Biden's Oval Office Address, Harris and Gaza, Pennsylvania Voters

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🗓️ 25 July 2024

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In a speech from the Oval Office, President Biden explained his reasons for declining to run for a second term. Vice President Kamala Harris has staked out her own approach to Israel and Gaza, and voters in Western PA share their thoughts on the campaigns and candidates.

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0:38.0	Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets President Biden today and will meet separately with Vice President Harris.
0:42.0	Where do the President and Vice President differ on
0:44.8	Israel and Gaza? And voters are paying attention to how Kamala Harris's record on
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