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Daily News Lesson July 19 2016

Donald Trump's early years from trouble-making teen to military school star
Born and raised in Queens, New York, to a family of privilege, Donald Trump grew up in a 23-room house and was driven to private school by the family chauffeur.
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Daily Video July 06 2016

FBI says Hillary Clinton’s email was careless, but not illegal
The FBI wrapped up a year-long investigation into Hillary Clinton’s private email server on Tuesday, announcing they found insufficient evidence of wrongdoing and would not press charges.
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Daily Video June 01 2016

Trump attacks media while Clinton and Sanders fight for California
At Donald Trump’s press conference on Tuesday, he defended his efforts to raise millions of dollars for military veterans.
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Lesson Plan May 26 2016

Take a poll, debate the issue: Gun policy
Where do students stand on gun policy? In this lesson plan, have students take a poll before and after they debate the issue to see if their views change.
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Lesson Plan May 25 2016

Who said it? Presidential candidates' quotes activity
Start your class off with this fun election activity! Using PBS' Election Central interactive map, students can test their knowledge of candidates' policy stances by matching quotes with the candidate who they think said it.
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Daily Video May 16 2016

Trump meets top Republicans to find common ground
After becoming the presumptive Republican nominee, Donald Trump met privately with party leaders, including House Speaker Paul Ryan, on Capitol Hill.
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Daily Video March 21 2016

Shields and Brooks talk Trump, Supreme Court nominee
Political columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks usually sit on different sides of the political aisle, but they currently agree on one thing: Donald Trump is looking like the Republican nominee for president.
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Daily Video February 10 2016

Outsiders Trump and Sanders win New Hampshire primary
Washington outsiders Donald Trump and Senator Bernie Sanders won big in the New Hampshire primary Tuesday night.
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Daily Video December 21 2015

Democrats square off in third presidential debate
Both domestic and foreign affairs played a role in the Democrat’s last presidential debate of 2015.
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Daily Video December 16 2015

Republican candidates clash over national security in fifth debate
Nine Republican presidential candidates met Tuesday night in Las Vegas to debate how to keep the co…
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