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Thoughts and Prayers for Pittsburgh
Many commentators have disparaged the thoughts and prayers of people of faith in this country in the aftermath of a highly publicized rampage killing. I understand that they are frustrated with what t ...
29 Oct, 2018
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Securing US Election Systems: Why A Paper Ballot Isn’t Enough
At first glance, a citizen or “expert” might be persuaded that the way to provide adequate security surrounding the current U.S. election systems is to make sure the systems utilize paper ballots.This ...
25 Oct, 2018
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Close Adviser: Tulsi Gabbard Considering 2020 Presidential Run
SAN DIEGO, Calif. - Hawaii Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard is officially considering a 2020 presidential run.According to reports, Rania Batrice, a close adviser to Gabbard and deputy campaign manager ...
24 Oct, 2018
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Large Corporations Make Surprising Moves in Providing Affordable, Innovative Health Care
Most of us have heard the horror stories by now about everyday people receiving serious diagnoses and not being able to afford care. But today, large-scale corporations like Walmart might be looking a ...
23 Oct, 2018
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Donald Trump Explicitly Endorses Violence Against Reporters
(IVN) Making a campaign stop in Montana and appearing on stage with Rep. Greg Gianforte (R-MT), President Donald Trump went a step further than endorsing the congressman despite his physical assault o ...
22 Oct, 2018
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Independent Voters Can’t Be Pegged; Summer Survey Results Show We’re Not Just “Leaners”
How will independents vote in the upcoming elections? An opinion piece appearing in the New York Times this week, entitled “How to Win Swing Voters (And How to Lose Them),” says:"As we often hear, ind ...
22 Oct, 2018
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Sen. Rand Paul Charts Independent Course on Saudi Crisis
WASHINGTON, D.C. - What has all the appearances of a conspiracy by the Saudi government to murder a very high-profile Washington Post journalist in a Saudi embassy in Turkey, has become a tense intern ...
17 Oct, 2018
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Could A High-Speed “Rail to Nowhere” Save California's Poorest Neighborhoods?
FRESNO, CALIF. -The plan: cover one of the most destitute tracts of California’s poorest major city with a Jack Nicklaus-designed golf course and watch dust turn to dollars.But soon, funding for the p ...
15 Oct, 2018
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Here Is America's Roadmap to Universal Health Care
Universal health care for America? Yes, now, here’s why and how.Along with the growing demand for free, basic health care for all Americans, and the absurdity that we are the only well-developed ...
11 Oct, 2018
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Hillary Clinton Explicitly Rejects Civility Toward Republicans
WASHINGTON, DC - Hillary Clinton told CNN's Christiane Amanpour in a televised interview Tuesday that Democrats cannot be civil with Republicans if they don't win a majority of seats in the U.S. House ...
10 Oct, 2018
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