Wednesday, September 11, 2019

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Five Policy Clashes Between John Bolton and President Trump

Eileen Sullivan at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 hour ago
John R. Bolton, a national security hawk, and President Trump disagreed on how to approach a number of international issues.

It is easy to disagree with Trump.
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Prosecutors Could Ask for Prison Time for Michael Flynn

Adam Goldman at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 hour ago
In a reversal, prosecutors hinted that they could ask for prison time for Michael T. Flynn, the president’s first national security adviser.
The justice department is owned by Trump

Can Jon Ossoff Help Turn Georgia Blue?

Astead W. Herndon at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 hour ago
Two Senate seats will be up for grabs in Georgia in 2020, and Mr. Ossoff, who narrowly lost a congressional race two years ago, is the highest-profile Democrat to enter the ring so far.
The election is nearing.

A Look at the West Bank Area Netanyahu Vowed to Annex

Karen Zraick at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 hour ago
The Jordan Valley and northern Dead Sea are considered strategically vital zones by Israel for security. If Israel annexed them, it would encircle any future Palestinian state in the West Bank.
There will be no future Palestinian state.

Study Shows Income Gap Between Rich and Poor Keeps Growing, With Deadly Effects

Lola Fadulu at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 3 hours ago
The Government Accountability Office, which looked at the relationship between income, wealth and longevity, found that poor people are living shorter lives and the rich are living longer.
Yes.

Canada Tries a Forceful Message for Flood Victims: Live Someplace Else

Christopher Flavelle at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 5 hours ago
As the costs of climate change mount, the country has begun forcing flooded homeowners to move, prompting clashes over what counts as fair.
Learning continues.

With the Faithful at Trump’s North Carolina Rally: ‘He Speaks Like Me’

Astead W. Herndon at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 5 hours ago
Two months after his rally there produced “send her back” chants, the president brought identity politics back to the state.
Identity is racism.

After String of Mass Shootings, Democrats Begin New Push for Gun Control

Sheryl Gay Stolberg at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 5 hours ago
The fate of the Democrats’ proposals, and of the broader effort to enact gun safety measures, remains murky amid uncertainty about where President Trump stands.
Same old, same old.

NOAA Chief, Defending Trump on Dorian, Also Tries to Buoy Scientists

Christopher Flavelle, Lisa Friedman and Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 5 hours ago
The remarks by Neil Jacobs, head of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, were the first since a report that a cabinet secretary had tried to coerce agency leaders.
After the fact helps little.
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Trump Ousts John Bolton as National Security Adviser

Peter Baker at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 7 hours ago
President Trump had complained privately in recent months that Mr. Bolton was too hawkish, a tension made worse in recent weeks over Iran and North Korea.
John Bolton did not help.
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Pelosi Energizes Battle to Lower Drug Prices

Abby Goodnough at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 7 hours ago
Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s draft plan to allow the federal government to negotiate the price of hundreds of drugs will add new urgency to Washington’s effort to fight rising prescription costs.
The senate must pass it and the president must sign it.
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Democrats to Force Another Vote to End Trump’s National Emergency at the Border

Emily Cochrane at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 7 hours ago
The move is designed to force Senate Republicans to choose between rejecting Mr. Trump’s border wall or endorsing his plan to divert funding from projects in their states.
Work continues.
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Share of Americans With Health Insurance Declined in 2018

Margot Sanger-Katz, Ben Casselman and Jeanna Smialek at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 7 hours ago
The drop, despite a strong economy, was the first since 2009 and at least partly caused by efforts to weaken the Affordable Care Act.
Yes. 
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What You Need to Know About North Carolina’s Special Election

Jonathan Martin and Richard Fausset at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 7 hours ago
Voters in the Republican-leaning 9th Congressional District will choose between Dan McCready, the Democratic candidate, and Dan Bishop, the G.O.P. candidate.
Yes. 
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Trump Chides ‘America-Hating Left’ in Rally for House Candidate

Annie Karni and Michael Crowley at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 9 hours ago
Dan Bishop, a conservative well known for sponsoring a bill requiring transgender people to use restrooms based on the gender listed on their birth certificates, faces a tough race in North Carolina.
It is not Trump's America.
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Capitalism Requires Loss Of Money And Power

Ian Welsh at Ian Welsh - 13 hours ago
Capitalism existed before widespread limited liability. The textiles revolution (aka. modern industrial capitalism started before it, even.) We’ve been running on forms of capitalism in parts of the world for hundreds of years. There was, in fact, violent opposition to limited liability from some capitalists when it was introduced. They thought it unfair. In […]
Yes.
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Moderate Democrats Fared Best in 2018. One Gets Another Chance Today.

Nate Cohn at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 13 hours ago
A North Carolina election is also a chance to think about what kind of candidate might do best against President Trump.
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Presidential Power Must Be Curbed After Trump, 2020 Candidates Say

Charlie Savage at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 16 hours ago
The presidential hopefuls detailed their views on the limits of executive power in response to a New York Times survey.
true
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On Politics: For Sanders, It All Began in Canada

NYT > U.S. > Politics - 18 hours ago
A trip Bernie Sanders took to Ottawa in 1987 helped forge his determination to transform the American health care system.
OK
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Jon Ossoff Will Run for Senate in Georgia

Maggie Astor at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 20 hours ago
Mr. Ossoff, a former documentary filmmaker who nearly flipped a conservative House district in 2017, will run in one of two Senate races in the state next year.
good

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