[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez]Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez 2018 * TWO LUMINARIES IN THE DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST MOVEMENT — ONE ITS NATIONAL LEADER, THE OTHER ITS NEW STAR — ARE DESCENDING ON SOLIDLY REPUBLICAN KANSAS ON FRIDAY. * VERMONT SEN. BERNIE SANDERS AND ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZ, WHO ROSE TO FAME FOLLOWING HER SURPRISE WIN IN LAST MONTH'S NEW YORK CONGRESSIONAL PRIMARY, SEE AN OPPORTUNITY TO INFLUENCE DEMOCRATIC VOTERS IN KANSAS AHEAD OF THE STATE'S AUG. 7 PRIMARY * THE TRIP IS UNUSUAL ON SEVERAL FRONTS. TOPEKA, Kansas (AP) — Two luminaries in the democratic socialist movement — one its national leader, the other its new star — are descending on solidly Republican Kansas on Friday, taking their emboldened liberal message to an unlikely testing ground before next month's congressional primaries.SEE THE REST OF THE STORY AT BUSINESS INSIDERNOW WATCH: 5 science facts that 'Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom' totally ignored SEE ALSO: * The 6-year-old immigrant girl heard on a secret recording from a detention facility has finally been reunited with her mother * Russia blasts Greece's decision to extradite a Russian bitcoin operator and cybercrime suspect to France * FBI asked the author of a 2017 Emmett Till book to hand over interview recordings before re-opening investigation
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