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5 hours ago

Guantánamo Bay Cemetery Offers a View of the Base's History

The U.S. military cemetery at Guantánamo Bay offers a history of the century-old base — minus the outpost’s war-on-terror mission. read more

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Guantánamo Bay Navel base is a remnant of the Spanish-American war. 

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NYT > U.S. > Politics5 hours ago

Money Floods the Race for Control of Congress, More Than a Year Early

The main House war chests for both Democrats and Republicans have a combined $128 million in the bank — more than double the sum at this point in 2020. read more

 

The parties are sure the other party should not run congress. 

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NYT > U.S. > Politics9 hours ago

Funding Fight Threatens Plan to Pump Billions Into Affordable Housing

A federal voucher program is at risk of being sharply scaled back as the White House seeks to slash its social policy package to appease two centrist senators. read more

 

The Republicans  object to subsidized housing.

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NYT > U.S. > Politics11 hours ago

Vaccinated Travelers From Abroad Can Enter U.S. on Nov. 8.

The date helps clarify the end to restrictions that had walled off tourists and relatives seeking to visit their families in the United States. read more

 

The Covid-19 variants seem to be controlled. 

 

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NYT > U.S. > Politics12 hours ago

U.S. Pledges to Pay Family of Those Killed in Botched Kabul Drone Strike

The Pentagon offered unspecified amounts to relatives of the 10 civilians who died in Aug. 29 attack and agreed to help relocate those who want to move to the U.S. read more

 

Money will not heal the dead.

 

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NYT > U.S. > Politics12 hours ago

Virginia Governor's Race: McAuliffe Faces Democratic Apathy

Though the state is getting bluer, voters’ exhaustion is imperiling the former governor’s comeback attempt against his Republican rival, Glenn Youngkin. read more

 

Don't guess.  

Ask them.

 

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NYT > U.S. > Politics13 hours ago

F.D.A. Panel Recommends J.&J. Boosters at Least Two Months After First Shot

Many panel members said J. & J. recipients might benefit from the option of a Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna booster, which an F.D.A. official said was possible. read more

 

No surprise.

 

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NYT > U.S. > Politics15 hours ago

Illinois Democrats Propose New Gerrymandered Congressional Maps

The districts would be among the most gerrymandered in the country. The Republican-friendly seat held by Representative Adam Kinzinger, a Trump antagonist, would be eliminated. read more

 

Small minds.

 

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NYT > U.S. > Politics15 hours ago

Pete Buttigieg Joins the Parental Leave Debate: ‘This Is Work.’

“It’s one thing to believe something as a matter of policy,” Mr. Buttigieg said about taking paid time off. “It’s another to live it and see how much of a difference it could make.” read more

 

Experience teaches effectively.

 

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NYT > U.S. > Politics16 hours ago

Capitol Police Officer Charged With Obstructing Justice in Jan. 6 Case

Michael A. Riley, a veteran of the force, encoueraged a man in the Capitol during the riot to delete social media posts showing he was there, according to the indictment. read more

 

Some inside help was apparent.

 

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NYT > U.S. > Politics18 hours ago

Justice Dept. to Ask Supreme Court to Block Texas Abortion Law

The Texas law prohibits most abortions after about six weeks, before many women are even aware they are pregnant. read more

 

The legal fight continues.

 

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NYT > U.S. > Politics23 hours ago

U.S. Holds Global Meeting to Fight Ransomware, Minus the World’s No. 1 Culprit

Russia, the biggest source of the problem, was not invited to the 30-nation conference, which sought to engage allies in efforts to disrupt cybercrime. read more

 

Let the diplomats work.

 

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NYT > U.S. > Politics23 hours ago

Rising Rents Stoke Inflation Data, a Concern for Washington

Economic policymakers have said inflation will prove temporary, but rising rents may challenge that view and pressure Washington to react. read more

 

Collect more taxes.

 

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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago

F.D.A. Panel Recommends Moderna Booster for Certain Groups

Those eligible for the extra shot would include adults over 65 and others at high risk — the same groups now eligible for a Pfizer-BioNTech boost read more

 

Vaccinated is good.  Boosted is better.

 

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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago

Bill Clinton Is Hospitalized for Infection, Aide Says

An aide said the former president had a urological infection that had developed into sepsis, although it was not considered to be acute. read more

 

People catch bugs.

It is no big deal.

 

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Ian Welsh1 day ago

The Judgement of Craig Newell

[image: Story 492349129] (*This is a reprint from 2008 & 2010. Was thinking of Mr. Newell the other day.)* A few weeks ago I received the news that my old coach and math teacher, Craig Newell, had died. I haven’t written about it till now because I’ve been thinking of him since then. He was an odd man, spare and lean, with the whippet body of a greyhound, and he had a way of cocking his head when he looked at you which was inevitably parodied every year in the seniors annual play. I spent five years around him, in high school, a boarder in an all boys school. It was an excellent ... read more

 

Ian Welsh has thought.

He continues to think most of the time.

 

https://www.ianwelsh.net/open-thread-125/

 

Live negotiation comes first.

Sooner is better.   As soon as you can is best.

 

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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago

Appeals Court Lets Texas Continue to Enforce Near-Total Abortion Ban

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit reaffirmed its reversal of a lower judge’s ruling that blocked the law while the federal courts weigh its constitutionality. read more

 

Texas has not proven their oppinion.

 

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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago

Biden Panel Wary of Expanding Supreme Court, but Open to Term Limits

Preliminary draft materials suggested that adding justices might be seen as a “partisan maneuver,” but said that an 18-year tenure merits “serious consideration.” read more

 

Packing is a faster rout to a liberal court.

 

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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago

Trump Fans Wear Their Grievances at Conservative Rallies

For some, it’s not enough to go to an event in the name of Donald J. Trump — their attendance also requires wearing something that embraces some of his political calling cards. read more

 

"Get a good makeup and the part plays itself"

 

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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago

Texas Removed an L.G.B.T.Q. Resource Page After a Candidate Complained

Don Huffines, who is challenging Gov. Greg Abbott in next year’s Republican primary, said the content on the state web page was “offensive.” It was quickly removed. read more

 

Texas is seeking a ruler.

 

 

 

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