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The United States, Saudi Arabia and the ignored war in Yemen Oct 13, 2016

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A US ship fired cruise missiles into Yemen today — a nation torn by civil war and further devastated by Saudi Arabian air attacks carried out with US assistance. We hear about a humanitarian disaster and possible violations of international law.

In Syria: Does the US have any good options? Oct 12, 2016

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There’s been another deadly bombing attack today on Aleppo, as Russia and the US agree to meet again they’ve been fruitless so far. As the humanitarian crisis gets worse than ever, what are the pros and cons of increased military action by the United States?

The political fallout from Trump's "grope and brag" Oct 11, 2016

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Republican defectors from Donald Trump have outraged his grassroots supporters. Trump says he can now fight his own party's leaders in his "own way." How will outright civil war in the influence next month's election and the politics of the future?

Clinton-Trump town hall debate roundup Oct 10, 2016

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America's founding fathers accused each other of crimes, hypocrisy and sexual misbehavior, but times had changed — until last night at this year's second presidential debate in St. Louis.

Reality Check: Parental leave and childcare Oct 07, 2016

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Donald Trump is defying GOP tradition by proposing a new entitlement: paid leave for the mothers of newly born children. Clinton wants new fathers on the government payroll, too. Either plan would help the US catch up to the rest of the world.

Reality Check: Health insurance and Obamacare Oct 06, 2016

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Obamacare has made health insurance available for millions of people who didn't have it before. It's anything but perfect, and now Bill Clinton has made it an unavoidable issue in this year's presidential campaign — intentionally or otherwise. We compare the best laid plans of Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton.

Reality Check: Military spending and national security Oct 05, 2016

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The most powerful military in the world is not big enough for Donald Trump, although Hillary Clinton's considered more likely to use it to intervene overseas. We continue our reality check on the presidential campaign

Reality Check: Climate change, energy and the environment Oct 04, 2016

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It's Day Two of our Reality Check on the campaigns of Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. Their positions on climate change are as different as night and day. We hear what that might mean for energy policy, the environment and national security — depending on who makes it to the Oval Office.

Reality Check: Higher ed and student debt Oct 03, 2016

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When it comes to addressing the high cost of higher education, the difference between Clinton and Trump is much more than apples and oranges. That's according to one of our guests in part one of our reality check on issues in the presidential campaign.

Is Suing Saudi Arabia for 9/11 a good idea? Sep 30, 2016

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It's been 15 years since the attacks of September 11, but that's not the only reason they're back in the news. The Obama White House calls it "embarrassing" that bipartisan majorities in Congress have given victims' families the right to sue Saudi Arabia, and the battle's not over yet.

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