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History: The Interesting Bits
History is a fascinating peek into how we ended up here, but much of it, frankly, isn't very interesting.
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How to be President
Wed, Mar 4, 2026
We look at the men and women who've run and, in some cases, won the Oval Office. We meet lawyers, war heroes and crooks, and discover which POTUS shut down a nuclear plant in meltdown and which was almost eaten.
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