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Sep 2019
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Brett Kavanaugh Faces Another Sexual Ass...

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Brett Kavanaugh faces a new sex assault claim, President Trump threatens Iran after an attack on Saudi Arabia, and Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor discusses "Just Ask!"

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