Campaigning In Georgia, Vaccinations In Gaza, Judicial Reform in Mexico

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🗓️ 31 August 2024

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Both presidential campaigns are aggressively courting voters in Georgia. Beginning this weekend, the United Nations is undertaking a polio vaccination campaign in Gaza. Experts urge caution as Mexico seeks to reform its judiciary.

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0:00.0	Little Brian, Little Brian,
0:04.8	C, bad guy.
0:05.8	A high profile feud gets pushed aside as the political map keeps shifting.
0:11.0	Leading both parties to believe they can pull Georgia onto their side of the electoral ledger.
0:15.6	I'm Scott Simon.
0:16.8	I'm Aisha Roscoe and this is up first from NPR News.
0:20.4	Donald Trump narrowly lost News.
0:23.0	Donald Trump narrowly lost Georgia four years ago and blamed that in part on Georgia
0:28.2	Governor Brian Kemp.
0:29.8	Now the two are campaigning together.
0:32.0	We'll take you to Georgia for details.
0:34.0	And then to Mexico where voters may soon be able to elect judges.
0:38.3	Why experts urge caution today on the podcast.
0:41.8	And polio reappears in Gaza, but there's reason to hope.
0:46.2	So please stay with us.
0:47.3	We have the news you need to start your weekend.
0:50.4	Truth, independence, fairness, transparency, respect, excellence,
0:59.2	this is NPR. This is NPR. Vice President Kamla Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Governor Tim Walls, took a bus tour this week
1:15.1	through Coastal Georgia, which the Democratic Party sees as a crucial battleground
1:20.3	in the race to win the White House. But Republican infighting has plagued the party since Trump's narrow loss there in 2020,
1:28.0	and PR Stephen Fowler is our man in Georgia.
1:31.0	He joins us now.
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