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Celebrity endorsements, The power of political memes, downtown's new skyslide
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Mar 3, 2016
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Celebrity endorsements, The power of political memes, downtown's new skyslide

The Romney's anti-Trump endorsement, the role of memes in a presidential election, a completely enclosed glass slide on the outside of the US Bank tower.

Members of FCC are expected to vote next month on re-allocating funds for the Lifeline phone subsidy program to also include internet services for low-income homes.
Members of FCC are expected to vote next month on re-allocating funds for the Lifeline phone subsidy program to also include internet services for low-income homes.
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The Trump-Romney feud turns into an anti-endorsement, the role of memes in a presidential election, a completely enclosed glass slide on the outside of the US Bank tower.

Endorsements can help voters who haven't deeply considered the candidates. But they can just as easily backfire for the endorsers and endorsees.
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Twenty-five years ago, four white police officers brutally beat unarmed black man Rodney King. The video footage of it shocked the nation.