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Whats Behind Trumps Baffling New Power Grab

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Two days after claiming he hadTrump said during Wednesdays coronavirus task force briefing, in a move reminiscent of propaganda outlet, the service has maintained its promoted Chinese propaganda. "If you heard what's coming out of the Voice of America, it's disgustingwhat things they say are disgusting toward our country," Trump said on Wednesday. Regardless of his motives, Trumps latest threat illustrates how, in a crisis, an executive can unilaterally act (or threaten to act) while everyone else has to react. Even if successful, these appointees would serve under a considerable…

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The Villains of the Virus Are Cashing In and Spreading Death

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Devin Nunes, who over the course of his career has blamed collusion with the Kremlin on the FBI, went dark on us for a little while but has returned with a vengeance, blaming the soon-to-be-wrecked economy on California education bureaucrats. OK, not directly. But in a The ugly world view that has brought us to this wretched point was on full display, along with the evidence that this impassioned advocate of a return to pedagogical normalcy must have skipped English class as a lad (kids coulda went back to school…

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The Party of Life Embraces Trumps Death Cult

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In the last 24 hours, it has become clear that, despite warnings from experts like Dr. Anthony Fauci, o say the silent part out loud. Consider the comments of Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson, who, a few days ago, Why should a global pandemic be any different? Johnson went on to add thatgetting coronavirus is not a death sentence except for maybe no more than 3.4 percent of our population, (and) I think probably far less. When I signed up to be a columnist, I was told thered be no math.…

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Bernie Sanders Was My Lifeline When I Had Cancer 20 Years Ago. Today, He Could Be a Lifeline for Our Country.

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When I was a young medical student, I found a lump in my left testicle. When I had it examined, my doctor confirmed the worst. I had Stage 2 testicular cancer with a 70 percent chance of metastasis. As if that news werent bad enough, I then learned the treatment plan my doctors had devised for me. They offered only one option, which was to have all the lymph nodes in my gut removed, along with the affected testicle. This was to be followed by extensive rounds of radiation and…

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Iowa Caucuses on the First Day of Whats Poised to be The Ugliest Democratic Primary Fight Ever

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So it looks like Bernie Sanders is going to win Iowa. Polls are still pretty close, but hes been rising late and looks poised. If theres a surprise, I would guess itd be because of this whole second-choice thing they do. That is, you caucus for Cory Booker, he doesnt get 15 percent, and then you move to your second choice. Sanders probably isnt many Democrats second choice. If Joe Biden or one of the others pulls this out, that will probably be how. Then,leads there now, but its close…

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Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden Face Off in Democratic Battle for Iran Dove Cred

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On the surface, the Democrats sounded more or less like one another when they denouncedDonald Trumps hit on Qassem Soleimani. But there were some subtle differences that they didnt get into on cable news. Theyre revealing, and they reflect the differences in the party on questions of war and peace and fighting terrorism, with Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders representing the two tent polesat a moment when Sanders has started to attack Biden for the first time more generally. The poles arent hawk and dove. Thats too simplistic. Hardly anyone…

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Adulterer-in-Chief Throws Red Meat to His Evangelical Base

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Long before he was philanderer in chief, Donald Trump famously boasted that he was very pro-choice. Friday, hell become the first president ever to speak at the March for Life, the annual anti-abortion march in Washington. Trump isnt just a little pro-life now; hes so pro-life that he talked in 2016 about how there has to be some form of punishment for women who have abortions. Trumps newfound interest in denying womens reproductive rights seems more like an obsession with winning the votes of his Christian base, a base that…

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