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Archive for July 4th, 2017
A Wonderful Essay on Becoming a US Citizen
The Country I Love By PRAMILA JAYAPAL JULY 4, 2017 SEATTLE NY Times- Seventeen years ago, I celebrated my first Independence Day as a United States citizen. I couldn’t have predicated then that I would one day have the enormous privilege of being the first Indian-American woman to serve in the[...]
Celebration: American Music
American Music from Talking Points Memo On July 4th we celebrate America. The most obvious thing is our civic tradition, our history of democratic government. But since it’s so rightly and well celebrated, I thought I’d focus on something else for today: American music, or more specifica[...]
BREAKING NEWS: Russia and China tell Trump to embrace THEIR de-escalation plan
Russia and China joined diplomatic forces on Tuesday and called on North Korea, South Korea and the United States to sign up to a Chinese de-escalation plan designed to defuse tensions around Pyongyang’s missile program. The plan would see North Korea suspend its ballistic missile program and [...]
BREAKING NEWS: 7/4
North Korea test-fires intermediate range ballistic missile ahead July 4 Illinois Senate prevent bankruptcy, overrides governor’s vetoes of $5B tax increase HIGH ON THE 4TH OF JULY: Vegas deals pot… Honoring the Stars and Bars HAPPY FOURTH After Provoking China, Trump Seeks Help on North K[...]