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September 29th, 2020
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In a Sane World, suggests Kathryn Jean Lopez, America Would Have Just Fallen in Love with the Barrett Family. After all, Amy Coney Barrett’s scholarly brilliance is recognized by legal minds on both the left and the right. Plus, she’s the mom of seven children, including two that were adopted from Haiti. Her youngest child, who has Down Syndrome, is...
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September 29th, 2020
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The New York Times on Sunday published a groundbreaking look into President Trump’s finances based on more than a decade of tax documents closely guarded by the president. The bombshell report shed new light onto how Trump reportedly used his business empire to wipe out much of his own income tax liabilities, but at potentially high financial and legal risk. Source: Five...
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September 28th, 2020
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“You better put on your mask or you’ll catch COVID and die!” Source: I Received the Vaccine…and a Lecture
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September 28th, 2020
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Around 1,400 Virginia voters received two absentee ballots in the mail, according to multiple reports. A problem with the printer resulted in employees accidentally sending out two ballots, Fairfax County election officials said according to the Washington Post Source: Around 1,400 Virginia Voters Received Two Absentee Ballots In Mail, Officials Blame Printer Problems | The Daily Caller
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September 28th, 2020
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s I write, President Trump has just confirmed what the rumor mill has been disgorging with increasing confidence over the last few days: Judge Amy Coney Barrett is his pick to replace the feminist icon Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died at 87 a little over a week ago, as a justice on the U.S. Supreme Court. Source: Barrett Will Sail –...
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September 28th, 2020
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Iam inclined to think that the Palestinians have some legitimate beefs, historically speaking. I just don’t care very much. You blow up children in pizza shops, and your priorities go right to the bottom of my global humanitarian to-do list. Source: Black Lives Matters — PLO Tactics Won’t Work in America | National Review
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September 25th, 2020
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Once again, a grand jury has rendered a decision in a high-profile case involving police shooting a person of color, this time in Louisville, Kentucky. As if on cue, predestined violent protests and civil unrest fulminated across the country. Fires were set, and angry demonstrators continued their monthslong path of destruction, this time fueled by their frustration over the decision...
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September 25th, 2020
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With just 40 days to go before the November election, Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has once again called a “lid” on the day’s activities. Source: With Just 40 Days To Go, Biden Campaign Calls A ‘Lid’ Before 9:30 AM | The Daily Caller
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September 25th, 2020
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Norms, we are told, matter. Violating norms, recklessly disregarding norms — these are charges on which President Trump is often arraigned in the court of public opinion. Source: Who’s Violating Norms These Days? | RealClearPolitics
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September 25th, 2020
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As I have argued, historical precedents support Senate Republicans in drawing a distinction in election-year Supreme Court nominations. When the president’s party controls the Senate, as it does in 2020, the Senate majority is well within its historic rights in confirming a nominee. It has done so 17 times out of 19. When the opposition party controls the Senate, as...
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