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Good morning.

I'm James Holman from the Washington Post and this is the Daily

202 for Tuesday January 19th. In today's news, Q a non-adherence discuss posing as

National Guard troops to infiltrate the

inauguration. Senate committees will hold hearings today for Joe Biden's

national security nominees and COVID lockdowns, protests, and election strife cause record gun sales.

But first, the big idea.

More than 30,000 falsehoods and lies.

More than 400,000 coronavirus deaths.

Rising white nationalism, financial self-dealing, a social media ban, two impeachments, and a deadly

attack on the Capitol.

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