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Preview | Reagan, Part 2
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Watch a preview of the second half of Reagan.
Clinton and the Economy: Battle over the Budget
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Clinton attempted to take control of the budget from Congress through "triangulation."
Garfield and Lying: The Conkling Problem
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New York senator Roscoe Conkling was no fan of James Garfield.
Harriot Stanton Blatch: I Believe in Women
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Harriot S. Blatch believed working-class women were the key to win the ballot.
Ida B Wells : The Advocate
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Ida B. Wells was a prominent journalist who exposed racial violence in the South.
Black Suffragists
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Black women played an essential role in the suffrage movement.
The Early Suffragists
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They united to abolish slavery and advance the rights of women in the 19th Century.
The Ongoing Fight
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Before women's suffrage, Black women led the fight for voting rights—and still do today.
The “Super Outbreak”
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The extraordinary tornado occurrence in April 1974 was named the “Super Outbreak.”
Media Gaffes
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President Bush shone when he met voters in person, but that was not the case on television
The Surge of Troops in Iraq
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To sell the surge to America, President Bush took a rare step — admit his mistake.
Enhanced Interrogation Techniques
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President Bush was shaken when torture was revealed at Abu Ghraib.
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