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Jun 2020
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13: Frm. Obama Speechwriter David Litt E...

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In his new book: Democracy: In One Book or Less fmr. Obama speechwriter and NY Times bestselling author brings fascinating and often startling detail to all the ways the GOP thwarts democracy. 
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