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ISIS and the blame game on the campaign trail.

Hello again, I'm Armin Alney, and this is To the Point from Public Radio International.

A daily look at the issues Americans care about most.

The Obama administration was saying the so-called Islamic State was on the run.

Then ISIS took Ramadi, the capital of Iraq's Anbar province.

The White House admits it's a setback, but not enough to change the strategy of playing a supporting role.

Republicans say it proves there's no strategy at all.

ISIS is likely to be a threat to American interests well into the next presidential term,

leaving the candidates to debate a complex question, was the real failure Obama's troop

withdrawal or Bush's war?

Today's talking point, the horror story about the mass abuse of women and girls in Nigeria

and what it took to get it.

First, here's the news.

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Hello again, Mormon Al-Nay, back with To the Point. ISIS, the so-called Islamic State, has seized Ramadi, a major Iraqi city, creating new challenges for the governments of Iraq and the United States. We'll hear what it could mean on the ground and for America's presidential campaign. Today's talking point, the New York Times reported this week on the rapes and intentional impregnations of hundreds of women and girls by Boko Haram in

Nigeria. We'll hear about a gut-wrenching story and the risks it took for the reporter to get it.

First, this news update. Some of the world's biggest banks have agreed to pay a record total of

$5.8 billion in fines for illegal manipulation of dollars and euros on the currency market.

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