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2/8/18

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2/8/18

Nancy Pelosi Gives Record-Setting 8-Hour Speech on DACA

Ellie Shechet

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1/17/18

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1/17/18

Jeff Flake Says All the Right Things in Speech Comparing Trump to Joseph Stalin

Ellie Shechet

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12/6/17

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12/6/17

Trump's Solution to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Make It Way, Way Worse

Ellie Shechet

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2/26/17

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2/26/17

Iranian Director Asghar Farhadi Skips Accepting His Second Oscar to Protest Trump's Travel Ban

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1/21/17

12:20 PM

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1/21/17

A Former Obama Speechwriter Annotates Donald Trump's Inauguration Speech

Laura Dean

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1/8/17

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1/8/17

Tracee Ellis Ross Just Won Her First Golden Globe For Black-ish

Bobby Finger

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11/7/16

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11/7/16

Michelle Obama Tells Crowd in Philadelphia, 'This Election Is On Us'

Rachel Vorona Cote

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10/25/16

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10/25/16

Sean Hayes Feels Very Bad For Not Coming Out Sooner

Rich Juzwiak

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6/14/16

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6/14/16

Joe Biden Gave a Very Long, Somewhat Self-Congratulatory Speech on Sexual Violence

Ellie Shechet

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6/2/16

4:50 PM

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6/2/16

Hillary Clinton Calls Trump 'Dangerously Incoherent’ in Rousing Foreign Policy Speech

Stassa Edwards

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11/20/15

1:05 PM

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11/20/15

Bernie Sanders' Candidacy Is a Long Con to Make an Hourlong Speech About Democratic Socialism

Anna Merlan

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9/15/15

6:30 PM

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9/15/15

Donald Trump Loses Teleprompter, His Shit

Anna Merlan

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5/29/14

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5/29/14

Mindy Kaling at Harvard Class Day: 'You Will Defend BP from Birds"

Madeleine Davies

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2/2/14

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2/2/14

Sunday Sign Off: Philip Seymour Hoffman's Oscar Speech Was Perfect

Doug Barry

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1/19/14

5:00 PM

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1/19/14

Cate Blanchett Wasn’t Thrilled About Being Played Off at SAG Awards

Doug Barry

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2/20/13

12:30 PM

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2/20/13

Oscar Winners Thank Meryl Streep More Than They Thank God

Madeleine Davies

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1/13/13

11:10 PM

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1/13/13

Jodie Foster Comes Out in Most Epic Awards Speech of Our Time

Laura Beck

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6/12/12

9:00 PM

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6/12/12

High School Commencement Speech Reminds Students That They Are Not Special, Still Manages to Be Inspiring

Madeleine Davies

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5/14/12

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5/14/12

President Obama Encourages Female College Grads to be 'Stylish and Powerful'

Erin Gloria Ryan

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1/26/12

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1/26/12

How to Speak in Public Without Fear

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Why Did Bernie Sanders Endorse the Extremely Gross Sexist Cenk Uygur [UPDATED]

I Am Genuinely Shaken by A Christmas Prince: The Royal Baby

Nancy Pelosi Gives Record-Setting 8-Hour Speech on DACA

Jeff Flake Says All the Right Things in Speech Comparing Trump to Joseph Stalin

Trump's Solution to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Make It Way, Way Worse

Iranian Director Asghar Farhadi Skips Accepting His Second Oscar to Protest Trump's Travel Ban

A Former Obama Speechwriter Annotates Donald Trump's Inauguration Speech

Tracee Ellis Ross Just Won Her First Golden Globe For Black-ish

Michelle Obama Tells Crowd in Philadelphia, 'This Election Is On Us'

Sean Hayes Feels Very Bad For Not Coming Out Sooner

Joe Biden Gave a Very Long, Somewhat Self-Congratulatory Speech on Sexual Violence

Hillary Clinton Calls Trump 'Dangerously Incoherent’ in Rousing Foreign Policy Speech

Bernie Sanders' Candidacy Is a Long Con to Make an Hourlong Speech About Democratic Socialism

Donald Trump Loses Teleprompter, His Shit

Mindy Kaling at Harvard Class Day: 'You Will Defend BP from Birds"

Sunday Sign Off: Philip Seymour Hoffman's Oscar Speech Was Perfect

Cate Blanchett Wasn’t Thrilled About Being Played Off at SAG Awards

Oscar Winners Thank Meryl Streep More Than They Thank God

Jodie Foster Comes Out in Most Epic Awards Speech of Our Time

High School Commencement Speech Reminds Students That They Are Not Special, Still Manages to Be Inspiring

President Obama Encourages Female College Grads to be 'Stylish and Powerful'

How to Speak in Public Without Fear

Stephen A. Smith’s Ego and Hairline Suffers 2-Inch Setback After Jemele Hill Snatches His Wig on Twitter

Jason Isaacs Wants Racists to Stop Pretending to Be Star Trek Fans

Modern Warfare Will Show You Your Kill-Death Ratio For $20

Nancy Pelosi Gives Record-Setting 8-Hour Speech on DACA

Jeff Flake Says All the Right Things in Speech Comparing Trump to Joseph Stalin

Trump's Solution to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Make It Way, Way Worse

Iranian Director Asghar Farhadi Skips Accepting His Second Oscar to Protest Trump's Travel Ban

A Former Obama Speechwriter Annotates Donald Trump's Inauguration Speech

Tracee Ellis Ross Just Won Her First Golden Globe For Black-ish

Michelle Obama Tells Crowd in Philadelphia, 'This Election Is On Us'

Sean Hayes Feels Very Bad For Not Coming Out Sooner

Joe Biden Gave a Very Long, Somewhat Self-Congratulatory Speech on Sexual Violence

Hillary Clinton Calls Trump 'Dangerously Incoherent’ in Rousing Foreign Policy Speech

Bernie Sanders' Candidacy Is a Long Con to Make an Hourlong Speech About Democratic Socialism

Donald Trump Loses Teleprompter, His Shit

Mindy Kaling at Harvard Class Day: 'You Will Defend BP from Birds"

Sunday Sign Off: Philip Seymour Hoffman's Oscar Speech Was Perfect

Cate Blanchett Wasn’t Thrilled About Being Played Off at SAG Awards

Oscar Winners Thank Meryl Streep More Than They Thank God

Jodie Foster Comes Out in Most Epic Awards Speech of Our Time

High School Commencement Speech Reminds Students That They Are Not Special, Still Manages to Be Inspiring

President Obama Encourages Female College Grads to be 'Stylish and Powerful'

How to Speak in Public Without Fear