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The Longest Filibuster in American History
He received his bachelor's and Master’s degrees from Stanford and was awarded a Rhodes Scholarship to study at The Queen’s ...
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Booker’s history-making speech bumps Thurmond’s racist one. That’s a win for all | Opinion
Booker’s speech surpassed the previous record for longest Senate floor speech, held by Strom Thurmond since 1957. The speech, which criticized actions of the Trump Administration policies ...
The New York Times6d
Cory Booker Condemns Trump’s Policies in Longest Senate Speech on Record
He eclipsed Strom Thurmond’s filibuster of a civil rights bill in 1957. transcript Senator Cory Booker, Democrat of New Jersey, spoke for more than 25 hours, criticizing the Trump administration ...
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With record speech, Cory Booker gave voice to the American ideals under fire
If nothing else informs you of the rot at the core of former U.S. Sen. Strom Thurmond’s moral character and the shamelessness of his hypocrisy, it’s how the white segregationist from South ...
Sen. Cory Booker breaks Strom Thurmond's 1957 Senate speech record
New Jersey Democratic Sen. Cory Booker is holding the Senate floor in a marathon speech, beating Sen. Strom Thurmond's 1957 ...
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See the moment Sen. Cory Booker broke Strom Thurmond's record
Loud applause filled the chamber as Booker surpassed the record set by Sen. Strom Thurmond in 1957. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer marked the moment by interrupting Booker with a question ...
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Sen. Cory Booker Stomps On Alleged Racist Sen. Strom Thurmond’s Speech Record, X Approves
Strom Thurmond’s filibuster by a good measure. As Sen. Cory Booker concluded his marathon speech, many on social media, especially X, are showing high approval for the New Jersey politician’s ...
Cory Booker breaks Edgefield native Strom Thurmond's record for longest Senate floor speech
Sen. Cory Booker of NJ broke the longtime Senate filibuster record on Tuesday set by Edgefield native Sen. Strom Thurmond, ...
Newsday5d
With a nod to America's civil rights legacy, Sen. Cory Booker makes a mark of his own
In doing so, Booker of New Jersey broke the record for longest Senate floor speech, a mark that had belonged for decades to Strom Thurmond, the avowed segregationist from South Carolina who ...
UPI5d
Sen. Cory Booker breaks record for longest Senate floor speech
Cory Booker's Senate floor speech against the Trump administration broke Sen. Strom Thurmond's nearly seven-decade record Tuesday night, with the Democrat from New Jersey's filibuster crossing the ...
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Strom Thurmond softball is in it to win it with hot start to region slate
The Strom Thurmond softball team is jelling. And it showed with the group’s strong 10-3 start to the season with a 3-1 record in region play after beating Pelion 8-3 on March 25. “That's a goo ...
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See the moment Sen. Cory Booker broke Strom Thurmond's record
As he broke a record set when Thurmond stood against the Civil Rights Act, Booker said, "I'm not here, though, because of his ...