no figure embodies the american political process quite like the presidential candidate. at their best, candidates represent an ideal the overcoming of obstacles or hopes for a better future, protecting the people from the powerful. it s intoxicating stuff. reality, of course, is less glamorous. supporting that candidate is an army volunteers, donors, political operatives, and they can sometimes get too wrapped up in in the lore, the legend, which brings us to the story of johnny reid edwards an american success story, crusading trial lawyer, family man. the senator from north carolina was seen by millions of americans as the future of the democratic party. candidate john edwards was inspirational. people seemed as if they would go to the ends of the earth for him. and in some cases, he made them. because in reality, john edwards the person well, he was no savior. [cheers and applause] [amplified voice] i will give you back your democratic party. i will give you back
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a brutal surprise the attack by hamas in israel israel, his firing back, was followed by a horrific retaliation in gaza now there are fears of a wider war and america has a target on its back the iran-backed rebels stryker us own shift at the center of the fears of a wider conflict is iran. it is linked to hamas through his bulla, too, the who team all part of its axis of resistance why, is iran at the center of this conflict in so many ways? and why this relentless hostility to america to answer those questions, we need to go back decades and try to understand why run hates america good evening. i m fareed zakaria, iran in the united states shared deep psychic and emotional scars going back years but none is remembered more by americans than the hostage crisis of 1979 we watched what appeared to be an irrational, furious attack and wondered why or how anyone would act this way? but to iran taking the hostages was completely rational given the history that led up to tha
game again welcome to the whole story. i m anderson cooper, last week, former president donald trump asked the supreme court to take up the issue of presidential immunity, further delaying his federal criminal trial related to the 2020 election in the january 6 attack on the counter capital. now the claim was already heard and rejected by a federal appeals court. it s now up to the highest court to decide to take the case or to let the ruling stand and clear the way for this trial to begin. now the timing is crucial because the former president is likely to become the republican nominee and he wants to delay the trial until after voters head to the polls in november he s charged with four counts of obstruction and conspiracy. but what exactly is he accused of doing to subvert the election? and is it his actions that matter or his intent over the next hour, cnn anchor and legal analysts, laura coates, will lay out the facts. the federal indictment, most of which are
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