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Supporters of Donald Trump attend a campaign event at the I-X Center in Cleveland, Ohio, on Saturday.
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NPR's Claudio Sanchez visits the site of Treehaven — the school where he taught so many years ago, just outside Tucson, Ariz.
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Cokie Roberts talks about her book Capital Dames on ABC's Good Morning America with George Stephanopoulos last April. Roberts left her position as a full-time staffer at NPR in 1992 but has regularly appeared on the air as a commentator.
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