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Israel now has an opening to say that it has accomplished a core objective.

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The former president has brought dehumanizing language into American presidential politics.

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A female-focused town hall gets very weird indeed.

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“They pop the locks; they melt the glass; they take the keys out of employees’ hands.”

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