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7) Persist
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English
Description
Famously persistent, Senator Warren shares six perspectives that have influenced her life and advocacy, knowing that if we're willing to fight for it, profound political transformation is possible.
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Language
English
Description
The Audacity of Hope is Barack Obama's call for a new kind of politicsa politics that builds upon those shared understandings that pull us together as Americans. Lucid in his vision of America's place in the world, refreshingly candid about his family life and his time in the Senate, Obama here sets out his political convictions and inspires us to trust in the dogged optimism that has long defined us and that is our best hope going forward....
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Pub. Date
2022.
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English
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Senator Tammy Duckworth has logged a long list of "firsts" during her tenure as the first Thai American woman elected to Congress, including being the first woman with a disability to serve in the House and Senate. But while she dreamed of serving her country from a young age, Tammy's path was not without its challenges. In this dramatic account, award-winning creators Christina Soontornvat and Dow Phumiruk chronicle Tammy's journey. From her childhood...
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English
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Between 1901 and 1907, a broad coalition of Protestant churches sought to expel newly elected Reed Smoot from the Senate, arguing that as an apostle in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Smoot was a lawbreaker and therefore unfit to be a lawmaker. The resulting Senate investigative hearing featured testimony on every peculiarity of Mormonism, especially its polygamous family structure. The Smoot hearing ultimately mediated a compromise...
12) Barack Obama
Publisher
New Video
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
Chronicles the career of Illinois Senator Barack Obama, and his candidacy in the 2008 presidential race.
Author
Publisher
Threshold Editions
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
Analyzes Obama's political career and influences and his current presidential campaign, describing how his radical, far-left politics and naïve foreign policy would be disastrous for the country in the event of his election.
18) Huey Long
Publisher
PBS Home Video
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Description
A documentary on the life and times of Huey Long, the controversial Louisiana governor and senator. Includes interviews with people who remember Long, both favorably and not so favorably.
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Pub. Date
2015.
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English
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Senator Rand Paul, leading national politician and 2016 Presidential candidate, presents his vision for America.
From his electrifying thirteen-hour filibuster against administration-orchestrated drone strikes against U.S. citizens, to leading the discourse on criminal justice, Senator Rand Paul has taken Washington by storm. His outreach to this country's minority communities alone- championing reforms of mandatory minimum sentencing,...
20) Living history
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Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
c2003.
Language
English
Description
Senator Clinton's memoir of life through the White House years also chronicles her life with Bill Clinton, a thirty-year adventure in love and politics that has survived personal betrayal, partisan investigations and public scrutiny.
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