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Nov 13 2020
Opinion
U.S. Election Fraud is Real—And It Is Being Ignored
Mark Harris was riding high on Election Day in 2018. The Republican candidate for North Carolina’s 9th Congressional District had beaten his Democratic opponent in a very close race. Next stop: the U.S. House of Representatives.
Or so it seemed. Harris had won by 905 votes, a margin of only 0.3 percent of all ballots cast. The state’s Board of Elections refused to certify the results,
Guest Writer - RightMar 12 2021
Perspectives Blog
When Republicans Stop Paying Attention
From the CenterThis viewpoint is from a writer rated Center.
Joe Biden has succeeded in passing the largest expansion of domestic government spending and the most targeted expansion of aid to low-income Americans in more than fifty years. Bernie Sanders tweeted that the legislation was “the most progressive bill he’s seen pass since he’s been here” and that it was “the most
Dan SchnurMar 19 2021
News
U.S. Rushes to Expand Covid Vaccine Eligibility in a ‘Race Against Time’
Officials in at least 17 states have committed in recent days to opening coronavirus vaccine appointments to all adults in March or April, part of a fast-moving expansion as states race to meet President Biden’s goal of universal eligibility by May 1.
In Ohio, all adults will be allowed to seek shots starting March 29. In Connecticut, April 5. In Alaska and Mississippi, all adults are
New York Times (News)Jul 14 2020
Opinion
How to rename D.C.'s football team and help fix democracy, too
"Hang a lantern on your problem" was favorite advice from Robert F. Kennedy. In other words, confront a challenge head-on. Illuminate it. Then take steps to tackle it.
Dan Snyder, who announced this week that he will soon rename the NFL franchise he owns, has an opportunity to do one better than RFK's mantra.
By changing Washington's football team name to the Greenbacks, Snyder
The FulcrumMar 04 2021
Perspectives Blog
When #MeToo Matters (If It's The Other Party)
From the CenterThis viewpoint is from a writer rated Center.
I believe Lindsey Boylan and Charlotte Bennett and Anna Ruch.
I believed Christine Blasey Ford and Karen McDonough and Stormy Daniels. And Monica Lewinsky and Kathleen Willey and Paula Jones. And Anita Hill and Mary Jo Kopechne, for that matter.
I believe that Donald Trump should not have been elected,
Dan SchnurSep 29 2022
Perspectives Blog
Hurricane Ian Arrives in Florida After Knocking Out Power in Cuba
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Hurricane Ian strengthened to a Category 4 storm as it made landfall in Florida on Wednesday, just days after knocking out power for the entire island of Cuba.
Hurricane Ian made landfall in southwest Florida early
AllSides StaffAug 29 2014
News
White House: Ukraine Not Invaded; Russian Incursion Just Violates Its ‘Territorial Integrity’
Yesterday, Dan wrote about the president’s late afternoon press conference on the situation in Iraq and Ukraine. Basically, the leader of the free world said we don’t have a strategy to defeat ISIS and prevaricated in calling the Russian invasion of Ukraine, an “invasion.” We’re back to this again, regarding the Ukraine.
TownhallJul 27 2015
News
The television election
This was supposed to be the presidential campaign that ends the dominance of TV ads — the snapchat election, the livestreaming election. “If 2004 was about Meetup, 2008 was about Facebook, 2016 is going to be about Meerkat (or something just like it),” vowed President Barack Obama’s ex-communications guru Dan Pfeiffer.
PoliticoFeb 22 2021
Fact Check
Fact-checking the Texas energy-failure blame game
This week, all eyes have been on Texas. An unprecedented winter storm left 4 million people without power across the state, and put nearly half of all Texans under a boil-water advisory.
Initial reports from the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), which manages the state's power grid, suggested frozen wind turbines were partially to blame. Though ERCOT's report on Sunday said
CNN (Online News)May 19 2014
News
3 gay GOP congressional runs come as party tries to evolve on marriage, hold on to base
Dan Innis is standing at the back of the main dining room of the Top of the Town Restaurant as people straggle in for the monthly meeting of the Belknap County Republican Committee.
The aroma of prime rib and mashed potatoes streams from the nearby kitchen and fills the room, which has floral dressin
Washington Post