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Military families and top brass support Iran nuclear deal
August 19, 2015"It takes courage to deal with an adversarial country in a peaceful manner, and to instead focus on what joins us together than what tears us apart."
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Immigration: Trump trumps the truth
August 18, 2015Trump's purpose is demagogic, to toss red meat to the most extreme reactionary sections of the Republican Party base while spreading the poison of xenophobic racism around.
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After 54 years, U.S. raises flag in Cuba
August 18, 2015A jubilant flag-raising at the reopened U.S. Embassy in Havana is giving way to serious talk about the road ahead in improving relations between the U.S. and Cuba.
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Today in civil rights history: James Meredith graduates from Ole Miss
August 18, 2015Twice denied admission, he filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi, alleging that the university had rejected him only because of his race.
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Black Cat Appreciation Day: the perfect time to adopt
August 17, 2015"Black cats are still the least likely to be adopted, and they need people to give them a chance."
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