Author: Jeff
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Carter, Context, and Courting Foreign Workers
A Brief History of the last 72 Hours in US Politics for December 30, 2024: – President Carter Dead at 100 – Finding Context in the Sausage-Making – Trump Sides With Musk in Courting Skilled Foreign Workers
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(Dubious) Gifts of the Magi
A Brief History of the last 72 Hours in US Politics for December 23, 2024: – GOP Blinks; Government Keeps Running – Biden Commutes Sentences of Most Federal Death Row Inmates – House Ethics Committee Releases Gaetz Report
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Brinksmanship, Bad Behavior, and Brotherhood vs Behemoth
A Brief History of the last 24 Hours in US Politics for December 19, 2024: – Money Matters Muddled by Musk – Gaetz Goaded into Grousing After Getting Goose Cooked – Christmas Calamity? Warehouse Workers Walk
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Election Day, For Realz
A Brief History of the last 24 Hours in US Politics for December 17, 2024: – Déjà Vu All Over Again – How the Sausage Is Made – Keeping the Faith – What Comes Next?
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Madison, Wisconsin
A Brief History of the last 24 Hours in US Politics for December 16, 2024: – School Shooting Leaves 3 Dead – What Else Happened This Weekend?
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More (or Less?) Crime and Punishment
A Brief History of the last 24 Hours in US Politics for December 12, 2024: – Biden Commutes About 1,500 Sentences – Investigating the Investigators – With a Name Like “Mace”…
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Crime and Punishment
A Brief History of the last 24 Hours in US (and World) Politics for December 9, 2024: – McDonald’s Employee Succeeds Where NYPD Fails – Pope Francis Calls for Biden to Clear Out Death Row – Syrian Government Falls
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Out of the Frying Pan…
A Brief History of the last 24 Hours in US (and World) Politics for December 4, 2024: – Democrats Leave House GOP With “Nothing to Spare” – With Hegseth in Peril, Others Waiting in the Wings – Around the World
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I Beg Your Pardon?
A Brief History of the last 24 Hours in US Politics for December 2, 2024: – In Surprise Move, President Biden Pardons Son – In Surprise Move, Trump Nominates Patel for FBI – In Surprise Move, Journalists Flock to Bluesky
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