Wednesday, April 5, 2017

@11:45, 4/5/17

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U.S.

Senator Jeff Merkley Speaks All Night Against Gorsuch Nomination (but It’s Not a Filibuster)

Senator Jeff Merkley, Democrat of Oregon, has held forth on the Senate floor for more than 14 hours in a preview of sorts of the filibuster over Judge.

Neil M. Gorsuch should not be a supreme court justice.

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Business Day

Butter or Margarine? In Dunkin’ Donuts Lawsuit, Man Accepts No Substitutes

Nearly two dozen stores in Massachusetts were sued for using margarine or a butter substitute instead of butter on bagels.

There is a difference.

The dairymen say so.

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The Upshot

Republican Health Proposal Would Undermine Coverage for Pre-existing Conditions

The proposal would effectively eliminate one of the Affordable Care Act’s most popular provisions.

Accept no substitutes.

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The Upshot

Democrats Are Bad at Midterm Turnout. That Seems Ready to Change.

Early signs in special elections are consistent with a trend in which the party out of power benefits from strong turnout in off-year races.

The Republicans will regret the end of the filibuster.

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World

‘Penis Seat’ Causes Double Takes on Mexico City Subway

A campaign against sexual harassment, created by the Mexican government and UN Women, featured men reacting to a seat made to look like male genitalia.

Do what works.

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World

Video: A Border Town’s Fragile Revival

When the nearby border entry closed in 2001, Boquillas del Carmen in Mexico was virtually abandoned. Since reopening in 2012, the town has once again become a tourist attraction, but the proposed border wall could pose a threat.

yes.

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U.S.

Senate Formally Takes Up Gorsuch Nomination, and Braces for Turmoil

The Senate will face a blistering partisan conflict this week over the Supreme Court nomination of Judge Neil M. Gorsuch and the chamber’s future rules.

I will hope Gorsuch is blocked.

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U.S.

Tent Jail, a Vestige of Joe Arpaio’s Tenure, Is Closing

The outdoor jail in Arizona was intended to save money while turning the broiling summer into a form of punishment. It did neither, the new sheriff says.

Transparency helps.

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U.S.

In Gorsuch Confirmation Battle, Both Sides Spin and Mislead

U.S.

Police Unions Hail Trump’s Easing of Scrutiny. Local Officials Worry.

While mayors and police chiefs welcome federal oversight of the police, unions say it keeps officers from doing their jobs and makes the public less safe.

The local officials should worry.


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