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Sen. Bernie Sanders clams up around Seven Days staff.
On April 30, 2015, NASA's Mercury spacecraft crash-landed on the surface of Mars, ending its four-year mission. After 14 weeks at the top of the Billboard Hot 100, Mark Ronson's "Uptown Funk!" finally dropped to the No. 2 spot. And in theaters the previous weekend,
Furious 7 barely edged out
Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 as the nation's highest-grossing film.
That afternoon — 1,000 days ago Wednesday — also marked
the last time Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) granted an interview to the largest newspaper in his home state,
Seven Days.
Sanders, who
announced his presidential candidacy that morning on the grounds of the U.S. Capitol, took roughly 10 minutes to explain to
Seven Days by phone why he was seeking the Democratic nomination and how he'd balance the task with his job representing Vermont in the Senate.
"I am a hard worker and I will — we have a very strong staff, and I will devote a considerable amount of time to Vermont's issues as I run for president,"
he said.
In the 1,000 days since,
Seven Days has made dozens of interview requests. Each time, the independent, locally owned newspaper has been rebuffed or ignored — even as Sanders has made time for the out-of-state "corporate media" he regularly slams.
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