50th Anniversary of McCarthy Condemnation Still Polarizes Opinion

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50 years ago on the 2nd of December, the U.S. Senate censured Joseph McCarthy, for conduct unbecoming a Senator.It dealt a stinging blow to his anti-Communist crusade, which he’d waged for nearly four years against suspected “Reds” in the government. Brian Bull reports…

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