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Dec 2021
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Biden On Omicron: Can’t Plan For Somethi...

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President Biden is on the defensive as he pushes back against criticism that his administration was caught off guard by the Omicron variant. As the surge continues, today the FDA authorized Pfizer's antiviral pill, Paxlovid, to treat Covid-19.  A Texas election official joins to discuss her claims that the state’s Attorney General threatened and even tried ... Show More
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