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Politics Day: Developments in the Middle East and the 2014 Senate Race

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A new Washington Post forecast gives the GOP a 63 percent chance of taking the Senate in November.

Also, the U.S. Senate race between Bruce Braley and Joni Ernst here in Iowa is seen as a tossup that will be pivotal. Today on River to River, political analysts give us their insight on the latest developments in the midterm campaign and other domestic issues, as well as options confronting the Islamic State, and Russia in Ukraine.

Our guests this hour include: Tim Hagle, Associate Professor of Political Science at University of Iowa, and Wayne Moyer, Rosenfield Professor of Political Science at Grinnell College.

Ben Kieffer is the host of IPR's River to River