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RNC Day 4: How Does the Trump Show End? Jul 21, 2016

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Whatever Donald Trump himself says tonight in a bid for unity, disputes over the “Soul of the Party” are bound to continue — win or lose in November. The management of the convention has raised questions about the potential staff in a Trump White House.

RNC Day 3: "Make America First Again" Jul 20, 2016

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A divided convention nominated Donald Trump for president last night. There's two days left for Republicans to achieve a degree of unity and pronounce a formula for governing a changing America.

RNC Day 2: The Trump UN-Convention Jul 19, 2016

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It's Day Two of the Republican convention in Cleveland. We hear about yesterday's highlights and lowlights and hear what's likely in tonight's prime-time production.

RNC Day 1: "Make America Safe Again" Jul 18, 2016

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Against a background of police killings, terrorism and an attempted coup in Turkey, Republicans are gathered in Cleveland to nominate Donald Trump.

France Renews State of Emergency as The World Watches in Horror Jul 15, 2016

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Last night in the city of Nice, France saw it’s third major terror attack in the past 19 months, with at least 84 people killed and two hundred injured. Despite political calls for action, intelligence officials from France to the United States admit they’re at a loss to prevent attacks on crowds that come without any warning.

Obamacare and Reviving the Public Option Jul 14, 2016

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Donald Trump has promised repeal of President Obama’s major achievement: the Affordable Care Act. Now even Obama is proposing a major change—the “public option” pushed by Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton. Would that save Obamacare? Would it have a chance of passing the House and the Senate?

The Unconventional GOP Convention Jul 13, 2016

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Republicans are famous for nominating conventions that run so smoothly it’s a challenge for anybody but delegates to stay awake. Next week’s meeting in Cleveland is going to be very different, as we’ll hear on our program.

Moving Beyond the Racial Crossfire Jul 12, 2016

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The election of Barack Obama raised high hopes that America’s legacy of racism had finally been overcome. But, after a week of deadly violence, the nation—and the President—face a very different reality.

A Nation On the Edge Jul 11, 2016

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Last week’s deadly violence has escalated the tension between advocates for Black Lives Matter and some ardent supporters of local police. The killing of five officers by a black sniper has inflamed passions from the streets to the halls of Congress.

A Heart-wrenching Week of Violence in America Jul 08, 2016

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A sniper attack in Dallas left five officers dead and seven wounded after a peaceful protest against police shootings became a nightmare. To a nation already stunned by live video of the aftermath of a fatal police shooting of a motorist in Minnesota, the Texas massacre was one more stunning blow.

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