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Senator Gustavo Petro faces off against conservative black horse Rodolfo Hernandez. Reed and Witte talk about the candidates and whether they have changed their campaign tactics for the runoff. Then they talk about Julian Assange's extradition to the US approved by the British government and what happens next.\u003Cp>\u003Cbr />\u003C/p>\u003Cp>\u003Cbr />\u003C/p>\u003Cp>\u003Cbr />\u003C/p>\u003Cp>\u003Cb>Jim Goodman\u003C/b>, Board President of the National Family Farm Coalition joins the show to talk about reports by the Guardian which found that more than 20 million farm animals in the US die before they can even be slaughtered - dying in the horrific transport conditions they endure. 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