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Dec 2021
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Interview: Longtime Hillary Clinton Aide...

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Huma Abedin has worked for Hillary Clinton for a quarter-century. In a new book, Both/And, she discusses being a prominent Muslim woman in American politics, intersecting personal and political crises, and whether the tumultuous final days of the 2016 presidential election distracted Democrats from important political lessons. She speaks with NPR's Asma Khalid.

This episode: demographics and culture correspondent Danielle Kurtzleben, White House correspondent Asma Khalid.

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