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posted onDecember 11, 2017
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capital source Scott Lively is not just leaving his fate to his God, as he told the Globe when he ran for governor as an independent in 2014.  capital source Charlie Baker’s aides say he is “disappointed” the Republican National Committee decided this week to provide financial support to Moore.  capital source As it has for years, the Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Boston, which arranged and will lead the tour, is also paying the tab for the lawmakers — a price tag that can reach as high $6000 a person.

Politics - The Boston Globe

posted onDecember 11, 2017
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Among the decisions are whether to allow pot bars and weed delivery.   More guns would be on the streets if Congress passes the bill, officials and gun regulation advocates said.   The president’s latest move in support of the US Senate candidate was recording a robocall urging voters to back Moore.  Among the decisions are whether to allow pot bars and weed delivery.

Politics - The Boston Globe

posted onDecember 11, 2017
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Among the decisions are whether to allow pot bars and weed delivery.   More guns would be on the streets if Congress passes the bill, officials and gun regulation advocates said.   The president’s latest move in support of the US Senate candidate was recording a robocall urging voters to back Moore.  Among the decisions are whether to allow pot bars and weed delivery.

Politics - The Boston Globe

posted onDecember 11, 2017
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Among the decisions are whether to allow pot bars and weed delivery.   More guns would be on the streets if Congress passes the bill, officials and gun regulation advocates said.   The president’s latest move in support of the US Senate candidate was recording a robocall urging voters to back Moore.  Among the decisions are whether to allow pot bars and weed delivery.

Congress reeling from sexual harassment deluge | TheHill

posted onDecember 10, 2017
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Congressional leaders are struggling to get ahead of the wave of sexual harassment allegations that are engulfing their institution. With no clear roadmap for how to deal with such topics, House Speaker MORE (D-Calif.) and other leaders are responding to the allegations on a case-by-case basis — and on the fly. The stream of public revelations has put leaders in a pressure cooker.

Trump seizes on media errors in attacks on 'fake news' | TheHill

posted onDecember 10, 2017
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said last week on CNN, after the ABC News mistake. "And this is like handing a sword to the people who want all media to be looked at in that regard,” he continued.  One Fox News contributor asked: "Has there been an actual bigger screw up in media this year than what ABC & Brian Ross did yesterday?" Trump at the rally on Friday night took aim at ABC News's Brian Ross, who last weekend was suspended from the network for four weeks without pay after he reported, incorrectly

The Memo: Bill Clinton's past casts shadow over Democrats | TheHill

posted onDecember 10, 2017
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A retrospective spotlight is being shone on former President MORE as allegations of sexually inappropriate behavior dominate the political landscape. Democrats for the most part stood by Clinton in the wake of his affair with White House intern Monica Lewinsky in the 1990s.

Dems hope Bredesen can still win over TN voters | TheHill

posted onDecember 10, 2017
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Former Gov. Phil Bredesen’s (D) entry into Tennessee’s Senate race could be a big win for Democrats, who feel his unique strengths could give them a rare shot at a Senate seat in the red state.  Bredesen was the last Democrat to win statewide office in the state, emboldening Democrats who think he can buck Tennessee’s drift towards the GOP and fill the seat now held by Republican Sen.