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Barack Obama launches new effort to take on 'partisan gerrymandering'

Barack Obama announced a new initiative to help Democrats win in the redistricting process that will begin after the 2020 census, teaming up with his former Attorney General Eric Holder.




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Former New Jersey governor Christine Whitman tweets 'Hitler has nothing on Trump'

The comment, posted to Twitter by Christine Whitman on Monday, appeared to be deleted and replaced by a tweet which described the fake video as 'the stuff of dictators'.




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Susan Rice slams Trump for calling her a 'disaster' as top Obama aide recalls 'totally gross' hug

President Trump lashed out at Susan Rice on Friday as a 'disaster' before Barack Obama's national security adviser clapped back by calling him 'gross' for hugging her at a DC dinner in 2015.




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Barack Obama meets Robert De Niro and Tim Cook for dinner in Manhattan

Former US president Barack Obama was seen arriving at Greenwich hotel in New York before dining with Hollywood star Robert De Niro and Tim Cook in Tribeca on Monday.




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Obama tears into woke culture and purity tests: Former president says 'good people have flaws'

Barack was joined by his wife Michelle on Tuesday at their annual Obama Foundation summit in Chicago, where the former first lady also said: 'I can't make people not afraid of black people.'




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Donald Trump Jr. jokes that Mitt Romney is 'my favorite Democrat,' WON'T rule out running for office

Romney, a first-term U.S. senator from Utah, was the Republican Party's presidential nominee in 2012. He lost to Barack Obama in a race that President Donald Trump called 'winnable.'




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Trump asks Turkey for 'friendly reporter' - prompting Graham to joke: 'There aren't any others left'

A Turkish reporter started off her question to Donald Trump by bashing Barack Obama and the president questioned whether the foreign journalist was actually employed by Turkey.




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Former Massachusetts governor Deval Patrick WILL run for 2020 Democratic nomination

Patrick, 63, a close friend and ally of Barack Obama, ruled out a presidential bid earlier this year. His move threatens to upend the already 18-strong field, with Biden and Warren among the frontrunners.




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Houston woman who mailed explosives to Barack Obama and Texas governor jailed for 10 years

Julia Ann Poff pleaded guilty in Houston federal court in July to transporting homemade explosives with intent to kill, injure or intimidate. She was jailed for 10 years yesterday.




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Obama aides left notes in White House offices for Trump staff reading 'You will fail'

We came into the White House-I'll tell you something, every office was filled with Obama books. And we had notes left behind that said "You will fail," "You aren't going to make it",' Grisham said.




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Fusetec launch 3D-printed brains for surgeons to practice on before procedures

Mark Roe, the CEO of Adelaide based company Fusetec, said the brains have the potential to save lives as surgeons are able to practice high risk surgeries before they treat patients.




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Judges rule bankers turn over Trump's financial records and refuse to stay subpoena for Don McGahn

Capital One and Deutsche Bank must comply with a subpoena from the Intel and Financial Services committees, federal appeals judges ruled in New York. In D.C. there was a second blow.




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Socialist running for Congress says God should give Barack Obama 'the most malignant cancer'

A Democratic socialist candidate running for Congress in Texas wished a deadly cancer upon Barack Obama, and claimed the former president 'gives zero f***s about y'all.'




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Joe Biden says he's open to nominating former President Barack Obama to the Supreme Court

At a campaign event in Washington, Iowa, on Saturday, 2020 Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden said he would consider nominating Obama to the Supreme Court.




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Barack Obama and Donald Trump TIE for 'most admired man' in 2019 in Gallup poll

Eighteen percent of the US adults quizzed nominated Donald Trump as the man 'living today in any part of the world' that they admired most, while Obama also received 18 percent.




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Former Illinois governor claims Democrats would impeach Lincoln in op-ed from jail

Former Illinois Governor Rod R. Blagojevich has claimed that current House Democrats would have tried to impeach President Abraham Lincoln for 'abuse of power.'




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Former First Sea Lord Admiral LORD WEST delivers stark warning amid Iran crisis

LORD WEST: Britain and America want the same outcome in Iran. But Friday's assassination emphasises what radically different approaches we are taking, and the perils of what lies ahead.




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Donald Trump blames Barack Obama for funding Iran missiles

The high-stakes address comes just hours after Iran launched what it promised would be a 'crushing revenge' strike over the death of General Qassem Soleimani but only damaged two airbases.




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Barack Obama singles out Melbourne woman for her different approach to Australia's bushfire crisis

Former US President Barack Obama has publicly praised a Melbourne activist for her work in preserving food for bushfire victims.




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Comedian Pete Holmes tells Malia Obama to 'shut the f*** up' for whispering during his stand up gig

The Crashing star said the eldest daughter of former President Barack Obama was in the front row of a recent gig at the Comedy Studio in Cambridge, Massachusetts




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Trump lashes out at Obama for claiming he's responsible for creating decade of economic growth

President Donald Trump lashed out at former President Barack Obama for claiming that he's responsible for creating legislation that caused economic booms in both of their administrations.




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Donald Trump blames OBAMA for coronavirus testing kit fiasco

Donald Trump on Wednesday blamed his predecessor Barack Obama for the lack of tests to detect the coronavirus, which experts complain has set back the fight against the epidemic.




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Barack Obama slams Wisconsin for going ahead with 'debacle' election during stay-at-home order

'No one should be forced to choose between their right to vote and their right to stay healthy like the debacle in Wisconsin this week,' the former president, Barack Obama, tweeted on Saturday.




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ESPN lists Barack Obama and Bill Clinton as 'former Chicago resident' and 'former Arkansas Governor'

ESPN's series about Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls included two surprising contributions: 'Former Chicago resident' Barack Obama and 'former Arkansas Governor' Bill Clinton.




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Trump calls for Khan to quit as three more are killed in London 

US President Donald Trump said: 'London needs a new mayor ASAP' following bloodshed on the streets of the capital. He criticised Sadiq Khan following three murders and three stabbings.




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Jeremy Corbyn says it's 'absolutely awful' for Trump to attack Sadiq Khan

Mr Corbyn (pictured) accused the President, who had called Mr Khan a 'national disgrace' over the latest wave of London violence, of 'trying to divide at a time we need to come together'.




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Sadiq Khan brands Donald Trump a 'poster boy for racists'

The Mayor said it was 'remarkable' the President was 'amplifying a racist tweet'. It comes after Trump said Khan was a 'national disgrace destroying London'.




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London police accused of ignoring crime epidemic after PR stunt where BMW was dressed up for patrol

The flashy car, an eco-friendly hybrid BMW i8, patrolled the roads near the Met's headquarters yesterday as part of the police's efforts to prove it is obeying the city's new Ultra Low Emission Zone.




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Sadiq Kahn's Congestion Charge for minicabs does 'serious harm' to ethnic minority drivers

The Independent Workers Union of Great Britain (IWGB) argues that removing minicabs' exemption from the £11.50 daily fee discriminates against a 94% black and minority ethnic workforce.




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Sadiq Khan throws out plans for controversial 1,000ft Tulip tower skyscraper in City of London

The Mayor of London has rejected the application for the tower, that would have included a viewing platform with rotating pods, restaurant and a sky bar.




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Leading mayors from across UK speak out to demand funding for 'clean air zones' in city centres 

Fourteen mayors and political leaders from across the country including London's mayor Sadiq Khan have demanded funding to establish 'clean air zones' in city centres.




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Sadiq Khan mocks Donald Trump for playing golf while Hurricane Dorian tears through the Caribbean

Sadiq Khan's comments come after Mr Trump pulled out of a trip to Poland for an event commemorating the 80th anniversary of the invasion of Poland.




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Trump slaps back at Sadiq Khan after London mayor mocked him for golfing during hurricane

'Many Pols exercise for hours, or travel for weeks. Me, I run through one of my courses (very inexpensive). President Obama would fly to Hawaii,' Trump jabbed on Twitter.




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Sadiq Khan's former policing adviser defects to Liberal Democrats over knife crime in London

In a shock switch, Leroy Logan, a former police superintendent, said that he was quitting the Labour Party over the London Mayor's record.




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Criminals recruit thousands of children for 'county lines gangs' to pump drugs into 41 regions

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has released data showing that most of the recruits are aged 15 to 19 and that the gangs are currently pumping drugs into 41 counties across the UK.




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London mayor Sadiq Khan is berated by Labour members over support for 'Israeli Zionists'

Mr Khan was berated in the street after addressing the Jewish Labour Movement event at the party conference in Brighton on Monday night.




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Sadiq Khan accused of hypocrisy for doubling tube ads for gambling companies 

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has been accused of hypocrisy after gambling ads on London Underground trains have doubled since a ban made on all junk food advertisements.




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Presenter Justin Webb says Rory Stewart should not stand for mayor because he is white old Etonian

BBC Today presenter Justin Webb (left) said that Rory Stewart (right) standing in the 2020 mayoral race was not 'really 2020' because he is a 'white guy and Old Etonian'.




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Grenfell fire chief Dany Cotton should QUIT, says former fire minister

Tory MP Sir Mike Penning, who was a firefighter before he entered politics, said Dany Cotton must carry the can for the fatal advice to residents to 'stay put' in their homes as the blaze took hold.




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Remainer slammed for comparing Brexit celebrations planned for January 31 to 'Kristallnacht'

Dr Mark Berry, of Royal Holloway University, suggested that the Leave Means Leave event on January 31 in Parliament Square was similar to the Nazi's vicious assaults on Jewish property in 1938.




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Laurence Fox slams Sadiq Khan over diversity Nubian Skin campaign for being 'non-diverse'

Sadiq Khan tweeted to congratulate the brand that specialises in nude underwear for people of colour on winning Transport for London's Diversity in Advertising competition.




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London Mayor Sadiq Khan demands Britons get the right to 'opt in' for EU citizenship despite Brexit

Sadiq Khan has begged the EU to grant pro-Remain Britons 'associate citizenship' of the bloc so they can continue to enjoy the benefits of free movement despite Brexit.




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Boris Johnson dismisses trend for coronavirus 'elbow bump'

Boris Johnson joked that he was still carrying out the traditional greeting 'continuously', citing scientific advice that it is fine as long as you keep washing your hands.




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Sadiq Khan branded 'irresponsible' for hosting London Mayor's Question Time

Sadiq Khan last night hosted People's Question Time at the Battersea Arts Centre in Wandsworth, southwest London, which has a capacity for some 640 people.




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Coronavirus UK: May local elections postponed for a YEAR

It means thousands of councillors and elected mayors including London's Sadiq Khan - who called for the May 7 poll to go ahead as planned - will spend an extra 12 months in office.




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Tube users forced to cram into carriages due to reduced services for key workers

Mayor Sadiq Khan said public transport should only be used for critical workers in a bid to stop the spread of coronavirus. But the reduced transport services have only exacerbated the situation.




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Sadiq Khan is blasted for 'wasting time' by not giving bus drivers PPE

The approach is meant to reduce contact between the driver and their passengers, but critics - including the families of Transport for London workers - insisted it did not go far enough.




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18 Transport for London workers die from coronavirus as bus driver, 63, says she is 'frightened'

A south London bus driver is urging Transport for London and Sadiq Khan to put drivers' lives 'before profit' as the number of TfL workers dying with Covid-19 rise to 18 today. Lorraine, 63, said she is 'frightened'.




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'Construction workers outnumber NHS staff': Fury at Sadiq Kahn for 'doing nothing'

Photos this morning showed commuters at London stations such as Canning Town and Leytonstone boarding busy trains.




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Coronavirus: Sadiq Khan says UK MUST ask for Brexit extension

Sadiq Khan today accused the government of putting 'dogma ahead of the national interest' as he urged ministers to agree a Brexit transition period extension with the EU.