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NYT > U.S. > Politics6 hours ago
Guantánamo Bay Cemetery Offers a View of the Base's HistoryThe 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
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War#Making_peace
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NYT > U.S. > Politics8 hours ago
Virginia Governor's Race: McAuliffe Faces Democratic ApathyThough the state is getting bluer, voters’ exhaustion is imperiling the
former governor’s comeback attempt against his Republican rival, Glenn
Youngkin. read more
" “People got to understand, Joe, this is about turnout,” he told the show’s co-host, Joe Scarborough."
Republican intransigence is exhausting.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics8 hours ago
Glenn Youngkin Talks About Virginia. His Base Talks About Donald Trump.Republicans in Virginia are saying what their nominee for governor will
not: The governor’s race is a proxy for Mr. Trump’s grievances. read more
Donald Trump belongs in prison.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics8 hours ago
Glenn Youngkin Talks About Virginia. His Base Talks About Donald Trump.Republicans in Virginia are saying what their nominee for governor will
not: The governor’s race is a proxy for Mr. Trump’s grievances. read more
Donald Trump belongs in prison.
Virginia and the Confederacy lost the Civil War.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics9 hours ago
How 3 Strangers a World Away Came to the Rescue of a Badly Burned Afghan GirlThe story of 8-year-old Asma, injured by a U.S. tear-gas canister, echoes
the heartbreak and heroism of the 20-year American misadventure in
Afghanistan. read more
Religious war is not a good idea.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics9 hours ago
Democrats Work to Sell an Unfinished BillAs President Biden and his allies in Congress work to whittle down the size
of their ambitious domestic plans, Democrats must sell a bill without
knowing precisely what will be in it. read more
Teach Keynesian economics to Senators Joe Manchin III of West Virginia and Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics11 hours ago
Money Floods the Race for Control of Congress, More Than a Year EarlyThe 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
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EMILY%27s_List
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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
Promising a date certain is a poor idea.
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Ian Welsh13 hours ago
Open Thread[image: Story 492936755]
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Live negotiations must come first.
Sooner is better. As soon as you can is best.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics22 hours ago
Funding Fight Threatens Plan to Pump Billions Into Affordable HousingA 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
Senators Joe Manchin III of West Virginia and Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona are holding up passage of Biden's plan.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
U.S. Pledges to Pay Family of Those Killed in Botched Kabul Drone StrikeThe 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 make these Afghans whole.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
F.D.A. Panel Recommends J.&J. Boosters at Least Two Months After First ShotMany 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
Vaccinated is good. Boosted is better.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
Illinois Democrats Propose New Gerrymandered Congressional MapsThe 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
For some winning is the only thing.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day 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
Personal direct experience is an effective teacher.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
Capitol Police Officer Charged With Obstructing Justice in Jan. 6 CaseMichael A. Riley, a veteran of the force, encouraged a man in the Capitol
during the riot to delete social media posts showing he was there,
according to the indictment. read more
Michael A. Riley had conflicting loyalties.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
Justice Dept. to Ask Supreme Court to Block Texas Abortion LawThe Texas law prohibits most abortions after about six weeks, before many
women are even aware they are pregnant. read more
A request for a stay is a reasonable action.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
Rising Rents Stoke Inflation Data, a Concern for WashingtonEconomic policymakers have said inflation will prove temporary, but rising
rents may challenge that view and pressure Washington to react. read more
Republicans want more profits.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
Bill Clinton Is Hospitalized for Infection, Aide SaysAn aide said the former president had a urological infection that had
developed into sepsis, although it was not considered to be acute. read more
Bill Clinton has been sent home with antibiotics.
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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 began to learn to think earlier than most.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
Appeals Court Lets Texas Continue to Enforce Near-Total Abortion BanThe 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
Judges have politics.
Texas judges have Texas politics.
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