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From KCRW in Santa Monica and PRI, Public Radio International, this is To the Point.

Long shots are changing the short game for 2016.

Hello again, I'm Orman Alney, and this is To the Point from Public Radio International, a daily look at the issues Americans care about most.

Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders was just an annoyance.

Now he's becoming a real threat to Hillary Clinton's coronation by the Democrats next year.

Donald Trump is hitting the top ten just in time to make the first debate next month

as Republicans picked their way through a multitude of candidates.

Controversial issues are piling up for both parties from immigration to income inequality,

and the early going is being shaped by unlikely contenders.

Today's talking point, court documents show Bill Cosby admitting he acquired prescription drugs

to give women for the purpose of having sex.

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Hello again, Warren. I'll need back with To the Point.

Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump are just two of the presidential candidates few people expect to see in the White House after next year's election, but they're also just two of the long shots having an impact on this year's campaign.

We'll hear how the races are shaping up in both political

parties. Today's talking point, now that a federal judge has released testimony by Bill Cosby

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