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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Beto O’Rourke enters presidential race, but can he rise above the crowded field?

    Beto O’Rourke became the latest Democrat to enter the 2020 presidential race. He nearly unseated Ted Cruz in last November’s Senate election, but how will he compete against other Democrats on the national level?

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    By Madeleine Brand • Mar 14, 2019 • 1 min read

    Beto O’Rourke became the latest Democrat to enter the 2020 presidential race. He nearly unseated Ted Cruz in last November’s Senate election, but how will he compete against other Democrats on the national level?

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    4. 34:24‘Apollo 11’ features new footage of the 1969 moon landing mission
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    The full episode

    1 of 4
    Some OC homeless shelters are worse than jail, say residents
    1. 0:00Beto O’Rourke enters presidential race, but can he rise above the crowded field?You’re reading this
    2. 8:29Year-long investigation into OC homeless shelters finds appalling conditions
    3. 16:00In ‘Where Reasons End,’ conversations about life and death, and the danger of perfectionism
    4. 34:24‘Apollo 11’ features new footage of the 1969 moon landing mission
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