we'll talk about the controversy over whether the US Chamber of Commerce is funneling foreign money into election campaigns this year.

But first: an interview with Dennis Van Roekel, the President of the National Education Association, the nation's largest teacher's union. The union represents more than three million teachers nationwide.

The nation's teachers unions are a frequent target, especially by supporte...