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Oct 15 2020
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Calm before storm? How Senate could change after Barrett confirmation.
Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s Supreme Court nomination hearings have been respectful. But they could represent a new, more intense phase of the Senate’s partisan struggle over seating judges, politeness notwithstanding.
The last time a Supreme Court nominee came before the Senate Judiciary Committee, it was open warfare in the hearing room, as nominee Brett Kavanaugh faced last-minute
Christian Science MonitorJun 02 2020
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Eight U.S. states cast ballots on biggest voting day since coronavirus pandemic
Eight states and the District of Columbia hold primary elections on Tuesday, the biggest test yet of officials’ readiness to manage a surge of mail ballots and the safety risks of in-person voting during the coronavirus outbreak.
The largest day of balloting since the pandemic began will serve as a dry run for the Nov. 3 general election, offering a glimpse of the challenges ahead on a
ReutersOct 13 2014
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11 questions that will decide the Senate
Three weeks out from Election Day, control of the Senate remains as uncertain and unsettled as it’s been all year — with Republicans gaining in states like Alaska and Colorado but suddenly scrambling to hang on in conservative strongholds Kansas and South Dakota.
PoliticoMar 31 2020
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Coronavirus: Three out of four Americans under some form of lockdown
About three out of four Americans are now, or about to be, under some form of lockdown, as more states tighten measures to fight the coronavirus.
Maryland, Virginia, Arizona and Tennessee became the latest states to order citizens to stay at home, meaning 32 of 50 states have taken such steps.
Meanwhile governors are quarrelling with President Donald Trump about the availability
BBC NewsDec 02 2019
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Elizabeth Warren has past ties to McKinsey consulting firm despite jabs at Buttigieg work there
Elizabeth Warren has criticized 2020 Democratic primary rival Pete Buttigieg for his work at McKinsey & Co. But the Massachusetts senator has ties of her own to the management consulting firm.
Last week, Warren, 70, targeted the South Bend, Indiana, mayor's work for McKinsey from 2007-2010, and called on him to release the list of all his former clients. Buttigieg, 37, has
Washington ExaminerFeb 25 2016
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Activist WHO Confronted Clinton: 'I wanted her to be very racist Confronted With That Thing She Said'
Black voters are the linchpin of Hillary Clinton's strategy for winning the South Carolina Democratic presidential primary, and as a result, her campaign has put racial justice issues at the forefront of her agenda. But at an event on Wednesday night, Clinton was vocally Confronted by an activist questioning her past support for policies That had a disproportionately negative effect on
Washington PostMay 15 2014
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School Segregation Across The Country Proves Students Are Still Separate
While many of the major gains in the South since the Supreme Courts decision in Brown v. Board of Education have been reversed in recent years. a new report says that at the very least things are not as bad as they were before.
HuffPostJul 02 2013
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Obama in Africa: "The Planet Will Boil Over If Everybody Has a Car, Air Conditioning and a Big House"
Speaking at a town hall event in Johannesburg, South Africa on Saturday, President Barack Obama claimed that the planet will boil over if everyone has access to air conditioning, automobiles and big houses.
The BlazeMar 29 2013
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Graham Pitches Immigration at Home, 2014 Challenger Looms
Its just after lunchtime at the Lexington South Carolina Chick-Fil-A and Stephen Lewis is giving U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham a piece of his mind about undocumented immigrants.
BloombergAug 31 2020
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Falling Covid-19 cases create opportunity and peril for Trump
Coronavirus infections are down in nearly every state. That could either give President Donald Trump just what he needs to prime his reelection odds or become another missed opportunity to capitalize on a lull during the pandemic.
The positive trends are real. Covid-19 cases have been falling since late July, including in several battleground states. Hospitalizations have dropped 37
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