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November 16, 2018

NYT and UK Telegraph both document how Mike Espy supported strongman now accused of warcrimes

A December 2010 New York Times article states that Espy appeared on Ivorian TV for Gbagbo in support of his administration. “Mr. Espy, who was traveling Wednesday and could not be reached for comment, had been in Ivory Coast this week making appearances on state television in support of Mr. Gbagbo’s administration.” In a UK Telegraph article,…
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November 16, 2018

Senator Hyde-Smith says comment on voters was taken out of context in published video

A video posted to social media by a liberal non-profit website in Louisiana on November 15 shows :18 seconds of Senator Hyde-Smith laughing and talking with supporters in Starkville, Mississippi. The video was published by Lamar White, Jr. of the Bayou Brief in Louisiana. Cindy Hyde-Smith on voter suppression: “And then they remind me, that…