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FOCUS: What LeBron and Steph Could Teach Donald 
LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers and Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors exchange words during Game 1 of the NBA Finals in Oakland, Calif., on May 31. (photo: Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
E.J. Dionne Jr., The Washington Post
Dionne writes: "I suspect I share this with many others: Over the past 500 or so days, I often wanted to ditch politics entirely."
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