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Fact check: Bracing for Trump's 'relentless optimism'

Fact check: Bracing for Trump's 'relentless optimism'

The most jagged edges of President Trump's day-to-day rhetoric may be sanded at the edges Tuesday night. No speech is more carefully prepared than the State of the Union. Even so, he's prone to exaggeration and sometimes fiction. If his past speeches to Congress are prologue, buyer beware.
by The Associated Press

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What went wrong: Tech problem with mobile app causes Iowa caucus chaos

What went wrong: Tech problem with mobile app causes Iowa caucus chaos

Some caucus organizers were forced to call in results for the state party to record manually, introducing delays and the possibility for human error. Iowa Democratic Party Chair Troy Price says the delays were not the result of a hack or intrusion. The party said it expects to release unofficial results later Tuesday after manually verifying its data against paper backups.
by The Associated Press

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Democrats have no Iowa caucus results, blame 'coding issue'

Democrats have no Iowa caucus results, blame 'coding issue'

In a statement, the Iowa Democratic Party blamed a “coding issue in the reporting system” that it said has since been fixed. State party officials said “our plan is to release results as soon as possible” later Tuesday.
by The Associated Press

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Intelligence Squared US: 'Discourse Disrupters' features Chris Anderson of TED

Intelligence Squared US host John Donvan speaks with TED curator Chris Anderson about bringing people together to share new and innovative ideas that can shape our collective future.
by MPR News Staff

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Online misinformation fuels doubt as 2020 vote kicks off

Online misinformation fuels doubt as 2020 vote kicks off

The state's Republican secretary of state has criticized a conservative group for using old statistics and bad math to make a false claim about voter fraud. Some supporters of Democrat Bernie Sanders have taken to social media to spread unfounded speculation that the caucus would be rigged to ensure Sanders loses.
by The Associated Press

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Klobuchar's claims about black teen's case draw criticism

Klobuchar's claims about black teen's case draw criticism

Civil rights activists and legal experts are challenging Sen. Amy Klobuchar’s claims that she was unaware of questionable evidence and police tactics used to send a young black teen to prison for life when she was a top Minneapolis prosecutor.
by Robin McDowell

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What to expect from the next round of caucuses and primaries

What to expect from the next round of caucuses and primaries

With the completion of the Iowa caucuses, candidates for the Democratic nomination for president are headed to the next round of states. We turn to two political scientists to hear about what’s on voters’ minds in Nevada and South Carolina.
by Kerri Miller and Breann Schossow

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