President Biden's Legacy, Trump Campaign Focus, Ukrainian Buffer Zone

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🗓️ 19 August 2024

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President Biden is scheduled to speak on the first night of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. Former President Donald Trump is visiting swing states and focusing his attacks on Harris' economic policies, and for the first time Ukraine's President has clearly stated the objective of Ukraine's military incursion into Russia.

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0:00.0	Good morning, eh?
0:02.0	Hello.
0:03.0	You sound so excited about Monday.
0:06.0	I don't say good morning to anyone.
0:08.0	Why?
0:09.0	Because, I don't assume that someone is having a good morning.
0:12.0	What if they're not having a good morning and I'm just saying good morning?
0:16.0	And they're like, there are plenty of reasons why someone would roll their eyes at me, Lala. I don't want to give them an extra one.
0:26.7	It's the first day of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago and President
0:30.8	Biden gives the keynote speech tonight.
0:33.0	It's not going to be a fair law speech in our opinion.
0:35.0	What's he expected to say and what else is on the agenda?
0:38.0	I'm Leila Falden. That's A Martinez and this is a first from NPR News.
0:49.0	The Trump campaign is on a whirlwind tour of swing states this week. They're visiting five battleground states to try to counter Democrats recent surge in the polls.
0:54.8	What's their message?
0:55.8	And Ukraine continued its push across the Russian border in several directions,
0:59.9	destroying two key bridges, making it harder for Moscow to replenish forces and
1:03.7	evacuate civilians. Ukraine's president said the plan is to create a buffer zone
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