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May 23 2015
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Ireland has voted to legalize gay marriage, both sides say
Irish voters have resoundingly backed amending the constitution to legalize gay marriage, leaders on both sides of the Irish referendum declared Saturday after the world's first national vote on the issue.
As the official ballot counting continued, the only question appeared to be how large the "yes" margin of victory from Friday's vote would be. Analysts said the "yes" support was
TownhallNov 12 2014
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Republican Dan Sullivan wins Senate race in Alaska
Republican Dan Sullivan won Alaska's U.S. Senate race, defeating incumbent Democrat Mark Begich.
Sullivan led Begich by about 8,100 votes on election night last week, and when state officials counted absentee and questioned ballots Tuesday, the results indicated that Begich could not overcome Sullivan's lead.
The Alaska seat was initially considered key to the Republicans' hopes
USA TODAYNov 29 2022
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Counties in AZ, PA Delay Certification of 2022 Results
On Monday, Republican officials in two counties in Arizona and Pennsylvania delayed certification of their 2022 election results, citing concerns about disenfranchisement due to paper ballot shortages and voting difficulties on Election Day.
For Context: Both Cochise County in Arizona and Luzerne County in Pennsylvania were required by state law to certify their election results by
Wall Street Journal (News) ABC News (Online) Newsmax (News)Feb 17 2020
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Campaigns warn of chaos ahead of the Nevada caucuses
With the Nevada caucuses days away, campaign officials and Democratic activists are increasingly alarmed that they might prove a debacle as damaging as the vote in Iowa, further setting back the party in its urgent effort to coalesce around a nominee to take on President Trump.
Campaigns said they still have not gotten the party to offer even a basic explanation of how key parts of the
Washington PostSep 20 2019
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'Alexa, I want to make a political contribution': Amazon voice assistant to take donations for 2020 presidential candidates
Amazon announced Wednesday that its voice-controlled assistant, known as Alexa, will soon allow customers to make campaign contributions for 2020 presidential candidates.
In a blog post, the company said all "2020 U.S. Presidential Candidates can sign up to receive campaign contributions via Alexa," and "starting next month, customers will be able to simply say, 'Alexa, donate to [
The BlazeMay 27 2020
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Trump Tweets
“Twitter Inc said on Tuesday it would take no action at this time on tweets from U.S. President Donald Trump about the 2001 death of a former congressional staff member for Joe Scarborough, after her widower asked the company to remove them for furthering false claims… Timothy J. Klausutis asked that the company remove a tweet by the president ‘alluding to the repeatedly debunked falsehood
The Flip SideAug 13 2020
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The Future of the Gig Worker
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This Abridge News topic aggregates four unique arguments on different sides of the debate. Here are the quick facts to get you started:
THE QUICK FACTS
The gig economy is founded on flexible and on-demand labor that is often allocated through an online platform such as Uber, TaskRabbit, and Postmates. The laborers are Abridge NewsAug 12 2020
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How Black women secured Kamala Harris' spot on the ticket
Kamala Harris’ ascent to the Democratic ticket marked a big win for a small yet influential group of Black female Democratic strategists, who cast Joe Biden’s selection of Harris for vice president as the result of decades of advocacy, progress and struggle.
Black political strategists have long called the list of women of color on Biden’s vice presidential shortlist an embarrassment of
PoliticoMar 08 2015
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Kentucky Primary Change Would Allow Rand Paul to Run While Keeping Senate Seat
Senator Rand Paul succeeded on Saturday in persuading the leadership of the Republican Party in Kentucky to help him resolve a predicament that could threaten his plans to run for president in 2016: a state law that prohibits candidates from appearing twice on the same ballot.
To avoid running afoul of the law, Mr. Paul asked the state party to suspend its presidential primary,
New York Times (News)Feb 03 2020
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Where Iowa Voters Stand Ahead of Tonight's Highly-Anticipated Caucus
Democratic presidential candidates have been blitzing the state of Iowa in a frenzied finish before voters cast their ballots in tonight's first-in-the-nation caucus. Four candidates are locked in a tight race.
The Democratic hopefuls have been hosting multiple events and covering hundreds of miles desperate to win over those last-minute votes. Thousands of Iowans and political tourists
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