Today's Takeaways: Politics as Entertainment, Vets Fighting for Benefits, Remembering Mike Nichols
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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump greets supporters after his rally at Ladd-Peebles Stadium on August 21, 2015 in Mobile, Alabama.
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