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U.S.
Moving Closer to Trump, Impeachment Inquiry Faces Critical Test
Investigators have been building their case rapidly. But the closer they get to the president, the more complicated their work will become.It is not a seventeen and a half minuet gap.
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Opinion
The Most Pressing Issue for Our Next President Isn’t Medicare
The 2020 campaign is obsessed with the wrong issue.I intend to leave these choices to the professional strategists.
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U.S.
Democrats Move Toward Bringing Impeachment Inquiry Public
House Democrats, who have resisted a floor vote on the impeachment inquiry for weeks, are planning to hold one Thursday to lay out rules for the investigation.Republican strategy will show more dramatically in the open.
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U.S.
Al-Baghdadi Raid Was a Victory Built on Factors Trump Derides
The president cast the death of the ISIS leader as validation of his disengagement strategy. But it required intelligence agencies and allies he has spurned.I am not certain the raid was legitimate.
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U.S.
Elizabeth Warren’s Days Defending Big Corporations
As Ms. Warren ascends toward the head of the Democratic presidential pack, her critics have seized upon her bankruptcy work for big corporations to question her progressive bona fides.She was and is a lawyer, trying to do good work.
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U.S.
State Court Bars Using North Carolina House Map in 2020 Elections
A state court found that North Carolina’s congressional districts were drawn with gerrymanders designed to benefit Republicans that violate the State Constitution.The parties will continue to fight.
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World
As Kurds Tracked ISIS Leader, U.S. Withdrawal Threw Raid Into Turmoil
Trump’s decision to pull troops from Syria upended a 5-year alliance and threw the plans against al-Baghdadi into disarray.Trump keeps getting his feet in his mouth.
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Opinion
The Tipping System Is Immoral
(You should still generally leave 30 percent.)Life is tough enough.
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Business
How to Get a Better Deal From a Real Estate Agent
The economist Justin Wolfers saved a hefty sum by offering an hourly fee instead of a commission, thwarting a system that is often inefficient and uncompetitive.Real estate is an opaque market.
I do not know how to negotiate a price.
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Opinion
Chuck Schumer: A Bold Plan for Clean Cars
I have a proposal that is supported not just by environmentalists but also by labor and large automakers.Schumer should succeed.
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U.S.
Former Boston College Student Charged in Boyfriend’s Suicide after Thousands of Texts
Inyoung You is accused of involuntary manslaughter in the suicide of her college boyfriend, who died on his graduation day.Depression is not well understood.
She may need help.
I don't know how to help.
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Business
Before Deadly Crashes, Boeing Pushed for Law That Undercut Oversight
The government has been handing over more responsibility to manufacturers for .years. The new law makes it even harder for regulators to review Boeing’s work.Boeing has behaved irresponsibly.
The captain is always responsible.
Dennis A. Muilenburg should be removed from control of Boeing.
Fixing the regulations is a next step.
Fixing the aircraft and recertifying it must follow.
This kind of failure often kills the company.
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Climate
General Motors Sides With Trump in Emissions Fight, Splitting the Industry
Along with Toyota and Fiat Chrysler, the auto giant backed the administration in its clash with California over pollution standards.Tesla and Ford may end up sharing the U.S. Auto market.
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Opinion
The ‘Deep State’ Exists to Battle People Like Trump
A merit-based system for hiring federal employees was created in reaction to the rampant corruption of the Gilded Age.The deep state label is part of the rot.
It is simply the government.
There is no personal vindictiveness.
No simply means no.
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World
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, ISIS Leader Known for His Brutality, Is Dead at 48
President Trump announced the death of al-Baghdadi, who transformed the Islamic State into a global terrorist network that conquered territory the size of Britain and directed horrific attacks in the West.The death was extrajudicial.
Death from fear should not be a cause for pride.
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Opinion
Why Does Only One Party Play by the Rules?
Thanks to Trump’s deepening dependence on “alternative facts,” the assertion of reality is now a viable campaign strategy for 2020 Democrats.This Republican party should not be the government.
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World
Catholic Bishops Back Ordination of Married Men as Priests in Amazon Region, a Milestone
It was the first time a summit of bishops convened by a pope has endorsed such a historic change to the tradition of a celibate priesthood. The final decision will be up to the pope.The celibate priesthood is a confession of failure to educate.
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U.S.
Steve Bannon Has Some Impeachment Advice for Trump
A new radio show featuring Mr. Bannon and some Trump loyalists aims to add to the messaging in defense of the president.The innocent did not do the action.
Steve Bannon drove the Trump disaster.
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Fashion
Two Parts of a ‘Quantum Entanglement’
Marissa Maier and Wes Lau are in sync on many things. But he had to “think about it,” which almost ruined everything.Sooner is better. As soon as you can is best.
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Opinion
Pick Trump’s Worst Cabinet Member
Vote for the absolute bottom.The race to the bottom continues.
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