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Jan 2022
37m 21s

Biden Faces Boycott From This Own Base

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The President visits Atlanta for a big voting rights push, but many activists say they are in no mood for another speech and demand Presidential action in Washington. Plus, a new pandemic record: 145,000 people are now hospitalized with Covid. And, the former President targets a Republican Senator who told the truth, and Kevin McCarthy promises if he gets power he’ll use to punish Democrats. 

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