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Nov 2024
40m 50s

The Final Countdown

CNN
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First: It's T-minus four days and 62 million Americans have already cast their ballots as Kamala Harris and Donald Trump blitz the battlegrounds with their closing arguments to that little, little sliver of persuadable voters.  Plus: Trump says he'll let RFK Jr. "do anything he wants" with health and vaccine policy if the former president is back in the Whit ... Show More
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