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If nothing else informs you of the rot at the core of former U.S. Sen. Strom Thurmond’s moral character and the shamelessness of his hypocrisy, it’s how the white segregationist from South ...

An uncomfortable conversation about the acuity of aging politicians, from Republicans Strom Thurmond of South Carolina and Thad Cochran of Mississippi to Democrats Robert C. Byrd of West Virginia ...

Cory Booker (D-N.J.) has claimed a peculiar distinction: surpassing South Carolina Sen. Strom Thurmond’s notorious 24-hour civil rights filibuster to deliver the longest speech in Senate history.

Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player... Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) recently broke the record in how long anyone had spoken in the Senate chamber, ever—for 25 hours—besting ...

An uncomfortable conversation about the acuity of aging politicians, from Republicans Strom Thurmond of South Carolina and Thad Cochran of Mississippi to Democrats Robert C. Byrd of West Virginia ...

Longtime SC politician Strom Thurmond was parodied on “SNL” in a skit aired Oct. 12, 1991 during an episode hosted by Kirstie Alley with musical guest Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers.

Strom Thurmond. Booker was blasting Trump’s policies; Thurmond had been filibustering the Civil Rights Act of 1957. 22 - Tens of thousands of federal workers were fired. Tens of thousands more ...

Please leave this field blank. There have been some bright spots. Senator Cory Booker broke Strom Thurmond’s filibuster record in a marathon floor speech denouncing Trump’s abuses. Senator ...

Fry ran against then prime minister Kim Campbell in 1993, and has continued to win her Vancouver Centre riding ever since You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you ...

He broke former Sen. Strom Thurmond’s 1957 record for longest Senate filibuster, which was 24 hours and 18 minutes. Thurmond had filibustered to prevent the passage of the Civil Rights Act ...

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