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Jul 2024
58m 58s

Digesting a Momentous Month

CNN
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Saturday marks one month since the CNN presidential debate – a month that has upended everything, and may have changed the course of history. The world has been following every extraordinary twist, and the consequences are enormous – particularly with the wars in Ukraine and Gaza, and an emboldened China and Russia. Veteran diplomat Richard Haass joins Biann ... Show More
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