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Nov 2020
30m 53s

Joe Biden: The next President of the USA

THE TIMES
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What will a Biden presidency look like? And what do we know about the man taking on the top job in the White House? 


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Guests: 

Josh Glancy, Washington Bureau Chief for The Sunday Times.

Richard Schiff, actor and activist. 


Host: Manveen Rana. 


Clips used: Fox News, CNN, The Guardian.

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