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    "America and the World",
    "Cold War",
    "communism",
    "democracy",
    "Donald Trump",
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  "textContent": "For many younger Americans, this is the first U.S. war in the Middle East. Here’s how we got here.\n\nThe post A Brief History of America’s Involvement in Iran appeared first on The American Prospect.",
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