Reformers rise against gerrymandered districts
The piece argues gerrymandering fuels polarization and weakens accountability. It highlights Supreme Court and state reform actions, noting Ohio and Arizona moves toward independent redistricting commissions and the political momentum behind curbing self-serving district drawing. Steve and Cokie Roberts are cited as contacts.
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House of Representatives
Rothenberg & Gonzales
Ballotpedia
Congress
U.S
Richard Gunther
Ohio State
Gunther
Oone Layotte
Kathay Feng
Common Cause
Politico
Ohio
Carrie Davis
The
League of Women Voters
Republic
Anthony Kennedy
Vieth v. Jubelirer
Maryland
Supreme Court
Kennedy
Arizona
Matt Huffman
Columbus Dispatch
Carson as president, a critical take from Lyons
Arkansas Times columnist Gene Lyons critiques Ben Carson’s presidential bid as a for profit campaign built on miracle narratives. He questions Carson’s life story disclosures, notes media attention and fundraising strategy, and warns Democrats could exploit Carson’s image with negative ads while doubting a Trump-era electorate would back him.
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Ben Carson
Iowa
Mike Huckabee
Rick Santorum
Mitt Romney
Obama
New Hampshire
Huckabee
New York Magazine
Jonathan Chait
Carson
Chait
Wall Street Journal
Politico
John Bunyan
Detroit
Yale
Guardian
Meet the Press
Hillary Clinton
Wiseman
Mannatech
Johns Hopkins
United States
Arkansas Times
Gene Lyons
St. Martin's Press
Lyons
Eugenelyons2
Yahoo.com
History Today Highlights From November Thirteenth to Fifteenth
The entry lists events on Nov 14 across history including the 1965 Battle of la Drang starting a five day Vietnam War operation, Melville publishing Moby-Dick in 1851, Ely’s ship takeoff in 1910, Booker T. Washington’s death in 1915, and notable moments through 2014. It also notes defense cuts, a Diana-like moment with Myanmar, and quotes Booker T. Washington.
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la Drang
Herman Melville
United States
Eugene B. Ely
Birmingham
Hampton Roads
Virginia
Booker T. Washington
Tuskegee
Alabama
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