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Scott Moneyham of the Capital Press Association and Bruce Ferrell of WPTF News join host Barlow Herget to discuss President Obama's visit to Chapel Hill this week along with the 5-part series on the state's profitable, nonprofit hospitals and the influence they wield.  Also on the menu are Senate President Phil Berger's Republican proposal to reform public schools and the spirited fight over the constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage.