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<em>The Atlantic</em> Politics Daily: It’s Beginning to Look Like 2003

Our staff writer David Graham argues that the Iran crisis reeks of the run-up to the Iraq War. Plus: The fans of Joe Biden’s make-America-nice-again vision.

It’s Monday, January 6. In today’s newsletter: A crash landing into 2020. Plus: Reactions to this new study on economic distress and opioids abuse complicate the narrative of America’s opioids epidemic.

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Iranians burn U.S. and Israeli flags as they gather to mourn the death of Qassem Soleimani. (NAZANIN TABATABAEE / WANA VIA REUTERS

January 2020 will be defined by three I’s: Iran, impeachment, and … the Iowa caucus. Here’s where things stand on

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