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Handel vs. Ossoff in Georgia, disappearing press briefings, targeting U.S. military aircraft in Syria, and more
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Democratic Hopes: Republican Karen Handel and Democrat Jon Ossoff are facing off today in a high-stakes special election in Georgia’s sixth district—a conservative stronghold where a liberal victory could send a significant message about the trajectory of U.S. politics. If Democrats want to reclaim control of Congress in 2018, Bruce Reed and Rahm Emanuel, they need to be strategic about which candidates and causes they choose to back in which districts. And as Franklin Foer writes, that may mean working harder to .

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