The media coverage of the awful Aberfan disaster might also mention the incredible gesture of solidarity of the people of Aberfan, sending parcels of toys & clothes which had belonged to their dead children, to Florence when it suffered devastating floods two weeks later. #bbc

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If that’s their theory of the case, we should not disabuse them of that fantasy. Instead, we should assume nothing and do everything we can to motivate turnout. That is the only sensible course of action.”- Robert Hubbell

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By the end of Obama's presidency in January 2017: Unemployment: had fallen to 4.7% in December 2016, down from its 10% peak in October 2009.  Jobs: the economy had experienced years of sustained employment growth after the crisis.

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"Trump hires people who will tell him what he wants to hear, and what he wants to hear is the sound of his boots being licked. Some of his minions, like Zacharia and Natalie Harp, do seem to be sincere in their worship of Trump — which means they are manifestly delusional and unfit for any task."

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