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Trump Plays the "Man Card" to Fight the "Woman Card"
If Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are the nominees of their political parties, gender will be a major issue for the first time in a presidential campaign. We hear how it's starting to play out.
By Warren Olney • • 52m ListenIf Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are the nominees of their political parties, gender will be a major issue for the first time in a presidential campaign. We hear how it's starting to play out.
Later on the program, will Malia Obama's "gap year" help set a pattern for other American teenagers?
Photo: Clinton campaign's official "Woman Card"
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For the third time since October, an American military "advisor" was killed in Iraq today. He was a Navy Seal serving 20 miles north of Mosul, a city held by the so-called Islamic State. William Hennigan, Pentagon correspondent for the Los Angeles Times and the Chicago Tribune, returned from Iraq just two weeks ago.
Read the story7 minPresidential Campaign: It's the "Woman's Card" v. the "Man's Card"
Hillary Clinton would be America's first woman president, and Donald Trump isn't hesitating to use that against her. He's told voters, "To be frank, if Hillary were a man I don't think she'd get 5% of the vote. All she has is playing the woman's card. And the beautiful thing is – women don't like her, OK?"
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Malia Obama is putting a spotlight on the "gap year," routine in Europe but still a luxury in this country.
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