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BOOK ON AMERICA’S FIRST

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PRINCIPLES AND WHAT DRIVES THE

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COUNTRY TODAY.

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BUT FIRST, A TURBULENT ELECTION

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DAY MAY FINALLY BE BEHIND US,

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BUT THE ROAD AHEAD APPEARS TO BE

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STILL QUITE BUMPY.

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NBC NEWS SENIOR CORRESPONDENT

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TOM BROKAW LOOKS FORWARD AT THE

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CHALLENGES THIS COUNTRY FACES

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WHILE OFFERING UP A UNIQUE

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SOLUTION OF HIS OWN.

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>> IT’S A NEW DAY IN AMERICA,

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BUT JOE BIDEN STILL FACES A LOT

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OF THE OLD PROBLEMS.

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YES, HE IS THE PRESIDENT-ELECT,

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BUT HIS OWN PARTY, MANY PARTS OF

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IT, ARE AT WAR WITH EACH OTHER.

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WE ALSO HAVE TO BE DEALING WITH

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COVID VIRUS, WHICH IS RAPIDLY

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EXPANDING ONCE AGAIN.

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WE ARE IN A NEW SEASON FOR IT

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AND ALL THE EXPERTS SAY IT’S

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GOING TO GET WORSE BEFORE IT

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GETS BETTER.

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WHAT DO WE DO ABOUT THAT?

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I SUPPOSE WHAT TROUBLES ME MOST

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IS THAT NEITHER SIDE IN THIS

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GREAT CONTEST IS WILLING TO GIVE

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AN INCH AT THIS POINT.

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PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS LOST THIS

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ELECTION, BUT HE WON’T

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ACKNOWLEDGE THAT.

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AND AT THE SAME TIME, PEOPLE

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LIKE RUSH LIMBAUGH WILL BE ON

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THE RADIO ALL DAY, EVERY DAY,

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ATTACKING THE NEW PRESIDENT, AND

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WHAT HE HOPES TO DO.

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SO HOW DO WE GET OUT OF ALL OF

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THIS?

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ONE OF THE WAYS I HAVE BEEN

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THINKING ABOUT IT IS I THINK

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ABOUT ABRAHAM LINCOLN AND WHAT

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HE WENT THROUGH AND WE’RE

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COMPARABLE TO THAT.

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MAYBE PRESIDENT OBAMA AND

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PRESIDENT BUSH COULD FORM A

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COMMITTEE OF THE BEST OF AMERICA

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AND ALL THE PARTS, THE SCIENCES,

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THE RELIGION, EDUCATION, THE

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CAN-DO CROWD THAT HAS CREATED

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THE GREATEST NATION ON EARTH,

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AND FIND A WAY TO PULL US

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TOGETHER, NOT TO SEPARATE US.

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THAT WOULD BE A STEP IN THE

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RIGHT DIRECTION.

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THERE ARE PEOPLE WAITING TO BE

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ASKED TO SERVE.

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THINK ABOUT ALL OF THOSE PEOPLE

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IN THE HOSPITALS ACROSS AMERICA

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RISKING THEIR LIVES MORNING AND

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NOON AND NIGHT TO TAKE CARE OF

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THE VICTIMS OF COVID.

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DO YOU THINK THAT THEY SAY TO

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EACH OTHER, ARE YOU A

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REPUBLICAN?

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OR A DEMOCRAT?

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BECAUSE I ONLY WORK WITH A

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REPUBLICAN OR MAYBE A DEMOCRAT.

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OF COURSE NOT.

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THEY ARE AMERICANS ON DUTY AND

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READY FOR THE CALL, AND WE HAVE

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TO FIND A WAY TO GIVE THEM THAT

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OPPORTUNITY.

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BY THE WAY, THAT MOUNTAIN CHAIN

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BEHIND ME, THEY ARE CALLED THE

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CRAZIES, GOING BACK TO THE 19th

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CENTURY.

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WHAT WE DON’T WANT IS FOR THAT

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MOUNTAIN CHAIN TO BE

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REPRESENTATIVE OF THIS COUNTRY

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DURING ONE OF THE GREATEST

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CHALLENGES IN THE HISTORY OF