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Virginians are split on governor's fate amid blackface scandal — Poll Questions — Q: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Ralph Northam is handling his job as governor of Virginia? Do you approve/disapprove strongly or somewhat? — Hide Results — Q: Northam has been governor for about one year.
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Virginians are split on governor's fate amid blackface scandal, poll shows — Virginians are deadlocked over whether Gov. Ralph Northam (D) should step down after the emergence of a photo on his 1984 medical school yearbook page depicting people in blackface and Ku Klux Klan garb …
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The Week, Breitbart, Axios, Talking Points Memo and New York Times
Washington Post:
Va. Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax renews his denials and asks for an FBI investigation into assault accusations against him
Va. Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax renews his denials and asks for an FBI investigation into assault accusations against him
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Axios, Breitbart and POLITICUSUSA
Gregory S. Schneider / Washington Post:
Va. Gov. Ralph Northam says he wants to focus rest of his term on racial equity
Va. Gov. Ralph Northam says he wants to focus rest of his term on racial equity
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The Week, Breitbart, Politico, WTVR-TV, The Daily Caller, The Daily Beast, Axios, Mediaite, Talking Points Memo and CNN
Houston Chronicle:
20 years, 700 victims: Southern Baptist sexual abuse spreads as leaders resist reforms — Thirty-five years later, Debbie Vasquez's voice trembled as she described her trauma to a group of Southern Baptist leaders. — She was 14, she said, when she was first molested by her pastor in Sanger …
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The American Conservative
Washington Post:
Border talks at impasse as shutdown looms Friday, officials say — Bipartisan talks aimed at resolving the border wall dispute and averting a government shutdown Friday have broken down and are at an impasse, two people familiar with the situation said Sunday.
The Daily Caller:
Ocasio-Cortez's Adviser Went Viral For What He Told Tucker Carlson — But He Got It Wrong — A policy adviser for New York Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez claimed that her Green New Deal proposal did not include economic protections for those “unwilling to work” and claimed that the phrase came from a “doctored document.”
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Eliza Relman / Business Insider:
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's staff says a document that supported paying Americans 'unwilling …
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's staff says a document that supported paying Americans 'unwilling …
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twitchy.com and Townhall
Amy B Wang / Washington Post:
A Texas councilman called Ocasio-Cortez a ‘bimbo’ on Twitter. He's deleted his account.
A Texas councilman called Ocasio-Cortez a ‘bimbo’ on Twitter. He's deleted his account.
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Breitbart, New York Daily News and Raw Story
Daily Mail:
Mother, 38, is arrested in front of her children and locked in a cell for seven HOURS after calling a transgender woman a man on Twitter — More than two months after her arrest and she has had neither her mobile phone or laptop returned — A mother was arrested in front of her children …
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Katha Pollitt / New York Times:
Day Care for All — The progressive to-do list is missing a very important idea. — Ms. Pollitt is a columnist at The Nation. — When Bernie Sanders ran for president, he promised to fight for free public college, universal health insurance and a $15 minimum wage.
Elena Schneider / Politico:
Klobuchar's opening pitch sidetracked by staff horror stories — MINNEAPOLIS — Sen. Amy Klobuchar is pitching herself for the White House as the common-sense Midwestern answer to President Donald Trump — while former staffers portray her as a brutal boss who mistreated them.
Luke Kenton / Associated Press:
Google is accused of doing a deal with Russia to censor Government-banned websites from its searches — The deal was struck after Google repeatedly breached Russian laws introduced in 2017, according to a local newspaper — California-based Google were fined $7,500 by the Russia government for refusing to comply with the law
Alice Miranda Ollstein / Politico:
Republicans can't wait to debate Medicare for All — The only people more eager than progressive Democrats for hearings on Medicare for All are conservative Republicans. — GOP lawmakers, fresh off an electoral shellacking fueled in large part by health care concerns …
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BBC:
Turkey demands China close camps after reports of musician's death — Turkey has called on China to close its detention camps following the reported death of a renowned musician from the ethnic Uighur minority. — Abdurehim Heyit is thought to have been serving an eight-year sentence …
Paul Schwartzman / Washington Post:
Michael Cohen's secret agenda … NEW YORK — At first, Michael Cohen appeared indifferent as he listened to the group of Republican leaders urge his boss to run for governor. — It was the fall of 2013, and Donald Trump was already fixated on “the big thing,” as he referred to running for president.
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Committee on Foreign Affairs:
McCaul Statement on Administration's Response to Magnitsky Act — Media Contact: caroline.campbell@mail.house.gov — Washington D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Lead Republican Michael McCaul (R-TX) released the following statement in response to the Administration's failure to meet …
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Jose A. Del Real / New York Times:
‘Pit of Infection’: A Border Town's Crisis Has Nothing to Do With Migrants — Noxious sewage contaminated with feces, industrial chemicals and other raw waste crosses the border through the binational New River. — CALEXICO, Calif. — For generations, residents of the Southern California border town …
Noor Al-Sibai / Raw Story:
West Virginia GOP lawmaker compares gays to the Ku Klux Klan after using ‘f*ggot’ on the House floor — A West Virginia Republican delegate compared gay people to the KKK — and drew ire for making homophobic remarks for the second time last week. — The Charleston Gazette-Mail reported …
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Jake Zuckerman / Charleston Gazette-Mail:
Local journalism makes a difference
Local journalism makes a difference
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