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The average price at the pump is now about $3.26, which is down $1.73 from the high in June 2022. MAGA will note that it was only $2 a gallon when Donald Trump was in office — and evidence of his economic genius. It was no such thing.
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Needless to say, no one is ever going to mistake Joe Biden for Theodore Roosevelt, one of the most compelling figures in American history, but the president couldn't be a better representative of our attenuated sense of national honor.
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September 10As the disastrous (for Biden) Trump-Biden debate June 27 did not include any of my recommended questions, I offer ABC moderators David Muir and Linsey Davis some questions they might consider asking Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris in Tuesday’s face-off.
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Donald Trump, who has no respect for any rule, tradition or convention, did what he usually does — turned the sacred into the profane.
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Only when the terrorists realize they have no hope and no help from America might they be persuaded that their goal is unachievable and then might possibly make a peace deal with Israel.
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First, they oppose you and condescend to you. Then, they reluctantly conclude that you had more on the ball than they thought. After that, they concede your achievements. And finally, they make a glowing feature-length movie about you.
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September 9What Harris can do for the country is take Trump off our backs, and it appears that she could do it. So what if she passes on interviews that distract from the one big thing, which is securing the democracy.
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September 7Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro, his kleptocrat regime, his secret police, his shell companies and his international cronies — Iran, Russia and China — are waging a slow war of disintegration targeting the U.S.
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One would think that less discrimination would be considered ipso facto a good thing, but for supporters of affirmative action, it's all about who is being discriminated against, and in what cause.
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Even before President Joe Biden stepped aside to let Vice President Kamala Harris step up to be the Democrats’ presidential nominee, insiders from both parties were calling this the “boys vs. girls election.”
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Dana Bash tossed fairly softball questions, did few follow-ups and let Harris get away with her answers on the border and the economy, the two biggest issues in the race.
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The United States is in the midst of deep soul-searching about how to create opportunities for young people to live the American Dream without needing a four-year college degree.
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September 9Frances Perkins was responsible for the creation of Social Security. She helped to create the minimum wage and the 40-hour work week. She led the fight to end child labor, and forced through important workplace safety reform.
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While 10 states before Maine had gone into the lottery business, Maine’s venture into government gambling was accompanied by more national drama than the others.
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We should encourage Sen. King to demand a nomination process that is open, exhaustive, and independent from any form of manipulation whatsoever; anything less than that will be unfair to all Americans.
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Ellie Garcia: Campbell runs to serve community, not himself
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Jamila Levasseur: Lewiston should join Portland in divesting from Israel
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Bill Trommer: Golden ‘an independent thinker’ who deserves reelection
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In rebuttal: Rep. Margaret Craven: Legislature has made responsible investments to benefit all
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Sarah Ward: Rep. Cloutier ‘a true champion’ for Lewiston’s children, families
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Debbie Morin: Hunters must be sure before they shoot
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Kevin Scott: Martin offers alternative to career politicians
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Larry Gilbert Sr.: Golden should meet with Palestinian rights group members
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Lisa Cesare: RSU 16 needs to pass school budget
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Richard Whiting: Campbell would represent all in House District 90
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Dale Piirainen: ‘We need Joe Martin in Augusta’
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