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I'm enthusiastically endorsing Joe Kennedy III in Senate primary — he shares the values, urgency, and commitment to social and justice that define my generation. ..…
shays's rebellion: the excuse for a centralized american state
To avoid paying their debts, the story continues, Daniel Shays and few other wretched officers from Revolution led backcountry rabble to shut down the courts. ..…
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classmate of his at Emmanuel College was John Sadler, Member of Parliament, and secretary to Oliver Cromwell. ..…
israel relents, will let one democratic congresswoman in
Congresswomen Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., Rashida Tlaib, and left, D-Mich., listen to State of Union February ( AP file photo J. ..…
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Barack Obama President of United States Connecticut, and hundreds of other horrendous incidents of gun violence.. ..…
congress can end the marriage penalty for people with intellectual
Congress can end the penalty for people with intellectual disabilities by Kayla McKeon and John Anton June 27, 2019 12 00 AM... ..…
the lemon is squeezed dry
There's something in the names of the in Supreme Court's on church and state. ..…
elizabeth warren announces plan for national law legalizing abortions
Elizabeth Warren introduced massive new plan Friday to legalize abortions for any reason up to America and force taxpayers to pay for them... ..…
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I would first head to U.S. ..…
william federer: patriots & self-defense — the patriot post
In April of 1775, British Royal Military Governor of Massachusetts, General Thomas Gage, sent 800 British Army Regulars, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Francis Smith, on preemptive raid to seize guns from American patriots at Lexington and Concord.. ..…
national guard gone over the edge? – soldier of fortune magazine
Photos, History, National Guard Army National Guard recruiting materials will no longer feature the traditional armed Minute Man logo, approved by the Army in 1989, the Guard announced December... ..…
court reinstatement of arctic drilling ban could allow a democratic
judge's ruling that President Trump revoked ban on oil and gas drilling in Arctic Ocean could embolden Democratic presidents to impose more significant limits on offshore drilling... ..…
women elected at historic levels, but no surprise here: white men
The 116th Congress is on track to be one of the in history, and the legislature will still be white and male compared to U.S population. ..…
‘the original old boys’ club’
Massachusetts, the gains are still limited, said Ann Bookman, director of the Center for Women in Politics and Public Policy at UMASS Boston... ..…
william federer: wording of first amendment and who twisted it — the
George Mason was author of Virginia Declaration of Rights and member of Constitutional Convention, He was responsible for insisting that the power of Federal Government be limited by Bill of Rights.. ..…
party unity on congressional votes takes a dive: cq vote studies
Neal of Massachusetts. . Congress will also need to make a decision on Trump’s renegotiated North American Free Trade Agreement. . ..…
as trump orders us out of afghanistan, notorious cia-backed units will
But CIA will remain and grow stronger the role of Central Intelligence Agency is to grow importance, according to The New York Times... ..…
how is the national guard 140 years older than the u.s.? – soldier
In 1636, the militia units in New World organized in Massachusetts Bay Colony under three permanent regiments. ..…
the resistance and the elections are reasons for thanksgiving this
Rustbelt states where Democrat Tony Evers, Wisconsin Superintendent of Education, ousted the buster, GOP Gov. ..…
center for american progress
Women of color represent 2 percent of governors and, as of August 2018, only 10 percent of the mayors of the nation's 100 largest cities. 2018 was year for U.S politics. ..…
election 2018 results: record number of women to serve in 116th
According to Center for American Women and Politics at Rutgers University, 23 percent of Congress will be served by women.. ..…
ladies’ night
click to enlarge Alexa Ace from left Kendra Horn, Carrie Blumert, Nikki Nice and Nicole Miller... ..…
women helped propel democrats to victory
Voters under the age of 30, relative to their turnout, outperforming every other group, Tom Bonier, Democratic for the data firm TargetSmart, told Hill.. ..…
america's pink wave: elected women set congress record, fired by
Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., celebrates at Democratic night party after winning Senate seat Wednesday, Las Vegas. ..…
the groundbreaking changemakers from the 2018 midterm elections ready
The groundbreaking victories for Black, Latinx, Native American, Muslim, LGBTQ and female candidates will in one of the diverse groups of politicians U.S history.. ..…
us midterm elections broke barriers of race and gender
The midterm victories bode well for election cycles, said Kimberly Peeler-Allen, co-founder of Higher Heights for America, organisation focused on galvanising black women voters and electing black women as candidates... ..…
record number of women elected to house in midterm elections 2018
number of women were elected to House on Tuesday, nearly two years after women spilled out into the streets of Washington and in cities across the in defiance of the inauguration of President Donald Trump.. ..…
midterms recap: the new black congress members joining the battle
In one of the biggest battles of the election season, Democrat Stacey Abrams refused to concede to Republican opponent Brian Kemp in the gubernatorial race Georgia due to the fact that the contest is still too close to call.. ..…
women shatter many barriers in congress, states in u.s. elections
Ginger Gibson Min Read... - From New Mexico's Debra Haaland, who became one of the first two women elected to U.S. ..…
factbox - women shatter many barriers in congress, states in u.s.
- From New Mexico's Debra Haaland, who became one of the first two women elected to U.S. ..…
divisive trump era ushers record number of women into house
New York Democratic Congressional Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez speaks to supporters on Nov 6, 2018 in Queens of New York, after defeating Republican Anthony Pappas in the race for the 14th Congressional District of New York.. ..…
the dems took back the house—thanks to a record number of women
Omar won the race for Minnesota's 5th congressional district seat against Republican Jennifer Zielinski to become one of Muslim women elected to Congress. ..…
divisive trump era ushers record number of women into house - story
On Tuesday, Ayanna Pressley became the first black woman elected to Congress from Massachusetts, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez defeated House Democrat New York, and Jennifer Wexton upset GOP Virginia. ..…
election results 2018: historic number of women to serve in congress
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the winner of Democratic Congressional New York, greets New York, Wednesday, June 27, 2018, the morning after she upset U.S. ..…
election results: native american, muslim women elected to congress
Democratic Congressional Sharice Davids talks to supporters at Monday, Oct 22, 2018 Overland Park, Kansas.. ..…
a political year dominated by women faces its electoral test
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif., smiles on Tuesday, Nov 6, 2018, Washington ... 2 of 3. ..…
2018 midterm elections: black candidates to watch in key races
The midterm elections are just couple of days away, and Black candidates are big part of the blue wave that Democrats hope will push Republicans out of Congress and state governments.. ..…
massachusetts ballot question 2: here's what it would actually do
Perhaps the least of the ballot questions Massachusetts this year, Question 2 is part of effort to push for new laws to limit the influence of in politics — specifically, to overturn Citizens United v. ..…
senate approves expansion of federal hate-crime law
WASHINGTON -- The Senate yesterday approved long-debated measure that would expand the federal hate-crime law to violence against gays and, in gambit to make it difficult for President Bush to carry out his veto threat, attached it to defense bill.. ..…
empower tribal communities to address the suicide crisis
The trauma of lost brothers, sisters, neighbors, and friends echoes through families and communities across Indian Country for years, even generations. ..…
connecticut dems have big stake in november elections
House are all expected to win re-election, according to analysts like Cook Political Report. But what is lot less certain is whether GOP will keep its in U.S. ..…
the electoral college has its origins in slavery
Google This year, for the in history — and second recent history candidate won the popular vote and lost Electoral College and, therefore, lost Hillary Clinton received 200,000 more votes yet lost in Electoral College. ..…
jim sensenbrenner
The bill, Senate Bill 1410, would allow federal judges to sentence below mandatory minimums in some cases, adjusted crack cocaine sentences to people and other sentencing reform provisions. ..…
meet ayanna
Like many in her district, Congresswoman Pressley has endured numerous hardships throughout life, and it's because of those experiences that she remains activist who's devoted to creating robust and informed policies that speak to the intersectionality of district's lived experiences. ..…
boston federal appeals court finds defense of marriage act
By not recognising their marriages, federal appeals court Boston has confirmed lower court decision that Defense of Marriage Act is in the way it denies benefits to gay couples.. ..…
boehner: hard-edged partisan or deal maker?
Yet that portrayal contrasts with John Boehner of the late 1990s, workforce and education issues.. ..…
two means of silencing dissent
Among God-starved Cuba, Pope John Paul II is to bask in days of large crowds and appreciative worshipers this week, when Masses push aside state-enforced secularism.. ..…
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