assassination
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The 25th Amendment was adopted after the assassination of President Kennedy.
From Slate • Apr. 15, 2026
He said: "We relatives call it a state assassination of our children, and all the people who were aboard that train… in which European country could this be possible?"
From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026
The assassination attempt happened as the former president left the Washington Hilton hotel after giving a speech.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026
Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran’s new supreme leader, issued a rare statement Wednesday addressing Larijani’s assassination.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026
After a failed assassination attempt on the Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak in Addis Ababa that he blamed on the Sudanese government, entering Egypt for most Sudanese meant entering illegally.
From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John
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