Follow Friday: Trayvon Martin, Mitt’s Primary Sweep, and Yahoo’s Huge Layoffs

The Takeaway

Every Friday, The Takeaway convenes a panel to look back at the week’s big stories. This week we hear more anger stemming from the shooting death of Trayvon Martin, the significance of Mitt Romney’s recent primary wins, and what’s left of Yahoo after a mass layoff. This week we’re joined by  Jeff Yang, author of the  Tao Jones  column for the Wall Street Journal and blogger for  It’s A Free Country; journalist and  blogger  Farai Chideya; and  Ron Christie, Republican political strategist and political contributor for The Takeaway and  It’s A Free Country.

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