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In Iowa, the Democrats are down to the wire.

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.

Hillary Clinton may lead Bernie Sanders in national polls, but the race to the White House is a state-by-state process. In Iowa and New Hampshire,

Sanders is coming on strong, raising the stakes for last night's final televised confrontation

before Democrats caucus in Iowa. There were lively exchanges on gun control, health care,

taxes, and Wall Street domination, with appeals not only to the mostly white voters in the two early states, but to more diverse electorates in primary contests just around the corner.

Today's talking point are professional tennis players getting away with match fixing. First, here's the news.

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Hello again, Warman Alney, back with To the Point. Once again, Hillary Clinton is facing an unexpected challenge in the Iowa caucuses with less than two weeks to go.

We'll hear how last night's debate with Bernie Sanders might affect the outcome in Iowa and other states as a long primary process finally gets underway.

Today's talking point as the Australian Open gets underway, the BBC and BuzzFeed claim that gambling syndicates have been fixing matches with some top tennis players involved.

First, the news update. Iran has reduced its nuclear capacity and economic sanctions are being lifted,

but that's no guarantee that international diplomacy is going smoothly.

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