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president obama marked the 50th anniversary of lyndon johnson's war on poverty this week declaring that there's more work to be done. and using the occasion to push a domestic agenda that includes an extension of long-term jobless benefits, a minimum wage increase and a new government initiative to create economic promise zones. but some prominent conservatives are coming out with antipoverty plans of their own. and pushing back on the president's government approach. >> the current government programs that are designed to address poverty, they help alleviate some of the pain of poverty, but they do not help people emerge from it. they do not help people rise above it. we have got to deal with that. and with opportunity and equality. not just income inequality. >> joining the panel this week "the wall street journal" political diary editor jason riley and washington columnist kim straussl. let's first talk about the democratic agenda and their

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