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Speakers' Corner Chernynkaya - August 16, 2011 9

News and opinion from around US-opolis for Tuesday, August 16, 2011

What I remember most from my last night on Earth

Speakers' Corner Haruko Haruhara - August 16, 2011 10

When I was 9 I became seriously ill with a very severe case of bronchitis that wouldn’t respond to antibiotics. I developed an extremely high...

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Speakers' Corner Chernynkaya - August 15, 2011 12

News and opinion from around US-opolis for Monday, August 15, 2011

Attitude Problem

Speakers' Corner Marion - August 14, 2011 58

I was born a Democrat. My parents were Democrats before me. My father cast his first vote at 21 in 1936, for FDR. Four...

King of Kings

Speakers' Corner ADONAI - August 13, 2011 13

I am Cyrus, king of the world, great king, mighty king, king of Babylon, king of Sumer and Akkad, king of the four quarters In...

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Speakers' Corner Chernynkaya - August 12, 2011 102

UPDATED News and opinion from around US-opolis for Friday, August 12, 2011

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Speakers' Corner Chernynkaya - August 11, 2011 147

News and opinion from around US-opolis for Thursday, August 11, 2011

What Would FDR Have Done?

Speakers' Corner BlueStateMan - August 10, 2011 122

Roosevelt did not accept the simplistic conservative meme that MACROeconomics and MICROeconomics have the same fundamental principles and that government has to "live within...

Correction: Hillary Was Never a Progressive, but Johnny Reid Was …

Speakers' Corner Marion - August 10, 2011 53

What's totally oxymoronic is that Hillary has suddenly been reconstructed as the Great (and White) Progressive Hope.

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Speakers' Corner Chernynkaya - August 10, 2011 76

News and opinion from around US-opolis for Wednesday, August 10, 2011

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In Birthright Citizenship Case, Supreme Court Examines the Power of District Judges

The Supreme Court will hear arguments on whether federal judges can block Trump administration policy across the country. [...]

Can Trump Really End Birthright Citizenship?

For more than a century, there was broad consensus that the 14th Amendment established birthright citizenship for children born in the United States. But President Trump has challenged that precedent. Abbie VanSickle, a reporter covering the Supreme Court for The New York Times, explains. [...]

The Road to Trump’s Embrace of White South Africans

The Trump administration’s hostile approach to South Africa was shaped by a convergence of factors. [...]

A New Test of Federal Judges’ Power, and Overdose Deaths Plummet

Plus, the campy singing contest the whole world watches. [...]

House Republicans Push Forward Plan to Cut Taxes, Medicaid and Food Stamps

Three committees advanced legislation that would combine into the “big beautiful bill” to enact President Trump’s agenda. But the package faces a rocky path. [...]

The Weather Service Had a Plan to Reinvent Itself. Did DOGE Stop It?

The U.S. forecasting agency was working on streamlining itself for the modern era. Days away from hurricane season, it’s now struggling to keep offices open. [...]

Why a $10,000 Deduction Is Blocking the G.O.P.’s $3.8 Trillion Tax Bill

House Republicans, mostly from New York, have gone to war with party leadership over their push to raise or abolish the $10,000 cap on the so-called SALT deduction. [...]

Officials From Russia and Ukraine Are in Turkey, But Will Peace Talks Take Place?

The Ukrainian and Russian delegations arrived in different Turkish cities. President Vladimir V. Putin was not there. Neither was President Trump. [...]

3 Deals in 3 Countries on Trump’s Trip

Three countries on President Trump’s Middle East tour this week are also the sites of recent investments in Trump businesses that benefit the president. Eric Lipton, an investigative reporter for The New York Times, describes those investments, and what those countries — Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates — are, at the same time, seeking from Mr. Trump and the United States. [...]

Trump’s Pledge to the Middle East: No More ‘Lectures on How to Live’

In Saudi Arabia, the president denounced Western intervention and nation-building, garnering both praise and eye rolls. [...]

How Kyrsten Sinema's decision makes Democrats' 2024 Senate map tighter

Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema decided to shake up the political world on Friday by becoming an independent. The former Democrat is still caucusing with the party in the Senate, so the Democratic caucus still has 51 members. Now, instead of 49 Democrats and two independents within their ranks, the caucus has 48 Democrats and three independents. [...]

Meet the woman steering Biden's bipartisan winning streak on Capitol Hill

The Biden administration managed to rack up a long list of major legislative wins in its first two years despite facing one of the most closely-divided Congresses in history. From bipartisan action on infrastructure, gun safety and same-sex marriage to party-line bills tackling climate change and expanding health care coverage, it's a record President Joe Biden and Democrats on the ballot were all eager to tout on the campaign trail during the midterms. [...]

CNN Political Briefing

The political news you need to know, in 10 minutes or less. Hosted by David Chalian. [...]

The Axe Files with David Axelrod

Go beyond the soundbites and get to know some of the most interesting players in politics. [...]

Margins of Error

Look closely at almost anything and you'll find data—lots of it. But what are those numbers really saying about who we are and what we believe? Harry Enten is on a mission to find out. [...]

The notable legal clouds that continue to hang over Donald Trump

All eyes are on former President Donald Trump, who has launched another White House bid. [...]

The fine print of the Respect for Marriage Act

Let's start with the positive: Republicans and Democrats are coming together to protect same-sex marriage from the Supreme Court. [...]

Everything you need to know about Biden's student loan forgiveness program

President Joe Biden's federal student loan forgiveness program, which promises to deliver up to $20,000 of debt relief for millions of borrowers, is on hold indefinitely as legal challenges work their way through the courts. [...]

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Beginning of the end? Ukraine's front-line soldiers eye Russia talks with hope

There is cautious optimism in eastern Ukraine as talks are set to take place in Istanbul. [...]

Bayesian crew unaware wind speeds of over 73mph could topple yacht, report finds

Investigators say 80mph winds "violently" knocked over the vessel, causing it to flood within seconds. [...]

At least 21 killed in crash in Mexico, official says

Several other people have been injured and are receiving medical treatment, a local official says. [...]

Mexican beauty influencer shot dead during TikTok livestream

Valeria Marquez was filming herself in her beauty salon in Guadalajara when she was shot. [...]

Construction sites appear in Gaza ahead of Israeli-US aid plan rejected by UN, images show

Satellite images show building at sites in south Gaza after US says controversial Israeli aid plan to proceed. [...]

US and Iran close to nuclear deal, Trump says

Speaking in Qatar, the US President said that Iran has "sort of" agreed to the terms of a deal. [...]

Pregnant Israeli woman killed in West Bank shooting attack

Tzeela Gez died from her injuries, but doctors were able to deliver her baby. [...]

Three Maori MPs face suspension over 'intimidating' haka

New Zealand's Maori Party says the recommendation is a "warning shot to all of us to fall in line". [...]

Trump's meeting with Sharaa, unthinkable just months ago, boosts Syrians' hopes

Syria's interim leader met the US president in Riyadh after he announced he would lift sanctions on Syria. [...]

Drone attacks raise stakes in new phase of Sudan's civil war

Experts tell the BBC the air strikes showcase the growth of advanced drone warfare in Africa. [...]

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