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Watch President Obama’s Farewell Address

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Watch President Obama’s Farewell Address

Watch President Obama’s Farewell Address

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Watch President Obama’s Farewell Address On the night of shocking reports about president-elect Trump, President Obama said goodbye. January 11, 2017 at 07:37PM

Everything You Need To Know About The Secret Report On Donald Trump And His Russian Connections

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Everything You Need To Know About The Secret Report On Donald Trump And His Russian Connections On Tuesday night, a blizzard of stories regarding Donald Trump's connections to Russia — and allegedly compromising materials about Trump possessed by Russian intelligence — blew across the internet. Here's a breakdown of what the hell is going on.

Everything You Need To Know About The Secret Report On Donald Trump And His Russian Connections

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Everything You Need To Know About The Secret Report On Donald Trump And His Russian Connections

Picture of the day for January 12, 2017

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Rainy golden hour at Muraste Nature Reserve, Estonia..

filibuster: Word of the day for January 12, 2017

filibuster , n : A mercenary soldier; a freebooter; specifically, a mercenary who travelled illegally in an organized group from the United States to a country in Central America or the Spanish West Indies in the mid-19th century seeking economic and political benefits through armed force. (politics, US) A tactic (such as giving long, often irrelevant speeches) employed to delay the proceedings of, or the making of a decision by, a legislative body, particularly the United States Senate. (politics, US) A member of a legislative body causing such an obstruction; a filibusterer. One of the first filibusters in the United States Senate, involving an attempt to prevent a censure of President Andrew Jackson from being expunged from the Senate record, began on this date in 1837.

filibuster: Word of the day for January 12, 2017

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Word of the day is filibuster : A mercenary soldier; a freebooter; specifically, a mercenary who travelled illegally in an organized group from the United States to a country in Central America or the Spanish West Indies in the mid-19th century seeking economic and political benefits through armed force. (politics, US) A tactic (such as giving long, often irrelevant speeches) employed to delay the proceedings of, or the making of a decision by, a legislative body, particularly the United States Senate. (politics, US) A member of a legislative body causing such an obstruction; a filibusterer. One of the first filibusters in the United States Senate, involving an attempt to prevent a censure of President Andrew Jackson from being expunged from the Senate record, began on this date in 1837.

Picture of the day for January 12, 2017

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Picture of the day on January 12, 2017: Rainy golden hour at Muraste Nature Reserve, Estonia.