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GOP seeks political opening amid tense Israel-Hamas fighting

by Jill ColvinAlan Fram
| May 20, 2021 12:03 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans trying to drive a wedge between Democrats and chip away at President Joe Biden’s support are zeroing in on the violence in the Middle East, laying blame on his administration and aiming to make his liberal critics the face of the party heading into the midterm elections.

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