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The stories that matter on money and politics in the race for the White House
The writer is a contributing columnist, based in Chicago
Immigrants eating dogs in Ohio and hijacking school buses in California: false migrant scare stories have already marred the US election campaign. But when one turns out to have substance, it can run away with the public imagination — and potentially make all the difference in a tight race.
Recently, former…
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