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In New Book, Boehner Says He Regrets Clinton Impeachment
Luke Broadwater, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 52 minutes ago
Former Speaker John Boehner, Republican of Ohio, writes that the drive to
remove President Bill Clinton was a politically motivated move he wishes he
had repudiated.
The assault on the presidency by the conservative party was misconceived.
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Biden Backs Taiwan, but Some Call for a Clearer Warning to China
Michael Crowley, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 hour ago
As China grows stronger and bolder, some experts want to end Washington’s
decades-long policy of “strategic ambiguity.”
Taiwan should declair independence.
China cannot do without trade.
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Emergent BioSolutions: Top Official Warned That Vaccine Plant Had to Be 'Monitored Closely`
Sheryl Gay Stolberg, Sharon LaFraniere and Chris Hamby, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 2 hours ago
An Operation Warp Speed report last June flagged staffing and quality
control concerns at Emergent BioSolutions’ factory in Baltimore. The
troubled plant recently had to throw out up to 15 million doses.
The Emergent BioSolutions plant management is bad.
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Biden’s Infrastructure Sales Force Knows Its Potholes and Bridges
Annie Karni and Zolan Kanno-Youngs, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 2 hours ago
Five cabinet members, all former mayors or governors and therefore experts
in infrastructure fights, are fanning out across America and Capitol Hill
to try to sell the president’s rebuilding plan.
The job starts with the promise of funding.
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In the Virginia Governor’s Race, Can Anyone Take On Terry McAuliffe?
Giovanni Russonello, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 2 hours ago
Once again, the state is shaping up to be a case study in the complexities
around the politics of race and power.
There will be a primary.
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Biden Takes Initial Steps to Address Gun Violence
Annie Karni, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 2 hours ago
With legislation in Congress stalled by Republican opposition, the
president ordered a crackdown on “ghost guns” and said the epidemic of
shootings was “an international embarrassment.”
Biden is doing what he can without congressional support.
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As U.S. Prospects Brighten, Fed’s Powell Sees Risk in Global Vaccination Pace
Jeanna Smialek, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 3 hours ago
Some countries are lagging behind in vaccinations, and policymakers warned
that no economy is secure until the world is safe from coronavirus variants.
The casualty rate is high until vaccination is general.
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Asa Hutchinson on Arkansas’s Anti-Trans Law and the G.O.P. Culture Wars
Lisa Lerer, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 5 hours ago
The state’s Republican governor, who recently vetoed an anti-transgender
bill only to be overridden by the legislature, spoke to The Times about why
his party has “got to show greater compassion.”
Asa Hutchinson's Faith has overridden his reason.
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Why Georgia's Voting Laws Are Not Like Colorado's
Maggie Astor, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 6 hours ago
Here are four key differences between the voting systems in the two states.
Georgia's new laws disenfranchise the immobile poor, mostly black population.
They are racist in intent.
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Matt Gaetz Associate Joel Greenberg Is Expected to Plead Guilty, Lawyers Say
Patricia Mazzei and Michael S. Schmidt, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 6 hours ago
The associate could cooperate with prosecutors, giving them information
about Mr. Gaetz’s relationships that investigators are examining for
possible sex trafficking violations.
The prosecutors are scalp hunting.
Matt Gaetz should not have been elected.
The Democratic party did not do its job.
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Manchin Says He Will Never Back Weakening Filibuster
Emily Cochrane, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 10 hours ago
“We will not solve our nation’s problems in one Congress if we seek only
partisan solutions,” Mr. Manchin wrote in an op-ed in The Washington Post.
Joe Manchin has problems.
He has allowed them to become National problems.
The Democratic caucus must recruit some Republicans.
It is dirty politics. Do what works.
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Caitlyn Jenner Is Exploring a Run for Governor of California
Maggie Haberman, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 10 hours ago
Ms. Jenner, a prominent transgender activist and former Olympian, is
leaning toward challenging Gov. Gavin Newsom in a possible recall election,
according to people familiar with her thinking.
She can try.
I do not wish her success.
The perfect must not become the enemy of the broader good.
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U.S. Intelligence Report Warns of Global Consequences of Social Fragmentation
Julian E. Barnes, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 10 hours ago
The coronavirus pandemic has highlighted weaknesses of the international
order, said the report, which is issued every four years.
Sanity is not democratic.
Living is better when democracy and sanity match.
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How Brian Kemp Is Rebounding Against Trump’s Wrath
Lisa Lerer and Reid J. Epstein, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 11 hours ago
After resisting Donald Trump’s demands to overturn Georgia’s election
results, Gov. Brian Kemp was an outcast in his own party. Now he’s embraced
the state’s new voting bill as a way to rebuild his standing.
"No person is above the law."
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American Suicide Numbers Dropped Last Year
Ian Welsh, Ian Welsh - 13 hours ago
So, we kept being told Covid was causing increased suicides and it turned
out not to be true. I suspect this means is that American bosses are so
shitty that a pandemic combined with massive economic problems is
preferable to working with them in close quarters. One of the great
problems with “capitalism” is that […]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_Horsemen_of_the_Apocalypse
Trump brought them from China.
They are supposed to be from Iran but started from Kazackstan.
The Biden candicy and initial administration have been a return of hope for the future.
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G.O.P. Group Warns Donors Not to Opt Out of Monthly Donations
Shane Goldmacher, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 23 hours ago
The National Republican Congressional Committee says to donors who opt out
of recurring monthly donations: “We will have to tell Trump you’re a
DEFECTOR.”
The defector list smells of fraud.
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Biden to Announce Executive Actions to Tackle Gun Violence
Annie Karni, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 day ago
President Biden is expected to announce his plan, including a measure to
try to stop the proliferation of so-called ghost guns, on Thursday.
Biden is doing what he can without congressional support.
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N.R.A. Chief Kept Bankruptcy Filing Secret From Deputies
Danny Hakim and Mary Williams Walsh, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 day ago
Facing enforcement by the New York attorney general, the National Rifle
Association’s chief executive hatched a secret plan for bankruptcy.
Biden to Announce Several Executive Actions to Tackle Gun Violence
Annie Karni, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 day ago
President Biden is expected to announce his plan, including a measure to
try to stop the proliferation of so-called ghost guns, on Thursday.
President Biden is doing what he can about guns.
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What’s in Biden’s Tax Plan?
Alan Rappeport and Jim Tankersley, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 day ago
The proposal includes provisions to raise the corporate tax rate to 28
percent, make it harder for companies to move profits overseas and beef up
the Internal Revenue Service.
Government requires money.
Everyone must do their share without exception.
Printing it works for the moment.
It is secular charity in the U.S.
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