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Presidential debate No. 1: the Michigan reaction

WKAR Public Media | By Brooke Allen
Published September 27, 2016 at 12:38 PM EDT
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The first debate in the 2016 race for the White House was last night.

The first presidential debate was last night. Rick Pluta of the Michigan Public Radio Network and Emily Lawler of MLive discuss the first face-to-face meeting between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton.

Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump met for the first debate of the presidential campaign last night.

Current State examines the debate with Emily Lawler of MLive and Rick Pluta of the Michigan Public Radio Network.
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Brooke Allen
Brooke Allen served as local producer and host for Morning Edition, from June 2016-March 2018.
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