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<em>The Atlantic </em>Daily: Confirmation Hearings, or a Trial?

During Thursday’s testimonies, a mix of defiance, tears, fear, and fury. Plus killing some animals to save others, commercializing the moon, and more
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Confirmation Hearings: The American public met Dr. Christine Blasey Ford on Thursday, as she faced an odd line of questioning from a GOP-hired sex-crimes prosecutor. “And hours later, the public saw an entirely new Brett Kavanaugh,” who was defiant, tearful, and angry, calling the confirmation process a “national disgrace.” Catch up here on the most striking moments from the trial, including this lashing-out from a

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