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The president chose to pardon a public official using state power for racist ends.
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The former vice president calls on Americans to do what President Trump has not.
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“Just as Mattis sought to reassure nervous allies, back home there were numerous reminders that the populist and intemperate impulses of his boss will not be tamed.”
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The record floods predicted as the storm stalls on the Texas coast might wreck the federal flood insurance program, and cause financial ruin for insured and uninsured homeowners alike.
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