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Jun 2016
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US election countdown: National security...

Financial Times
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The White House candidates each fought to promise greater safety for citizens, with pledges to defeat Isis and scale back access to weapons for those on the terror watch list, after the Orlando nightclub attack. FT reporters discuss Hillary Clinton's and Donald Trump's response, and how their respective national security platforms will play among the electorate.

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