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Aug 20 2020
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Obama torches Trump like American democracy depends on it
Barack Obama went high.
On the third night of the Democratic convention — a word that seems increasingly absurd to describe what is really just two hours of nightly programming from the DNC — the former president delivered a memorable speech that balanced torching the sitting president with assuring voters of the possibility of something better. All the while, he pulled back the
PoliticoFeb 24 2020
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Harvey Weinstein Convicted on 2 of 5 Counts
Disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein was convicted of third-degree rape and first-degree commission of a criminal sexual act by a Manhattan jury Monday. He was acquitted of two counts of predatory sexual assault and one count of first-degree rape. Many throughout the media spectrum framed the news as a win for the #MeToo movement, but some, especially on the right, framed the verdict as too
NPR (Online News) Fox News Digital NBC News DigitalMay 21 2015
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ACLU in El Paso Helping "International Commuters" Know Their Rights
On May 13, dozens of members of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) on the U.S. side of the Santa Fe Street border bridge in El Paso, Texas were handing out pamphlets to people they refer to as “international commuters” from Mexico, listing their rights under American law. The group is part of the ACLU’s “Know Your Rights” campaign, which encourages immigrants – both legal and illegal –
Breitbart NewsFeb 05 2020
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Susan Collins Announces She Will Vote to Acquit Trump, Calling Conduct ‘Wrong’
The Maine senator became the latest Republican to condemn President Trump’s conduct but argue it did not warrant his removal.
She said that Mr. Trump’s call to President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine, in which he asked for an investigation of former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr., was “improper and demonstrated very poor judgment,” but said there had been “conflicting evidence in
New York Times (News)May 15 2020
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WTF is "Obamagate"? That's easy: It's Donald Trump's reboot of "but her emails"
Even Donald Trump can't tell us what "Obamagate" is — other than his newest obsession, designed to distract from his total failure to handle the coronavirus pandemic and the resulting economic catastrophe. But with a news media still and always eager to prove it's equally tough on "both sides," it's conceivable that Trump can make Obamagate a thing.
Eager to pretend that the rising
SalonJul 25 2015
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Thousands of rape kits left untested despite federal pledge, critics blame DOJ
In 1997, he followed a 15-year-old home from school. He grabbed her, held her at gunpoint and sexually assaulted her -- then shot her in the head and threw her in Colorado's Platte River, according to court records.
She survived. Despite her injuries, she walked a half-mile -- 1,000 steps -- to a highway, and flagged down a car for help.
Nearly two decades after she was left
Fox News DigitalMay 11 2020
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For Some “Facebook Empathy Moms,” Joe Biden Is Just Another Compromise
In the Before Times, Jody Kanikula and a half dozen fellow Democratic women activists would gather for drinks each Thursday after the weekly Kane County Democrats meeting in Geneva, Illinois. These days, they settle for Saturday morning Zoom calls to reimagine what their political organizing looks like now that their preferred tools of the trade—door knocking and mail drops—are off the table
Mother JonesJun 04 2012
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Bill would ban therapies to ‘change’ young gays
The California state Senate has passed a bill that supporters say could be the first in the nation to ban a form of psychotherapy aimed at making gay people straight. “The entire medical community is opposed to these phony therapies, California state Sen. Ted W. Lieu said after his groundbreaking bill on “sexual-orientation change efforts passed May 30 by a 23-13 vote.
Washington TimesJan 29 2020
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Senate to question legal teams in Trump impeachment trial
The U.S. Senate will begin up to two days of questioning the prosecution and defense in President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial on Wednesday, ahead of a crucial vote later in the week on whether to call witnesses.
The questions, which will alternate between Republican and Democratic senators, will be submitted in writing and read aloud by U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts, who is
ReutersNov 07 2013
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Senate approves workplace gay rights bill
The U.S. Senate approved 64-32 a historic gay rights bill to ban workplace discrimination based on sexual preference or gender identity.
"It is time for Congress to pass a federal law that ensures all our citizens, regardless of where they live, can go to work unafraid to be who they are," said Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev.
54 Democrats supported the legislation and
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