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December 19, 2013
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I went to South Africa to share with South Africans their farewell to the father of their country, Madiba, who also touched millions of us throughout the world. I also went because, for me, Mandela was a freedom-defining leader.

October 15, 2015
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Planned Parenthood took the high road and a smart turn in the road by announcing that they will continue fetal tissue donations, but will no longer accept reimbursements. They have now taken both legs out from under the Republican attack on Planned Parenthood.


October 9, 2018
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The Republican rationale for confirming Brett Kavanaugh would make it impossible for virtually any woman (or man) to ever prevail when alleging unwanted sexual behavior.

December 3, 2012
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When you attend a military ceremony, you see no difference among the service members in attendance except for rank.


July 17, 2012
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Senator Rand Paul (R-KY), who I know has been a student of history and of the Constitution, filed amendments in a committee last month that would have overturned D.C. laws. As a result, a bipartisan group of Senators withdrew their budget autonomy bill for the District of Columbia on the advice of city officials, including me.


March 5, 2013
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Republicans cry that the President and Democrats are crying wolf about sequester cuts and furloughs. But, the wolf is already biting. The U.S.


October 2, 2018
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There is a new Kavanaugh investigation controversy brewing in real time under our congressional noses.

June 4, 2012
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"Hometown D.C. has always had a vibrant, pulsing musical and cultural life, but the overbearing presence of official Washington often smothered the identity of hometown Washington as much as it trampled our rights as American citizens. Americans knew the nation's capital, but could not tell the difference between official Washington and hometown D.C.


September 19, 2013
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Most Americans are unaware that if the federal government shuts down on September 30, the government of the nation's capital, the District of Columbia, will also shut down. There is not a single member of the House or the Senate who desires that outcome.