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Former Connecticut Gov. and US Sen. Lowell P. Weicker dies at 92

HARTFORD, Conn. — Former Connecticut Gov. Lowell Palmer Weicker Jr., a larger-than-life former U.S. senator and governor who helped create the state income tax while becoming one of the most dominant figures in Connecticut politics for decades, died Wednesday after a short illness, his family confirmed.

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Second statue of Sally Ride, the 1st US woman in space, to be unveiled at Reagan Library

Days before she became the first American woman in space, Sally Ride joined President Ronald Reagan on the White House North Lawn. Forty years later, the two "meet" again on a different courtyard.

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Former Connecticut senator, governor Weicker dies at 92 - Roll Call

Former Sen. and Gov. Lowell P. Weicker, the last surviving member of the Senate Watergate committee, died at age 92.

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Biden unveils election battle plan: 'Bidenomics'

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden is making a big bet on the US economy powering him to re-election next year with the unveiling of a "Bidenomics" pitch to voters this week.

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Nikki Haley’s search for lost times

The GOP presidential hopeful invokes a simple past that never existed.

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States weaken child labor restrictions

Republicans pushing to ease child labor laws echo older justifications made decades ago

Salon

States are weakening their child labor restrictions nearly 8 decades after the US government took kids out of the workforce

A movement to weaken American child labor protections at the state level began in 2022. By June 2023, Arkansas, Iowa, New Jersey and New Hampshire had enacted this kind of legislation, and lawmakers in at least another eight states had introduced similar measures.

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US aircraft carrier makes Da Nang port call as America looks to strengthen ties with Vietnam

A U.S. aircraft carrier and two guided missile cruisers are visiting Vietnam in a rare port call that comes as the United States and China increasingly vie for influence in Southeast Asia

The Independent UK

Commentary: The debt ceiling deal was not perfect, but it was far better than a default

I was one of 165 Democrats to vote yes for the Fiscal Responsibility Act, which ultimately passed the House earlier this month in an overwhelmingly bipartisan 314-117 vote. Raising the debt ceiling saved the U.S. economy from potential catastrophe. Democrats faced a Hobson’s choice or the illusion that multiple choices…

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Commanders season opener in 83 days: Washington’s best No. 83?

Another easy pick.

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Editorial: Draconian COVID restrictions did more harm than good

Ronald Reagan famously said, “The nine most terrifying words in the English language are: I’m from the government, and I’m here to help.” What an apt summation of the government’s heavy-handed efforts to fight the coronavirus.

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Astronaut Sally Ride brought women and the LGBTQ+ community to the final frontier 40 years ago

Sally Ride's journey to space not only continues to inspire young students 4 decades later, but shows the value of diversity and respect, a woman engineering dean argues.

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Michael Hiltzik: A farewell to James G. Watt, environmental vandal and proto-Trumpian

Last week was so chock full o' news, what with the Trump indictment and the deaths of religious right-winger Pat Robertson and the Unabomber Ted Kaczynski, that I'm concerned that another significant passing has received far less attention than it deserved.

Los Angeles Times

What the right gets wrong about Adam Smith

What to make of Adam Smith? You might have thought we would have straightened this out, given that he only ever wrote two books and it’s been 300 years since he was born. But no. Everyone wants to claim the Scottish philosopher and economist as one of their own. With…

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How Pat Robertson changed Christian media and made it politically influential

For Americans growing up between the 1950s and the 1980s, religion was a predictable presence on television: There were weekly Sunday morning shows and religious programming that issued end-time warnings, sought monetary contributions or staged faith healings. But none of those covered news.

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The overlooked story of the incarceration of Japanese Americans from Hawaii during World War II

In the months and years following Japan’s bombing of Pearl Harbor in Hawaii on Dec. 7, 1941, the U.S. government incarcerated a large number of Japanese American civilians from the U.S. mainland.

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Explained: Trump’s indictment and what he has wrong about Obama’s presidential records

Trump’s whataboutism and false equivalency claims are plays for public support and do not deal with the actual legal allegations in his 37-count indictment.

Evening Standard

OPINION - Labour’s toughest test is: what does the Left do when there’s no money?

There is a formula to winning general elections. If your leader outperforms his or her principal rival and your party leads on the economy, you are going to win. There is no example, since records began, of a party which led on those two measures and then went on to…

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The latest Trump charges cast a new light on a growing Republican presidential field

Seeing Trump in the dock in a criminal case enrages his core supporters and the GOP officeholders who depend on them. But it could also breathe new life into candidacies that offer alternatives.

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James Watt, sharp-tongued interior secretary under Reagan, dies at 85

The Reagan administration's sharp-tongued, pro-development interior secretary was beloved by conservatives but ran afoul of environmentalists. Watt even managed to offend Beach Boys fans.

Reason

How Pat Robertson Shepherded His Flock Into Politics

Farewell to the senator's son who pioneered a TV genre, helped create the Christian right, ran for president, and earned the grudging respect of Abbie Hoffman

The Independent UK

James Watt, sharp-tongued and pro-development Interior secretary under Reagan, dies at 85

Reagan administration Interior Secretary James Watt has died at age 85

Fortune

‘The Money Doctor’ slams COVID lockdowns as the biggest policy mistake in modern times

Former Reagan advisor Steve Hanke co-authored a paper that found the average lockdown reduced COVID-19 mortality rates by 3.2%.

The Independent UK

Trump accuses Ron DeSantis of ‘blatantly’ plagiarising his speech

Neither of the 2024 presidential primary candidates originated the phrase in question

Salon

Has America been seduced by war again?

Ukraine has battled courageously — but the U.S. proxy war with Russia has nothing to do with defending democracy

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