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  "id": 788831,
  "title": "Republicans see Minnesota fraud scandal as a chance to go on offense in a blue state",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/republicans-see-minnesota-fraud-scandal-as-a-chance-to-go-on-offense",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-13T16:40:12.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "slug": "pbs-newshour",
    "url": "https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/republicans-see-minnesota-fraud-scandal-as-a-chance-to-go-on-offense-in-a-blue-state"
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  "summary": "The newly minted GOP ticket wasted no time before hammering Democrats over fraud. Dozens of people have been convicted of stealing hundreds of millions of dollars meant to provide food, shelter, healthcare and childcare to people in need.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Republicans see Minnesota fraud scandal as a chance to go on offense in a blue state",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/republicans-see-minnesota-fraud-scandal-as-a-chance-to-go-on-offense",
        "published": "2026-08-12T20:36:59.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}