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The Alaska senator says she is opposed to the process but doesn’t want to punish a nominee she feels is qualified.
John Allen PaulosCan Susan Collins, Ben Sasse, or Mitt Romney be far behind? You'd think that among them they could manage at least a vertebrae or two, even if not a spine.
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Magician and author James Randi spent most of his life debunking frauds, charlatans, fakers and quacks. His death Tuesday reminds us to keep it factual and always remain skeptical.
It is with great sadness that G4G notes the death of James Randi ( August 7, 1928 – October 20, 2020). We are collecting here some recollections from various members of the G4G community. If you ha…
Several counties that expected absentee ballots last week are now scrambling to print them themselves or find a last-minute contingency plan, underscoring the stress that mail voting has put on the nation’s election process amid the pandemic.
Eighty-eight faculty members at the university penned a letter saying Barrett should delay her Supreme Court nomination until after the Nov. 3 election.
John Allen PaulosEighty-eight faculty members at the University of Notre Dame, where Amy Coney Barrett is a law school professor, said she should call for a halt to her Supreme Court nomination until after the election. huffpost.com/entry/notre-da… via @HuffPostPol
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In an unprecedented move, the New England Journal of Medicine on Wednesday published an editorial written by its editors condemning the Trump administration for its response to the Covid-19 pandemic -- and calling for the current leadership in the...