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Plus, are Americans ready to move on from debating the pandemic and the Jan." itemprop="image" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20220927235352im_/https://www.kcrw.com/news/shows/left-right-center/abortion-lindsey-graham-pandemic-january-6-committee/@@images/image/listing-rectangle"/> </div> <h3 itemprop="name headline">The politics of abortion: Is there a middle ground?</h3> </a> <span itemprop="about" itemscope="" itemid="/#ce8dd2f198bd4edc8517ca7ece4c0260"> <a class="source" itemprop="url" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220927235352/https://www.kcrw.com/categories/politics"><span itemprop="name">Politics</span></a> </span> <div class="bottom-of-tile"> <p itemprop="description">Panelists discuss how abortion policies are advancing nationally, and why the politics are so divisive. 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Plus, will fights over abortion rights and marriage equality motivate voters?" itemprop="image" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20220927235352im_/https://www.kcrw.com/news/shows/left-right-center/midterms-democrats-biden-trump-abortion/@@images/image/listing-rectangle"/> </div> <h3 itemprop="name headline">Abortion, culture wars: What will bring out voters during midterms?</h3> </a> <span itemprop="about" itemscope="" itemid="/#ce9c7fec68a84b70ab3d2afcad4f6839"> <a class="source" itemprop="url" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220927235352/https://www.kcrw.com/categories/national"><span itemprop="name">National</span></a> </span> <div class="bottom-of-tile"> <p itemprop="description">Panelists discuss if Democrats will maintain their Congressional majority after the midterms. 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