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Bill Van Auken (born 1950) is a politician and activist for the Socialist Equality Party and was a presidential candidate in the U.S. election of 2004, announcing his candidacy on January 27, 2004. His running mate was Jim Lawrence. He came in 15th for the popular vote, receiving 1,857 votes. [1] In November 2006, Van Auken ran for the United States Senate seat held by Hillary Clinton[2]. He finished in fifth place, with 11,071 votes [3]

Van Auken is a full time reporter for the World Socialist Web Site, and resides in New York City.

In the U.S. presidential election, 2008 he was the vice presidential nominee of the same party.

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Turkey & Saudi Arabia ready to launch ground operation in Syria, From YouTubeVideos
(1 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Wednesday, February 17, 2016
Turkey pushes for ground invasion of Syria The potential support for an escalation of the Syrian war has found expression in a concerted propaganda campaign, particularly in Europe, over the deaths of some 50 civilians in attacks on hospitals and schools in northern Syria on Monday. The Western media and several European governments have blamed the deaths on the Syrian government and the Russian forces supporting it, charges that both Damascus and Moscow have denied.
U.S. Troops in Afghanistan, From YouTubeVideos
(1 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Friday, January 1, 2016
US commander prepared to seek more troops for Afghanistan The Pentagon, the Congress and the White House are once again embroiled in a debate over escalating the US intervention in Afghanistan speaks volumes about the debacle created by over 14 years of war and occupation that has cost more than $1 trillion, and seen more spent on aid than the entire expenditure under the Marshall Plan on the reconstruction of post-World War II Europe.

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