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    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Battle over Florida midterm recount is reminiscent of 2000 presidential election

    Florida’s Senate and Governor races are still too close to call. But they’ll likely go into recounts. The state’s Republican governor, Rick Scott, is one of the candidates in the Senate race.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Nov 9, 2018 • 1 min read

    Florida’s Senate and Governor races are still too close to call. But they’ll likely go into recounts. The state’s Republican governor, Rick Scott, is one of the candidates in the Senate race. He’s suing the Democratic elections supervisors in Broward and Palm Beach counties, accusing them of fraud. President Donald Trump and his lawyer Rudy Giuliani have echoed those fraud claims, with Giuliani blaming Hillary Clinton.

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    1. 0:00What we know about the Woolsey Fire
    2. 9:48Battle over Florida midterm recount is reminiscent of 2000 presidential electionYou’re reading this
    3. 19:32Millions of ballots remain uncounted in California, which could mean trouble for Republicans
    4. 26:14Is it constitutional to appoint Matthew Whitaker as acting attorney general?
    5. 34:08How does Benedict Cumberbatch do as the Grinch?
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    The full episode

    2 of 5
    Fleeing the Woolsey Fire
    1. 0:00What we know about the Woolsey Fire
    2. 9:48Battle over Florida midterm recount is reminiscent of 2000 presidential electionYou’re reading this
    3. 19:32Millions of ballots remain uncounted in California, which could mean trouble for Republicans
    4. 26:14Is it constitutional to appoint Matthew Whitaker as acting attorney general?
    5. 34:08How does Benedict Cumberbatch do as the Grinch?
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