Congress Must Accept Responsibility for U S Wars
In the wake of a Trump Syria strike many lawmakers crossing party lines debated congressional authorization. Sen Reed warned for legal justification while Rand Paul and Tim Kaine urged repealing the 2001 AUMF. the Senate largely failed to act. The piece laments Congress’s passivity and argues the framers gave war-declaration power to Congress, urging decisive votes and public preparedness.
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Donald Trump
U.S
Bashar Assad
Capitol Hill
Trump
Jack Reed
D-R1
Assad
Congress
Barack Obama
George W. Bush
Rand Paul
R-Ky
Tim Kaine
D-Va
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al-Qaida
Taliban
Afghanistan
Obama
Congressional Research Service
Paul
Unknown contact details for senators and offices
The text lists addresses for U S Senator Hart Kirsten Gillibrand and State Senator Patty Ritchie. It includes Washington D C contact and district office in Oswego New York with street addresses. No event or action is described.
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U.S
Kirsten Gillibrand
Dirksen
Senate
Washington, D.C
Patty Ritchie
E. Bridge St. Oswego, N.Y
Confederate Monuments in Capitol under Fire in Congress
The piece argues for removing Confederate statues from National Statuary Hall, noting the symbols clash with American ideals. It cites the Booker Lee removal act, debates over honoring figures tied to conquest and slavery, and calls for a mature civic approach beyond partisan iconoclasm.
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U.S. Capitol
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America
Barbara Lee
Oakland
Cory Booker
N.J
Congress
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National Statuary Hall
Father Junipero Serra
California
Spain
Ronald Reagan
Serra
Capitol
New Orleans
Baltimore
Old South
Thomas Jefferson
Statuary Hall
History Today Highlights and Notable Events Timelines
Saturday highlights recap key anniversaries from 1947 TV broadcast of the World Series to 2016 Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore suspension. Mentions include Babe Ruth 1927 homer, Buddy Rich born 1917, James Dean death 1955, James Meredith admission 1962, Roberto Clemente 3000th hit, Cheers debut 1982, Vatican and war-era apologies, Taliban executions, and a Glasgow boxer's death.
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Brooklyn
New York
Babe Ruth
Yankees
Washington Senators
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Sudetenland
Neville Chamberlain
Broadway
James Dean
Cholame
California
James Meredith
University of Mississippi
Meith
Roberto Clemente
Jon Matlack
New York Mets
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Three Rivers Stadium
Pirates
NBET
France
Afghanistan
U.S
Alabama
Roy Moore
Gay Marria
M Towell
Dale Evans
Glasgow
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