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Convention Countdown
The Republican National Convention is in 6 days in Cleveland.
The Democratic National Convention is in 13 days in Philadelphia.
Did you know? While the Secret Service has forbidden guns inside the RNC, as reported in March, Ohio state law requires Cleveland authorities to allow guns to be carried in the area around the convention center, despite concerns of violence from the expected heavy protests.
July 11, 2016
Today we talked about Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton's announcement to campaign together in New Hampshire on July 12, more details emerge on the Dallas shooter who fatally shot five police officers, contemplating what kind of first lady Melania Trump would be, the changing campaign approach in the swing state of Iowa, and Detroit's working class men who are split on Donald Trump.
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