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And speaking to CNN, Kennedy noted, “I cannot listen to myself on TV.”
From Slate • Apr. 18, 2026
A Virginia native, Olivia began her career as a CNN news associate during the 2016 presidential elections, where she ran scripts and teleprompters for various shows.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
"I don't understand how blockading the strait is going to somehow push the Iranians into opening it," Senator Mark Warner of Virginia, the ranking Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, told CNN on Sunday.
From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026
Dabaie was asked by CNN whether the congressman’s comments can be construed as acknowledging that he cheated on his wife, while denying doing anything illegal.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026
CNN deemed us to be in a “patriotism flap,” and the bloggers did what bloggers do.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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