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Nov 2019
31m 11s

Guns in the gym: The NRA’s charity arm r...

THE WASHINGTON POST
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Beth Reinhard on why the NRA is raffling off guns in American schools. Jason Rezaian examines Iran’s history of hostage-taking. And Joel Achenbach considers the uncertain fate of the universe. 
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