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Germany’s Chancellor Scholz Takes a Jab at Musk in New Year’s Eve Address

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By: Christopher F. Schuetze
1 January 2025 at 02:15
Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Germany’s election would “not be decided by the owners of social media channels” in his annual New Year’s Eve address.

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Elon Musk on Capitol Hill this month. Mr. Musk’s support of the AfD, which has neo-Nazi links, has unsettled mainstream German lawmakers.

When Jimmy Carter Turned TV Into a Pulpit

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By: James Poniewozik
30 December 2024 at 08:20
Other presidents were more celebrated for their on-screen presences, but in 1979 he gave one of the White House’s most astonishing televised speeches.

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In July 1979, with an energy crisis hampering the American economy, President Jimmy Carter gave a speech with a notably reflective tone.
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