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state department admits us can't compete with

Right now, U.S and West do not offer comparable, State Department official told reporters this week. ... That strategy right now is one of patience, State Department official said, echoing Obama's policy doctrine.. ..

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trump to issue executive order limiting states' power to block

By giving the president direct authority over issuing permits, The second order seeks to streamline the approval process for infrastructure projects that cross U.S borders, instead of delegating the permitting to State Department. ... Western Governors have asserted that curtailing or..

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states act leafs much to be desired for marijuana advocates

While STATES Act may ease the tension for businesses operating legally under state law, it may not, seeing as marijuana would still be Schedule I drug. ... Indeed, STATES Act could set the tone for future for cannabis, insulating growers and dispensaries from competition outside their..

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lawson state, alabama state announce historic

Students obtaining degree at Lawson State Community College can work on bachelor's at Alabama State University, presidents of the two institutions announced on Monday.. ... We want to make sure that there's transfer for students as they leave Lawson State and matriculate to..

naila and the uprising (2017): a film review

Ignored and concealed in all of these documentaries is the fact that Palestinians are opposed to Jewish state in any boundaries and have rejected offers of statehood as its leaders deny the right of Israel to exist as Jewish state in two-state solution.. ... By definition..

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MADISON — The Wisconsin Supreme Court is set to hear arguments Wednesday in lawsuit that will determine whether the state schools superintendent or the governor controls K-12 education policy.. Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty, law firm, filed in 2017 alleging that law requiring..

triggering police violence in brazil

The involvement of the military and heavily-armed police officers in neighborhoods with high crime rates led to in state violence against local inhabitants, because it followed militarized approach and army officers were not trained to serve as police. ... According to Rio-based Institute of..

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massachusetts becomes 16th state to ban 'gay conversion

Charlie Baker on Monday signed into HR 140, bill that bans therapy on minors, making Massachusetts the 16th state to prohibit the medically discredited and controversial practice... I am so excited that today, Massachusetts became the 16th state to ban therapy for minors, Rep. ..

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donald trump sued more often by democratic attorneys general

President Trump has demonstrated utter contempt for authority and the role that federal agencies play in protecting Americans, in announcing what, by Nolette's tally, is the 71st multi-state challenge to Trump.. President Donald Trump addresses meeting of National Association of Attorneys General..

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california prosecutors will seek the death penalty in golden

Gavin Newsom's recent order, prosecutors in four counties will seek the in the case against Golden State Killer, Joseph DeAngelo. . ... Sacramento County District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert speaks at news conference at Orange County District Attorney's Office Santa Ana Tuesday morning for in..

reckoning with failure in the war on terror

The Management of Savagery How America's National Security State Fueled Rise of Al Qaeda, Donald Trump, and ISIS, 's disastrous and prolonged military interventions overseas... ... The Destruction of Islamic State Is Strategic Mistake, Efraim Inbar, the director of Begin-Sadat Center for..

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