First Presidential Debate, Biden Pardons LBGTQ+ Veterans, Failed Coup In Bolivia

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🗓️ 27 June 2024

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President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump will face off tonight at the first presidential debate in Atlanta. The candidates are expected to discuss a range of issues that have already surfaced on the campaign trail including inflation, the border, abortion and the wars in Ukraine and Gaza. President Biden is also pardoning nearly 2,000 LGBTQ+ veterans. And a dramatic failed coup in Bolivia ended with a top military commander in prison.

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0:11.2	you will hear the news. You will hear the news!
0:15.0	Okay.
0:17.0	Tonight will be the first time a president and a former president debate each other.
0:24.5	And it's the first presidential debate at the election season.
0:27.8	What will the two candidates try to do on that debate stage?
0:30.8	I'm Michelle Martin, that's Lela Foddle and this is up first from
0:33.3	NPR News.
0:37.3	Aside from preparing for tonight's debate, President Biden is also pardoning
0:41.1	nearly 2,000 veterans.S. vets who were criminally charged or removed
0:45.7	from service because of their sexual orientation or gender identity.
0:49.6	Why is this happening more than a decade after Don't Ask Don't Tell was repealed.
0:53.4	Plus there was a dramatic failed coup in Bolivia yesterday that ended with a top military
0:58.9	commander in prison.
1:00.6	We'll get into the details and what it means for the South American nation.
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