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May 02, 2023

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House Dems Unveil Hail Mary Plan to Defuse GOP's Debt Ceiling 'Ticking Time Bomb' <[link removed]>

"House Democrats are taking action to bring a clean bill raising the debt ceiling to the floor and end this game of high-stakes political chicken," said Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett. <[link removed]>

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Deadly Dust Storm in Illinois Blamed on Shortsighted Industrial Farming Methods <[link removed]>

"This tragedy should be a wake-up call to Congress to take action in the 2023 Farm Bill," said one advocacy group. "We urge them to shift funds toward practices like cover cropping and conservation buffers, which protect soil from erosion." <[link removed]>

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Feinstein Inflicting 'Great Harm on the Judiciary' and Should Resign, Says Ocasio-Cortez <[link removed]>

"I think criticisms of that stance as 'anti-feminist' are a farce," said the New York Democrat. <[link removed]>

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'Heartbreaking News': Palestinian Activist Dies in Israeli Prison After 87-Day Hunger Strike <[link removed]>

"Beyond the medical, professional, and ethical failures, Khader Adnan's story demonstrates Israel's fear of addressing the main issue against which Adnan protested for so many years-the injustices of the occupation," said one human rights group. <[link removed]>

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Thomas' Citizens United Vote Enabled Billionaire Benefactor to Boost Political Power <[link removed]>

"The Crows used their fortune to buy access to and curry favor with one of the most powerful officials in Washington, then benefited from his central role in loosening rules meant to limit the influence of money over politics," said one advocate. <[link removed]>

Kenny Stancil <[link removed]>

 

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'Big Win': New York to Build Publicly Owned Clean Energy, Electrify New Buildings <[link removed]>

"A better world is possible," said campaigners who pushed for the passage of the Build Public Renewables Act. "And we are building it." <[link removed]>

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450+ North Carolina Medical Professionals 'Adamantly Oppose' Ban on Gender-Affirming Care <[link removed]>

 

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Rewarding Risk Drove First Republic to Failure <[link removed]>

Risk was at the center of every financial upheaval since the 1980s. What can be done to keep history from repeating itself and threatening the banking system, economy, and jobs of everyday people? <[link removed]>

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My Advice to Biden on Debt Ceiling Faceoff With GOP: Play Hard Ball <[link removed]>

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