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Vox Sentences: What to make of Iran’s election results

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Vox Sentences is written by Dylan Matthews and Dara Lind.


An Iranian woman votes in parliamentary and Expert Assembly elections in Qom.

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Trump introduced his buddy Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) in Mobile all the way back in August; Sessions has now endorsed Trump.

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The acting winners.

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