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Donald Trump: Bush Failed to Keep America Safe Because of 9/11

Donald Trump Argues George W. Bush Failed to Keep America Safe Because of 9/11 Did George W. Bush Keep Us Safe On 9/11? Trump Thinks Not from The Young Turks

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When Bernie Sanders Speaks: What He Says, What Republicans Hear

Bernie Drives the Republicans Wild! Real Time with Bill Maher – What Republicans Hear – October 16, 2015 (HBO) from Real Time with Bill Maher

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Cenk Uygur and Ann Coulter Debate

The Young Turks founder and host sits down with best-selling Republican author and political commentator Ann Coulter Cenk Uygur VS Ann Coulter at Politicon 2015 from The Young Turks

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Benghazi Investigation Under Fire After Admissions by Kevin McCarthy and Bradley Podliska

Kevin McCarthy’s admission that the Benghazi investigation is targetting Hillary Clinton to lower her poll numbers blows up in the Republican Party’s face Benghazi Sham Blowing Up In Republicans’ Faces from The Young Turks

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U.S. Union Stronghold Michigan Becomes ‘Right to Work’ State

The legislature of the state of Michigan in the United States has authorized a ‘right to work’ law that bans the requirement that non-union workers pay an agency fee to work in a unionized plant as a condition of employment. Governor Rick Schneider is expected to sign the bill into law, making Michigan the 24th […]

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U.S. President Barack Obama Delivers Victory Speech to Supporters Gathered in Chicago

Current U.S. President Barack Obama handily won re-election Tuesday, triumphing over Republican challenger Mitt Romney to remain the United States’ 44th president. In a victory speech to supporters gathered in Chicago, Barack Obama talked about the American project moving forward towards ‘perfecting our democracy’ with his re-election.

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U.S. Elections 2012: GOP Increases Majority in the House of Representatives, Democrats Retain Senate

It is projected that the Republicans will increase their majority in the House of Representatives to 211 (R) – 155 (D). The Democrats will remain in control of the U.S. Senate and notably reclaimed the senate seat in Massachusetts vacated by Ted Kennedy upon his death and won by Republican Scott Brown during a special […]

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U.S. Elections 2012: Republicans Retain Majority in Number of State Governors

Following the United States 2012 Elections the Republican Party will retain a majority in the number of governor’s seats. North Carolina elected its first GOP governor since the 1980s, bucking a general liberal trend with the re-election of Barack Obama. Races in Washington and Montana were too close to be called as of writing. [CNN]

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U.S. Elections 2012: Mitt Romney Congratulates Barack Obama on His Re-Election, Thanks Supporters in Boston

Mitt Romney conceded the U.S. presidential election to Barack Obama and expressed gratitude to his supporters at his campaign headquarters in Boston. He thanked his team, his wife, and especially his running mate, Paul Ryan, who he calls the ‘second best choice’ he has made in terms of a mate, the first being his wife […]

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U.S. Elections 2012: Maryland and Maine Become First States in the US to Legalize Gay Marriage at the Ballot Box

Voters in the states of Maryland and Maine have approved ballot measures permitting gay marriage. The passing of these ballot measures by the electorate represents the first two instances in the United States in which gay marriage is approved by non-legislative action. According to Fred Sainzo of the Human Rights Campaign: “If Obama is reelected […]

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