Daily Archives: October 9, 2020

Clinton campaign chair: 'Forces within the FBI' wanted her to lose

Former Hillary ClintonHillary Diane Rodham ClintonWhite House accuses Biden of pushing ‘conspiracy theories’ with Trump election claim Biden courts younger voters — who have been a weakness Trayvon Martin’s mother Sybrina Fulton qualifies to run for county commissioner in Florida MORE campaign chairman John Podesta suggested Monday that “forces within the FBI” worked against the Democratic […]

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Pentagon Hiding Data on Military Sexual Assault: Report

Sexual assault in the U.S. military is occurring at a much higher rate than the Defense Department has previously admitted, a new report released Monday revealed. After investigating more than 100 sexual assault cases that took place on four large domestic military bases, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), a ranking member of the Armed Services Committee, […]

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South Carolina Governor Calls for Confederate Flag to be Removed from State House

South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley on Monday called for the Confederate flag to be removed from the Statehouse grounds in the wake of last week’s racist murders of nine people at a historic black church in Charleston. The flag, a divisive symbol of South Carolina’s racist history, “does not represent the future of our great […]

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Expecting 'Goodies' for Fast Track Vote? New Report Cautions Lawmakers on Broken Promises

Lawmakers banking on “special favors” in exchange for their votes on controversial trade legislation risk “political peril,” according to a new report (pdf) from the watchdog group Public Citizen. In the face of stubborn resistance from Democratic lawmakers, the Obama administration has “moved beyond trying to sell Fast Track on its merits,” Public Citizen says, […]

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Ten Years On, the Undeniable, Growing Power of the BDS Movement

Ten years after Palestinian civil society issued the call for Boycott, Divestment from, and Sanction of Israel (BDS), people around the world have taken heed, building an international campaign for human rights that is acknowledged by supporters and foes alike as an increasingly powerful force. “Effective grassroots BDS campaigning has forced some of the world’s […]

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