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Ep. 23: Clinton, Trump Battle on Long Island

The Week Ahead

By Toula Vlahou, Jonathan Allen and Adriel Bettelheim
Posted September 23, 2016 at 10:55am

Jonathan Allen, Roll Call columnist and co-author of the New York Times best-seller HRC:State Secrets and the Rebirth of Hillary Clinton, sets up Monday night’s first presidential debate, discussing what Hillary Clinton needs to do to keep Donald Trump off balance, and what Trump must do to appear presidential.

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