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posted onJanuary 15, 2018
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capital source Jay Gonzalez has hired Healey’s pollster. Healey has repeatedly affirmed she is running for reelection as attorney general.  That fund-raising cements his status as a serious contender for the seat that US Representative Niki Tsongas is vacating.   Capital Source Joseph Gargan, Kennedy’s close cousin, died Dec. 12 at age 87 at his Virginia home.  capital source He’s back, and he is not letting a stretch in a federal penitentiary get in the way of his political activities.   For pols who shunned Donald Trump’s candidacy, 2017 has been an annus horribilis.

Politics - The Boston Globe

posted onJanuary 15, 2018
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Hyperpartisan, anonymous conservative websites have alarmed state Democrats and media observers — and some posts may already have influenced one election.  Hyperpartisan, anonymous conservative websites have alarmed state Democrats and media observers — and some posts may already have influenced one election.  Some conservative Christians expressed support for the president, while others called him racist.   Yvonne Abraham Imagine how you’d feel if your family’s future lay in the hands of our racist president, and of those who share and enable his bigotry.

Politics - The Boston Globe

posted onJanuary 15, 2018
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Hyperpartisan, anonymous conservative websites have alarmed state Democrats and media observers — and some posts may already have influenced one election.  Hyperpartisan, anonymous conservative websites have alarmed state Democrats and media observers — and some posts may already have influenced one election.  Some conservative Christians expressed support for the president, while others called him racist.   Yvonne Abraham Imagine how you’d feel if your family’s future lay in the hands of our racist president, and of those who share and enable his bigotry.

Politics - The Boston Globe

posted onJanuary 15, 2018
by admin
Hyperpartisan, anonymous conservative websites have alarmed state Democrats and media observers — and some posts may already have influenced one election.  Hyperpartisan, anonymous conservative websites have alarmed state Democrats and media observers — and some posts may already have influenced one election.  Some conservative Christians expressed support for the president, while others called him racist.   Yvonne Abraham Imagine how you’d feel if your family’s future lay in the hands of our racist president, and of those who share and enable his bigotry.

The Memo: Trump remark ignites racism accusations | TheHill

posted onJanuary 14, 2018
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MORE’s use of the word “shithole” to describe Haiti, El Salvador and African nations has once again moved race to the top of the political agenda. In the wake of the remarks, the president’s critics are ever more willing to explicitly call him racist. MORE (I-Vt.) accused Trump of “racist ramblings.”  Rep. Luis Gutiérrez (D-Ill.) told MSNBC’s Joy Reid on Thursday evening that Trump “could lead the Ku Klux Klan in America.” Rep.

McConnell: No DACA fix in spending bill | TheHill

posted onJanuary 14, 2018
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Senate Majority Leader on Tuesday that he will give an immigration bill a vote, but it won't be attached to a spending deal. "It is still my view that I will call up a DACA related immigration bill that ... the president will sign and that it will not be a part of any overall spending agreement," McConnell told reporters, referring to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. Congress has less than two weeks to meet a Jan.