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Nov 2024
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Israel Risks a Quagmire in Widening Leba...

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A.M. Edition for Nov. 14. WSJ correspondent Dov Lieber says that while Israel’s push deeper into Lebanon could give it leverage in cease-fire talks with Hezbollah, it’s a dangerous gambit. Plus, Donald Trump’s attorney general pick Matt Gaetz faces mounting opposition among Senate Republicans. And, in secret correspondence to Washington, Iran said it wouldn't try to assassinate Trump. Luke Vargas hosts.


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