politics
Today in history: LBJ declares he will not run again for president
April 2, 2018On March 31, 1968, in a nationally televised address in which he largely talked about America’s sense of purpose in the world and the increasing divisiveness within the country over both domestic and foreign issues, President...
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Lawmakers try to restore due process rights for federal workers, whistleblowers
March 23, 2018“These federal employees, like others, should have the right to appeal their terminations to an independent body.”
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Germany: New faces but not policies
March 21, 2018Can fences be strengthened against marauding foxes? Can trends be reversed? Europe and the world urgently need some changes!
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Trump fires McCabe, launches tirade vs. Mueller to stop investigation
March 19, 2018An increasingly edgy and frequently out-of-control Donald Trump is on a tirade now designed to discredit any and all probes into his criminal activity.
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Trump dumps Tillerson for torture advocate Pompeo to head State
March 13, 2018“This is how diplomacy dies, not with a bang, but with a whimper.”
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