“The Israeli-Palestinian conflict creates a widespread climate of danger and fear, and all involved would be better off if a peaceful solution was reached.”
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“We have to decide what is more important to us as Americans - saving lives and creating a safer nation, or submitting to campaign finance with the caveat of continuing this cycle of mass homicide to which we have become numb.”
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“They might exchange some sentiments about how much Trump admires the dictator, and perhaps banter about Kim’s love of American basketball. But there is one topic that, almost certainly, neither of them will talk about: North Korea’s human rights abuses.”
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“President Trump used a national emergency statute to incite military action at the border, something that has only been done once before, in the aftermath of the September 11th attacks. The President’s declaration is not only unprecedented in American history, but also absurd and likely illegal.”
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Last week across the world, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez called a snap election scheduled for April, while the Nigerian government delayed its presidential and national assembly contests at the last minute.
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“Two aggressively hegemonic regimes have transformed Djibouti into a match that could spark an international conflict with unprecedented consequences.”
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“The ‘beltway’ (as in Interstate 495, which circles Washington, D.C.) pundit class failed to predict that Donald Trump would become President of the United States, and he is far removed from traditional definitions of moderation. The Editorial Board posits that this trend is unlikely to falter this cycle.”
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“Ultimately, President Trump signed the bill to fund the government on Friday, but unsatisfied with the amount the bill allowed for his border wall, he immediately followed this action with a national emergency declaration in order to collect the remaining sum from other government funds.”
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“True as it may be that students can draw on lessons learned pursuing their interests on our campus, perhaps the more appropriate word to describe student leadership at UNC is “laboratory”: on this campus, student governance is treated as a trivial experiment, to be done in an isolated, heavily controlled setting, that has no real impact or bearing on the course of the University.”
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“There are still Russian military bases in South Ossetia, and the unfixed border continues to move farther into Georgian territory. These components of an enduring border war hurt the Georgian economy by stifling foreign investment in the country.”
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“Kamala Harris is a long-tenured public servant with a track record of experience in both law and governance. It should not be this difficult for any candidate, let alone one with such an establishment-friendly background, to find a base of support among Democratic or independent voters.”
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“Emboldened by the now-broken supermajority, Democrats, and a few Republicans, have set their sights on a policy goal that has long eluded them: Medicaid expansion.”
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“The fact remains that there are more firearm suicides than firearm homicides in America. Recognizing the relationship between guns and suicide is imperative for developing more comprehensive gun control policies that take into account the full reality of the situation.”
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“Our discourse on immigration, which often fails to include the acknowledgement of the humanity of the immigrants, is eroding any semblance of a government based on the moral principles we were supposedly founded upon.”
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“It has become abundantly clear in recent cycles that an inordinate amount of electoral power is granted to relatively small and unrepresentative populations. States like Iowa and New Hampshire, simply by virtue of their place in the early stages of process, are examples of such communities — and likely to the detriment of those who will vote later.”
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“If a Brexit deal is not reached by March 29, the likelihood of border violence returning increases. The future of British-Irish relations lies in the hands of the negotiators.”
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“While the boldness of Ocasio-Cortez’s proposal is admirable, her approach requires more specifics, especially as it relates to transportation emissions. In the arena of electric vehicles (EVs), the United States is moving in the right direction, but a “Green New Deal” must include sufficient funds for EV infrastructure, research and development, and subsidies.”
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The US and Russia suspend a nuclear treaty, ISIS loses ground in Syria, and Pope Francis makes a historic trip to the Arabian Peninsula.
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“Presidential candidates in modern politics run not because they think they can lead the country, but instead for the perks that come with the journey there: notoriety, book and television deals, and, if they’re lucky, a cabinet or vice-presidential nod.”
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“Reports indicate that Bladen County voters did not return their absentee ballots at a rate almost 2.5 times the frequency of any other county. This is an extreme statistical outlier.”
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