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CNN Presidential Historian Douglas Brinkley said that GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump’s rhetoric was the same as George Wallace’s “segregation now” statement on Friday’s broadcast of “CNN Tonight.” Brinkley, during a discussion on the term “anchor baby” was asked about the historical context of controversial terms in politics. During the question, host Don Lemon stated the last term he remembers being so controversial was “welfare queens.” Brinkley’s response began, “Or Donald Trump playing the birther card about Barack Obama.” He continued, “I think there’s a lot of — they used to call them [in] the 19th century, Know-Nothingness. [The] Know-Nothing...

MOBILE, Alabama (CNN) —Donald Trump brought 30,000 supporters from deep red Alabama to a Friday night pep rally in a football stadium, the latest sign that the Republican front-runner has broad, nationwide strength. The event was previously planned to be held at the nearby Civic Center but was moved to the 43,000-seat Ladd-Peebles Stadium -- a venue normally home to high school football games -- to accommodate the crowd. The City of Mobile confirmed late Friday that 30,000 people attended. "It was one of the greatest events Mobile ever put on aside from Mardi Gras," said Colby Cooper, Mayor Sandy...

I'm 63. Except for one semester in college when jobs were scarce and a six-month period when I was between jobs, but job-hunting every day, I've worked, hard, since I was 18. Despite some health challenges, I still put in 50-hour weeks, and haven't called in sick in seven or eight years. I make a good salary, but I didn't inherit my job or my income, and I worked to get where I am. Given the economy, there's no retirement in sight, and I'm tired. Very tired. I'm tired of being told that I have to "spread the wealth" to...