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<i>The Atlantic</i> Politics & Policy Daily: Miranda Warning

Actress Cynthia Nixon, who played Miranda on HBO’s <em>Sex and the City</em>, announced that she will challenge New York Governor Andrew Cuomo in the upcoming Democratic primary.
Source: Christopher Tamcke / AP

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