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Could California exit the union?

Could Trump try for three terms?

Would proportional representation ever work in America?

And what were we doing on a soup-making course before the New Hampshire primary?

Your brilliant questions, our valiant and occasionally pathetic attempt at answers as we see out the pre-election presidential year of America 2023.

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When Shirley Carter is gunned down in her kitchen in rural Iowa, the whole town is stunned. But when police and her family are left with no leads, Shirley’s husband does something even more shocking -- he points the finger at their son. Dennis Murphy reports on the major developments in the case, and the family feud that led to a murder trial. Originally aired on NBC on June 14, 2019.

Ron DeSantis tries to reboot his presidential prospects in Iowa. Donald Trump calls into Mike Flynn’s QAnon rally. Joe Biden is much more optimistic about a debt ceiling deal than Kevin McCarthy. Senator Joe Manchin flirts with playing spoiler in 2024. And Diane Feinstein returns to the Senate. Then North Carolina Democratic Party Chair Anderson Clayton stops by to talk about her plans to turn the state blue.

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