Daily Archives: September 21, 2020

Alabama governor defends Confederate monuments: We don't need 'out-of-state liberals' telling us what to do

Click:室內設計 Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey (R) on Tuesday released a campaign ad touting an act she signed last year to protect Confederate monuments in the state. Click Here: Golf special Speaking at a campaign appearance later in the day, Ivey defended the ad, criticizing “folks in Washington” and “out-of-state liberals” for attempting to interfere with […]

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GOP rep faces old foe in N.C. primary

Rep. Robert Pittenger (R-N.C.) is looking to put the past behind him in next week’s primary, where he’ll face a challenge from the same foe that nearly cost him a third term two years ago.  On May 8, Republican voters will choose between Pittenger and Pastor Mark Harris, who came within 134 votes of knocking Pittenger off in the district’s 2016 GOP primary. But like many Republican primaries this cycle, this race is […]

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Sanford challenger references ex-governor's affair with 'hiking' ad

A Republican primary challenger to Rep. Mark SanfordMark SanfordThe Memo: Can the Never Trumpers succeed? Libertarians view Amash as potential 2020 game changer for party Trump becomes presumptive GOP nominee after sweeping primaries MORE (R-S.C.) alluded to Sanford’s high-profile affair in an ad released Monday, going on a “hike” in a reference to the famous excuse that Sanford was “hiking […]

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New Report Highlights 'Thirst for Justice, Dignity, and Equality' Amid Increased Attacks on Human Rights

In its new annual report, Amnesty International documents “the struggle of many people to claim their rights, and the failures of governments to respect, protect, and fulfill human rights,” in 159 countries and territories over the past year. “As we enter 2018, the year in which the Universal Declaration of Human Rights turns 70, it […]

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Ignoring Calls for Peace Effort, Pence Refused to Engage With North Koreans at Olympic Games

Despite global calls for #KoreanPeace and hopes that U.S. Vice President Mike Pence would use his trip to South Korea for the 2018 Olympic Winter Games to engage in diplomatic talks to ease rising tensions with North Korea, Pence remained icy toward the country’s delegation. As he left the Olympics on Saturday, Pence told reporters […]

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To Bolster Chance for Peace, Trump Pressured to Halt US-South Korea War Exercises

On the heels of a meeting between North and South Korea in which Kim Jong-un reportedly put denuclearization on the table, a grassroots coalition of more than 200 anti-war organizations and activists sent an open letter (pdf) to President Donald Trump on Thursday calling on his administration to help further “the current momentum for peace […]

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Calls for Pruitt to Resign After Reports of 'Sweetheart' Rental From Energy Lobbyist's Wife

As key figures of the Trump administration face mounting concerns about conflicts of interest, a growing number of critics are calling for the resignation of Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt after ABC News revealed that last year he rented a D.C. condo owned by the wife of a top energy lobbyist, in what some are […]

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Huge Leap in Number of Facebook Users 'Very Concerned' About Invasion of Privacy on Social Media Site

On the heels of Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg’s two-day congressional testimony to address the Cambridge Analytica scandal and the company’s failure to protect users’ personal data, new polling indicates a growing number of the social media network’s users are “very concerned” about invasion of privacy when using the website. A new Gallup poll, which was […]

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