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Americans Recoil after Attacks Seemingly Motivated by Politics, Racism

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The United States is reeling after a spate of what appear to be politically-motivated attacks: a mass shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue that left 11 congregants dead and at least 14 explosive devices sent to prominent Democrats across the country. VOA's Michael Bowman reports the horrific incidents are spawning a new focus on America's often-toxic political discourse just more than a week before midterm elections.