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Barack Obama / Medium:
My Statement on the Passing of Rep. John Lewis — America is a constant work in progress. What gives each new generation purpose is to take up the unfinished work of the last and carry it further — to speak out for what's right, to challenge an unjust status quo, and to imagine a better world.
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Katharine Q. Seelye / New York Times:
John Lewis, Towering Figure of Civil Rights Era, Dies at 80 — Images of his beating at Selma shocked the nation and led to swift passage of the 1965 Voting Rights Act; he was called the conscience of the Congress. — Representative John Lewis, a son of sharecroppers and an apostle …
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Joe Biden:
Statement by Vice President Joe Biden and Dr. Jill Biden on the Passing of Congressman John Lewis — We are made in the image of God, and then there is John Lewis. — How could someone in flesh and blood be so courageous, so full of hope and love in the face of so much hate, violence, and vengeance?
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New York Times:
The Radical Resistance of John Lewis — Willingness to risk his life for civil rights was essential to the quest for justice. — The editorial board is a group of opinion journalists whose views are informed by expertise, research, debate and certain longstanding values. It is separate from the newsroom.
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Michael A. Fletcher / The Undefeated:
I didn't understand John Lewis at first — I once wanted the civil rights leader to be angry, rather than forgiving — I have always admired John Lewis. But early on, I have to admit, I held something back. His courage was unquestioned. His vision was unwavering.
Laurence I. Barrett / Washington Post:
John R. Lewis, front-line civil rights leader and eminence of Capitol Hill, dies at 80
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David Cohen / Politico:
John Lewis, civil rights icon and longtime congressman, dies
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Calvin Woodward / Associated Press:
Remembering John Lewis, rights icon and ‘American hero’
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Tamar Hallerman / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
John Lewis, civil rights hero, Georgia congressman, dies at 80
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NPR:
DHS Official On Reports Of Federal Officers Detaining Protesters In Portland, Ore. — NPR's Sarah McCammon talks with acting Homeland Security Deputy Secretary Ken Cuccinelli about reports of federal officers using unmarked vehicles to detain protesters in Portland, Ore. — SARAH MCCAMMON, HOST:
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
DHS Under Boss: We're Taking This National — When asked about calls for an investigation into DHS police tactics in Portland, Oregon, Acting Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security Ken Cuccinelli tells NPR not only are they not going to stop but they want to take the tactics nationwide.
Ryan Haas / OPB:
US Attorney For Oregon Calls For Investigation Into Portland Protester Arrests — UPDATE (1:36 p.m. PT) — U.S. Attorney Billy Williams said Friday he wants an investigation into actions of federal officers who have pulled Portland protesters off the street and into unmarked vehicles.
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Charlie Warzel / New York Times:
50 Nights of Unrest in Portland
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Des Moines Register:
Joni Ernst: If Trump has a Supreme Court nominee, Senate should hold hearings — U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst said Friday that the Senate should hold hearings on any Supreme Court nomination President Donald Trump might make this year, even if he loses November's election.
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Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Fox host Chris Wallace fact-checks Trump claim Biden wants to defund police — “Fox News Sunday” anchor Chris Wallace in a new interview shut down President Trump's claim that presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden is in favor of defunding the police.
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Twitter:
An update on our security incident — As we've been informing via the @TwitterSupport account, on Wednesday, July 15, 2020, we detected a security incident at Twitter and took immediate action. As we head into the weekend, we want to provide an overview of where we are.
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Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Trump Promotes Caricature of What Conservatives Want — A series of events during his White House tenure has made clear that Mr. Trump views the voters he calls “my people” through the lens of what he imagines they like. — Standing in the White House colonnade this week …
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CNN:
White House portraits of Bill Clinton and George W. Bush moved from prominent space to rarely used room — WH: Trump's doing a lot of things at once amid case surge — (CNN)The official portraits of former Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush were removed from the Grand Foyer …
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Washington Post:
Rancor between scientists and Trump allies threatens pandemic response as cases surge — This week's remarkable character assault by some top White House advisers on Anthony S. Fauci, the nation's leading infectious-disease expert, signified President Trump's hostility toward medical expertise …
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Stephen Gutowski / Washington Free Beacon:
St. Louis Gun Couple to Join Friday Night Trump Campaign Event — The St. Louis couple at the center of a firestorm over their armed confrontation with a crowd of Black Lives Matter protesters will join an official Trump campaign event on Friday night. — Mark and Patricia McCloskey …
Bret Stephens / New York Times:
American Crime and the Baltimore Model — Cities across the country are in danger of making the same mistakes. — In 2014, there were 211 homicides in the city of Baltimore. The following year, there were 342, an astonishing increase of 62 percent. The murder rate has barely budged since.
Christo Grozev / bellingcat:
World's Most Wanted Man Jan Marsalek Located in Belarus; Data Points to Russian Intel Links — It can safely be assumed that Jan Marsalek is currently one of the most hunted-for persons on earth. The company he oversaw operationally, Germany's Wirecard, collapsed overnight last month …
Eugene Scott / Washington Post:
Trump may finally be facing the political consequences of his untrustworthiness — Concerns about President Trump's dishonesty began before he entered the White House, but the consequences of his not being trustworthy are now fully evident. — Trump surpassed 20,000 false or misleading claims …
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Wall Street Journal:
The FBI's Dossier Deceit — New evidence that the bureau knew the Russia info was phony in 2017. — By The Editorial Board — The Justice Department's release of documents from the Obama Administration's 2016-17 Trump-Russia investigation is beginning to paint a picture, and the more we learn the worse the FBI looks.
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Tina Nguyen / Politico:
Trump keeps fighting a Confederate flag battle many supporters have conceded — President Donald Trump is fighting to retain people's right to fly the Confederate battle flag — but many of his own supporters and government have already turned in their swords.
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Jim Acosta / CNN:
White House blocks CDC from testifying on reopening schools next week — (CNN)The White House is blocking US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Robert Redfield and other officials from the agency from testifying before a House Education and Labor Committee hearing …
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Faye Flam / New York Times:
Flossie Wong-Staal, Who Unlocked Mystery of H.I.V., Dies at 73 — A molecular biologist, she helped establish the virus as the cause of AIDS, then cloned it and took it apart to understand how it evades the immune system. — Flossie Wong-Staal, a molecular biologist who helped establish H …
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
The Great American Crackup is underway — In 2018, Bob Woodward recounted then-White House chief of staff John Kelly's view of President Trump. “He's gone off the rails,” Kelly said. “We're in Crazytown.” — Two years later, it feels as if the entire country resides in the Greater Crazytown Metropolitan Area.
John Ganz / The Guardian:
Is the free speech debate raging because intellectuals feel stripped of power? — In the face of Covid-19, mass unemployment and police brutality, writers and academics are seeking meaning online — Over the past few weeks the literary and journalistic scene has exploded in discussion …
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