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    • David Axelrod
      CNN Senior Political Commentator

      David Axelrod, a former senior advisor to President Obama, is director of the University of Chicago's Institute of Politics and host of The Axe Files podcast

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      CNN senior political commentator David Axelrod reacts to a new poll that says 65% of Americans are concerned about how things are going in the US.
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      CNN's political commentaror David Axelrod weighs in on the mistakes President Biden has made during his first year in office and how the President can learn from them moving forward.
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      Harry Reid took a risk on Barack Obama

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    • US Chairman of the Joint Chief of Staff General Colin Powell addresses the Veterans of Foreign Wars 04 March 1991, Washington,DC. In his speech, Powell said the United States will demand that Iraq account immediately and fully for all US soldiers missing in action or held prisoner. AFP PHOTO/Jerome DELAY (Photo credit should read JEROME DELAY/AFP via Getty Images)

      David Axelrod: I'll always be grateful for this surprise call from Colin Powell

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