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'Get Me Roger Stone' Profiles The Man Who's Wanted Trump To Run Since 1987

Roger Stone has been "indispensable ... to virtually every bigwig in Republican politics since Nixon," says filmmaker Morgan Pehme. Netflix hide caption

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'Get Me Roger Stone' Profiles The Man Who's Wanted Trump To Run Since 1987

Documentarian Morgan Pehme says the political consultant cultivated Trump's candidacy for almost 30 years. "I think he believed from day one that Trump was a legitimate candidate."

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The Last Person You'd Expect To Die In Childbirth

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Lost Mothers: Maternal Mortality In The U.S.

The Last Person You'd Expect To Die In Childbirth

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The Last Person You'd Expect To Die In Childbirth

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What Pepe The Frog's Death Can Teach Us About The Internet

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What Pepe The Frog's Death Can Teach Us About The Internet

What Pepe The Frog's Death Can Teach Us About The Internet

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'Get Me Roger Stone' Profiles The Man Who's Wanted Trump To Run Since 1987

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'Get Me Roger Stone' Profiles The Man Who's Wanted Trump To Run Since 1987

'Get Me Roger Stone' Profiles The Man Who's Wanted Trump To Run Since 1987

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Tear Gas Doesn't Stop Venezuelan Protester From Playing The Violin

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Tear Gas Doesn't Stop Venezuelan Protester From Playing The Violin

Tear Gas Doesn't Stop Venezuelan Protester From Playing The Violin

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Communities Key To Fighting Opioid Crisis, HHS Secretary Says

Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price says "We're losing as a nation," when it comes to opioid abuse. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption

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Communities Key To Fighting Opioid Crisis, HHS Secretary Says

Communities Key To Fighting Opioid Crisis, HHS Secretary Says

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A Mother-Daughter Bond: 'We Have One Heart, You And I'

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A Mother-Daughter Bond: 'We Have One Heart, You And I'

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A Mother-Daughter Bond: 'We Have One Heart, You And I'

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Sen. Sasse: Comey Firing 'Troubling' Amid 'Crisis Of Public Trust'

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Sen. Sasse: Comey Firing 'Troubling' Amid 'Crisis Of Public Trust'

Sen. Sasse: Comey Firing 'Troubling' Amid 'Crisis Of Public Trust'

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Tiny And Defiant, Texas Town Launches Headfirst Into 'Show Me Your Papers' Debate

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Tiny And Defiant, Texas Town Launches Headfirst Into 'Show Me Your Papers' Debate

Tiny And Defiant, Texas Town Launches Headfirst Into 'Show Me Your Papers' Debate

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