Us political parties articles
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‘Reagan gave us something to rap about’: how hip-hop has interacted with US politics
New documentary Hip-Hop and the White House looks back at how presidents have rejected or embraced those within the genre, from Reagan to TrumpAt the 1985 presidential inauguration ball, a made-for-TV black-tie affair that was something in between a concert and a roast, an expectant Ronald Reagan looked on from the dais for Jimmy Stewart to bring up the next act. “And now,” a grizzled George Bailey intoned, “to present the excitement of youth, the sights and the sounds of a big city, here are...
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US-China Tensions Are All About the Party
When the House of Representatives set up a special panel charged with looking at how the US can counter Beijing's growing global influence,...
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IEC names and shames errant political parties
Only 63 out of 531 political parties registered with the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) made some kind of submission on their...