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UPDATE: Monday, Mar 4, 2024 · 4:59:53 PM +00:00 · Dem A statement " diagnosis at a distance is always fraught" is a claim that the authors of "The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump" dispute because the least reliable source of information is the in person...
by Dem
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on Mon Mar 04, 2024 at 08:06 AM PST
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Former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, who broke Guinness World Record in 2002 campaign, dies at 75 Bill Richardson, a New Mexico Democrat who served as governor from 2003 to 2011 after serving in the U.S. House and Clinton administration, died Friday at the age of 75 . Richardson is largely ...
by Jeff Singer
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on Tue Sep 05, 2023 at 03:30 PM PDT
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Welp, as usual caretaking duties for the elderly are a lot more strenuous than many (men!) like to admit, so I am running way late. Please use this space to chat, and I will add items to the diary proper as time allows. Sorry about the delay! Please...
by elenacarlena
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on Sat Aug 26, 2023 at 05:15 PM PDT
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UPDATE: Tuesday, Aug 22, 2023 · 12:57:10 AM +00:00 · Dem Praepese Add: Skipped a debate in 2016 and held a rally for veterans instead at the same time with the promise to donate the $6,000,000 it raised to veteran causes. Instead, he stiffed the vets...
by Dem
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on Mon Aug 21, 2023 at 02:32 PM PDT
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James L. Buckley, who won a three-way U.S. Senate race in 1970 as the nominee of the Conservative Party of New York State, died Friday at age 100 . Buckley, who was the brother of the National ...
by Jeff Singer
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on Fri Aug 18, 2023 at 02:24 PM PDT
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I am working on an in depth diary full of documentation showing why Ron DeSantis should not be president. It is time consuming to write. However, in the meantime, I wrote this comment in response to another user (apparently a MAGA person) who tried to...
by Dem
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on Thu May 25, 2023 at 09:03 AM PDT
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Morning Digest: Longtime Democratic senator announces retirement and asks preferred successor to run The Daily Kos Elections Morning Digest is compiled by David Nir, Jeff Singer, and Stephen Wolf, with additional contributions from Daniel Donner, David Jarman, Steve Singiser, James Lambert and David Beard. Subscribe to The Downballot, our weekly...
by Daily Kos Elections
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on Tue May 23, 2023 at 05:00 AM PDT
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Former Texas Rep. Charles Stenholm, a leader of the conservative "boll weevil" Democrats who lost his seat in rural West Texas in 2004 as a result of GOP Majority Leader Tom DeLay's infamous ...
by Jeff Singer
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on Fri May 19, 2023 at 08:16 AM PDT
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Former Cincinnati Mayor Jerry Springer, who had a memorable career in Ohio politics in the years before he re-established himself as the king of trash TV, died Thursday at the age of 79 . Springer ...
by Jeff Singer
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on Thu Apr 27, 2023 at 01:31 PM PDT
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Support via Fox News trials for the Turnbull thesis is good news for battered and grieving Americans Rupert Murdoch acknowledged last week that his flagship American media outlet Fox News has systematically lied to its vulnerable audience about critical national affairs. Murdoch agreed to pay voting systems company Dominion a staggering $787.5 million...
by Alan Austin
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on Mon Apr 24, 2023 at 03:54 AM PDT
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The Daily Kos Elections Morning Digest is compiled by David Nir, Jeff Singer, and Stephen Wolf, with additional contributions from Daniel Donner, David Jarman, Steve Singiser, James Lambert and ...
by Daily Kos Elections
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on Fri Apr 21, 2023 at 05:00 AM PDT
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Former North Carolina Rep. Nick Galifianakis, a three-term Democrat who lost an ugly 1972 Senate race to ultraconservative segregationist Jesse Helms, died Monday at the age of 94 . While ...
by Jeff Singer
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on Thu Mar 30, 2023 at 02:29 PM PDT
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Former Colorado Rep. Pat Schroeder, a Democrat who was one of the most prominent voices for women’s rights in Congress during her service from 1973 to 1997, died Monday at the age of 82. Schroeder, who was just one of just 14 women in the House when...
by Jeff Singer
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on Wed Mar 15, 2023 at 12:44 PM PDT
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The Daily Kos Elections Morning Digest is compiled by David Nir, Jeff Singer, Stephen Wolf, Daniel Donner, and Cara Zelaya, with additional contributions from David Jarman, Steve Singiser, James Lambert, David Beard, and Arjun Jaikumar. Subscribe to...
by Daily Kos Elections
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on Tue Mar 07, 2023 at 05:00 AM PST
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The Daily Kos Elections Morning Digest is compiled by David Nir, Jeff Singer, Stephen Wolf, Daniel Donner, and Cara Zelaya, with additional contributions from David Jarman, Steve Singiser, James ...
by Daily Kos Elections
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on Tue Feb 28, 2023 at 05:00 AM PST
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Former Minnesota Sen. David Durenberger, a Republican who served from 1978 to 1995 and was censured by his colleagues during his final term, died Tuesday at the age of 88. Durenberger, who ...
by Jeff Singer
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on Tue Jan 31, 2023 at 03:03 PM PST
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Morning Digest: The George Santos of Ohio, who cost GOP a key House seat in 2022, weighs another bid The Daily Kos Elections Morning Digest is compiled by David Nir, Jeff Singer, Stephen Wolf, Daniel Donner, and Cara Zelaya, with additional contributions from David Jarman, Steve Singiser, James Lambert, David Beard, and Arjun Jaikumar. Subscribe to...
by Daily Kos Elections
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on Wed Feb 01, 2023 at 05:00 AM PST
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January 7 was the day I posted a diary about the storms hitting the West Coast. Today January 12 things are not better. Atmospheric rivers have been bringing inches of rain to the state and and snow by the foot to the Sierra Nevadas. While this is...
by xaxnar
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on Thu Jan 12, 2023 at 06:15 AM PST
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Morning Digest: Democrats and Republicans unite to elect an independent as speaker … in Pennsylvania The Daily Kos Elections Morning Digest is compiled by David Nir, Jeff Singer, Stephen Wolf, Daniel Donner, and Cara Zelaya, with additional contributions from David Jarman, Steve Singiser, James ...
by Daily Kos Elections
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on Wed Jan 04, 2023 at 05:00 AM PST
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Former Arizona Rep. Jim Kolbe, who is one of the few gay Republicans to ever serve in Congress, � died Saturday at the age of 80 . Kolbe, who came out in 1996 about halfway through his 22-year tenure,
by Jeff Singer
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on Mon Dec 05, 2022 at 03:45 PM PST
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