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Trump's First TV Ad
Donald
Trump has hit the ground running in 2016. He's starting off the new
year by releasing the first of what is sure to be many TV ads.
WATCH: Donald Trump's first TV campaign spot
In the 30 second spot, Trump focuses on the threats posed by "radical
islamic terrorism" as well as unchecked illegal immigration.
According to The Washington Post:
Trump said that he has six to eight ads in production and that his was a
"major buy and it's going to go on for months." He said he hopes the
spots impress upon undecided voters that the country has become "a
dumping ground."
"The world is laughing at us, at our stupidity," he said. "It's got to
stop. We've got to get smart fast - or else we won't have a country." |
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Five Facts You Need To Know About The Oregon Standoff
American
sympathies are split as the occupation of a federal wildlife refuge by
armed militia members enters its third day. Some left-wing sources
already calling the occupiers "terrorists."
Here are 5 facts you need to know in order to understand what's happening:
1. The protests began on Saturday in support of Dwight Hammond Jr. and
Steve Hammond, two Oregon ranchers convicted of terrorism related
charges for arson on Federal lands. According to the U.S. Attorney's
office:
A jury sitting in Pendleton, Oregon found the Hammonds guilty of the
arsons after a two-week trial in June 2012. The trial involved
allegations that the Hammonds, owners of Hammond Ranches, Inc., ignited a
series of fires on lands managed by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management
(BLM), on which the Hammonds had grazing rights leased to them for their
cattle operation.
The ranchers claimed the first, which burned approximately 130 acres of
federal land, were "backfires" lit to protect their feed.
Dwight and Steve were originally sentenced to three months and one year in prison respectively.
The courts vacated the original sentence and re-sentenced the Hammonds
to 5 years in prison, the mandatory minimum sentence for the crime for
which they were convicted. The Hammonds were scheduled to report back to
prison today...(continue reading) |
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