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		<title><![CDATA[License To Lie: In Trump's America, You Just Say Anything]]></title>
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"I cannot tell a lie," young George Washington supposedly told his
father when asked if he'd cut down a cherry tree. That there was no tree
and George never said those words hasn't impeded the myth that holds
otherwise, popularized by one of ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/jeffrobbins/s-4252386</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jul/14/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Graham Was the Best Kind of 'Operator']]></title>
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On Feb. 22, 2022, two days before Vladimir Putin sent his tanks rumbling
toward Ukraine's capital, Donald Trump said of the Russian leader: "This
is genius. ... Here's a guy who's very savvy."

Eight days later, Lindsey Graham offered a starkly ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/fromaharrop/s-4252379</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jul/14/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Your Questions Answered: What You Need to Know About the BPJ and Hecox Supreme Court Decision]]></title>
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In a heartbreaking loss for transgender youth and their families, the
Supreme Court upheld two laws in Idaho and West Virginia barring
transgender women and girls from competing on athletic teams for women
and girls. The Court ruled that state ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/aclu/s-4251968</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jul/13/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Wanna know why Todd Blanche should never, ever become attorney general?]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[On Wednesday, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche heads to the
Senate Judiciary Committee for his confirmation hearing to become
attorney general.

If the rule of law means anything, the Judiciary Committee should not
send Blanche’s name to the...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/robertbreich/s-4251766</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jul/13/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Diplomacy Anyone?]]></title>
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On Wednesday, Mr. Trump had a new word to describe our adversary's
leaders: "scum."

"They are sick people. They're led by sick people, and they're vicious,
violent people," he said, adding, "As far as I'm concerned, it's just a
waste of time ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/susanestrich/s-4249541</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jul/11/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Can Iran Replace Israel?]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Under the dictatorship of the Shah, Iran was a close U.S. ally. There
are tantalizing indications that American policymakers are looking to
recreate that Cold War-era partnership and kick Israel to the curb.

This seems crazy.

Just a few months ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/tedrall/s-4250383</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jul/10/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The Future of Gorillas Depends on Zoos Working Together]]></title>
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Two Western lowland gorillas just arrived at Louisville Zoo's Gorilla
Forest from Zoo Knoxville in Knoxville, Tennessee. Obi and Andi are
half-sisters and will hopefully create Louisville's next family group
with 29-year-old male gorilla, Kicho....<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/bonniejeanfeldkamp/s-4249199</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jul/10/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The Coolest Country]]></title>
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So, Belgium is cool now? Scotland's cool? What next? Everyone starts
trying to act Algerian?

Cool is supposed to be American territory. Vietnamese workers might be
making sneakers at lightning speed for $1 a day, but who designs the
sneakers? ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/marcmunroedion/s-4248843</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jul/10/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Lesson Learned: How Two Parties Differ on Sexual Abuse]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[With all the serious problems facing this country, nothing drives me crazier than to hear somebody spout that old saw: “It doesn’t matter how you vote. In fact, it doesn’t make any difference if you vote at all. Because it doesn’t matter ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/billpress/s-4249106</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jul/09/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Democrats Need to Take the Car Keys Away from Bernie]]></title>
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The Platner fiasco has unleashed something of a brawl in the Democratic
Party over how the sexting candidate with a Nazi tattoo came to be their
rival to Susan Collins, now in her 5th term as Republican senator from
Maine. Bernie Sanders thought...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/fromaharrop/s-4248461</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jul/09/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Graham Platner's Disqualifying Behavior]]></title>
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The Washington Post put it this way: Platner, before the latest
allegation, faced scrutiny for old social media posts dismissive of
sexual assault, a tattoo resembling a Nazi symbol that he has since
covered up, sexually explicit text messages ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/susanestrich/s-4247836</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jul/09/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The Pursuit of Happiness, Spiked]]></title>
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WASHINGTON -- The Trump whirling dervish has come and gone to Turkey --
to demand NATO hand over Greenland! -- leaving a city exhausted by his
wild Fourth of July displays.

But first, it was so great to see legions of World Cup soccer fans all
...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/jamiestiehm/s-4247581</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jul/08/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Of Course the System is Rigged -- Look at Elon Musk!]]></title>
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From Q-Anon nuttiness to JD Vance's "Deep State" quackery, wacko
right-wing conspiracies have oozed into the center of Republican
politics.

But don't let their goofiness obscure the fact that there is indeed a
very real plot to rig America's ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/jimhightower/s-4247580</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jul/08/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Call of the Vile: Mayor Pete Gets Swatted, and So Does America]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Everything about President Donald Trump's Independence Day-eve speech at
Mt. Rushmore was a much-unneeded reminder that the personification of
crude, self-glorifying narcissism occupies the White House as we
celebrate our 250th birthday. He chose ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/jeffrobbins/s-4246711</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jul/07/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Are You Chasing False Gods?]]></title>
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My sadly departed friend, Frank, was a unicorn. He lived 89 years in the
town he grew up in, a village on the Connecticut shore. A reporter at
his local newspaper for over half a century, he had turned down offers
to work for more glamorous ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/fromaharrop/s-4246706</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jul/07/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The Declaration of Independence Details 'Repeated Injuries' Inflicted by British Monarchy; Trump Has Executed a Similar Playbook]]></title>
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Delegates from across the original 13 colonies signed the Declaration of
Independence 250 years ago on July 4, 1776, detailing the abuses of the
king of England that led to their fight for sovereignty. Their
condemnation feels all too familiar ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/aclu/s-4246280</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jul/06/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Why is Trump playing the Communist card?]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Trump has run out of cards to play in the midterm elections, which is
why he’s now talking about the “communist menace.”

He can’t talk about the economy, because prices continue to rise
faster than wages, which means most Americans are ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/robertbreich/s-4246108</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jul/06/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[A Former Slave Told Us the Value of July 4]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[It is unfortunate but also ironically appropriate that national efforts to celebrate the nation’s birth have been rattled by internal disputes over how that birth should be celebrated. "Who controls the past controls the future,” wrote George ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/clarencepage/s-4243922</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jul/06/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Israel, Ukraine: Not Democracies]]></title>
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The United States is heavily invested in Israel and Ukraine. One of the
primary arguments used to justify extravagant American military
spending, intelligence cooperation and diplomatic support on those two
nations is that they are both ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/tedrall/s-4244681</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jul/03/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[On This Special Fourth of July, Celebrate With America's Diverse, Inspiring Team USA]]></title>
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Americans seeking inspiration during this anniversary of independence
should turn away from the nation's capital, where Donald Trump's
narcissistic celebration provides only national embarrassment (and
perhaps a few laughs).

They can look ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/joeconason/s-4244370</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jul/03/2026</pubDate>
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