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Racism is “America’s original sin”: Unless we tell the truth about our history, we’ll never find the way to reconciliation
Race is about the American story, and about each of our own stories. Overcoming racism is more than an issue or a cause—it is also a story, which can be part of each of our stories, too. The story about race that was embedded into America at the founding of our nation was a lie; it is time to change that story and discover a new one.
Understanding our own stories about race, and talking
SalonDec 18 2023
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Army Begins Dismantling Arlington Cemetery Confederate Memorial Despite Opposition
• The Army began removing the Confederate reconciliation memorial from Arlington National Cemetery on Monday, despite opposition from lawmakers and some of the U.S. public. • Opponents of tearing it down say the memorial was intended to symbolize reconciliation between the North and South after the Civil War, and falls outside of Congress’ intent in ordering a review of Department of Defense
The Daily CallerDec 18 2023
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Judge Issues Restraining Order Blocking Removal of Confederate Memorial From Arlington National Cemetery
A federal judge on Monday issued a temporary restraining order blocking the controversial removal of a memorial to Confederate soldiers at Arlington National Cemetery. An NGO called Defend Arlington filed a lawsuit in Alexandria, Virginia, on Sunday, seeking the restraining order. Defend Arlington has led a campaign opposing the removal of the Reconciliation Monument in Arlington National
American GreatnessFeb 26 2021
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Senate Parliamentarian Rules Minimum Wage Increase Ineligible for Budget Reconciliation
Democrats cannot use budget reconciliation to pass a $15 minimum wage as part of their $1.9 trillion stimulus package, Senate parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough ruled Thursday. Without budget reconciliation, efforts to raise the minimum wage to $15 would be unlikely to reach the 60-vote threshold required to overcome a Republican filibuster. While the move drew criticism from progressives
Roll Call CNN (Online News) Washington ExaminerSep 30 2021
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Manchin Doubles Down on $1.5 Trillion Limit for Democrats' Budget Reconciliation Bill
West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin doubled down Thursday on a $1.5 trillion maximum for Democrats’ budget reconciliation bill, which was previously expected to spend $3.5 trillion over the next ten years. Manchin called the $3.5 trillion figure “fiscal insanity” in a Wednesday statement, arguing that “we can’t even pay for the essential social programs, like Social Security and Medicare.” On
Forbes CNN (Online News) Washington ExaminerFeb 03 2021
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Senate Reaches Organizing Deal as Democrats Move Towards Budget Reconciliation on Stimulus
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced Wednesday that he and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell had agreed to an organizing resolution, which is widely expected to give half of committee seats to Democrats under a 2001 precedent. A day earlier, Senate Democrats passed a resolution starting the budget reconciliation process for President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill after
New York Times (News) Wall Street Journal (News) National Review (News)Dec 19 2023
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Judge Stops Removal Of Civil War Memorial From Arlington National Cemetery
A federal judge has blocked the removal of a Civil War memorial from Arlington National Cemetery over a lawsuit that says that its removal would damage the graves of the Confederate soldiers buried around the memorial. U.S. District Judge Rossie Alston issued a temporary restraining order on Monday stopping the Pentagon’s removal of the Reconciliation Monument, also known as the Confederate
The Daily WireDec 18 2023
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BREAKING: Memorial to slain Confederate soldiers at Arlington National Cemetery dismantled
On Monday morning, workers were seen at the Arlington National Cemetery beginning the removal process of the Reconciliation Monument, also known as the Confederate Memorial. The Arlington National Cemetery website states that "As required by Congress and implemented by the Secretary of Defense, Arlington National Cemetery (ANC) is required to remove the Confederate Memorial located in Section
The Post MillennialJul 10 2022
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McConnell Threatens to Kill China Competition Bill as Democrats Push Reconciliation Spending Package
As Congress returns from a two-week recess, Democrats are enhancing their efforts to pass legislation to bolster U.S. competitiveness and counter China.
The bipartisan bill, called the U.S. Innovation and Competition Act (USICA), includes $50 billion to boost the production of semiconductor computer chips and $100 million for the National Science Foundation for research and development
Breitbart News Wall Street Journal (News) MSNBCOct 14 2023
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Australian voters' divisions, indifference doom Indigenous referendum
SYDNEY, Oct 15 (Reuters) - Upbeat polls and big-name endorsements greeted Australia's referendum campaign for Indigenous reconciliation when it kicked off in earnest just seven months ago, raising hopes for a historic change to the constitution. But by the time votes were counted this weekend in the country's first referendum in nearly 25 years, the proposal for a permanent but non-voting "
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