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    Long Shots Are Changing the Short Game for 2016

    Rank and file voters won't be heard from until January of next year, but Hillary Clinton is already getting an unexpected challenge from  Bernie Sanders — and others as well.  Earlier just an annoyance, the Vermont senator  now is becoming a real threat to Clinton's "coronation" by the Democrats next year.

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    By Warren Olney • Jul 7, 2015 • 32m Listen

    Rank and file voters won't be heard from until January of next year, but Hillary Clinton is already getting an unexpected challenge from Bernie Sanders — and others as well. Earlier just an annoyance, the Vermont senator now is becoming a real threat to Clinton's "coronation" by the Democrats next year.

    Peter Stevens

    On the Republican side, it’s a political free for all. Donald Trump is hitting the top ten just in time to make the first debate next month as Republicans pick their way through a multitude of candidates.

    Gage Skidmore

    Controversial issues are piling up for both parties, from immigration to income inequality, and the early going is being shaped by unlikely contenders.

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    How the Long Shots Are Changing the Short Game for 2016
    1. 1:38Congress Considers Reforms to No Child Left Behind
    2. 8:25Long Shots Are Changing the Short Game for 2016You’re reading this
    3. 41:33Bill Cosby Deposition Causes New Legal Issues
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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Jenny Hamel

      KCRW

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      Katie Cooper

      Producer, 'One year Later'

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      Christine Detz

      Producer, 'To the Point'

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      Maggie Haberman

      New York Times / CNN

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      Ron Brownstein

      Senior Editor, The Atlantic; political analyst, CNN; author

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      Alfonso Aguilar

      American Principles Project

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    The full episode

    2 of 3
    How the Long Shots Are Changing the Short Game for 2016
    1. 1:38Congress Considers Reforms to No Child Left Behind
    2. 8:25Long Shots Are Changing the Short Game for 2016You’re reading this
    3. 41:33Bill Cosby Deposition Causes New Legal Issues
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