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Refugees. Several members of congress are calling on the white house to halt plans to allow tens of thousands of refugees into the United States over the next 12 months. We are asking our viewers to weigh in on that question. Should the u. S. Close its borders to Syrian Refugees . Our phone lines are open if you want to join us for this discussion. Democrats can call in at [indiscernible] democrats can call in at 202 7488000. Republicans, 202 7848001. Independents, 202 7488002. You can also find...

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Gaetz continues to lash out — Plenty of GOP candidates could run for Gaetzs seat — Trump ramps up GOP civil war with Mar-a-Lago speech — Hastings death sets up political showdown Presented by Floridians for Affordable Rx Hello and welcome to Monday. The daily rundown — Between Saturday and Sunday, the number of Florida coronavirus cases increased by 5,520 (nearly 0.3 percent), to 2,124,233; active hospitalizations increased 87 (nearly 2.9 percent), to 3,102; deaths of Florida residents ...

  Conspiracy theories have a long history, but the actual term “conspiracy theory” emerged much more recently. It was only a few decades ago that the term took on the derogatory connotations it has today, where to call someone a conspiracy theorist So it may come as no surprise that there is even a conspiracy theory about the origins of the label. This conspiracy theory claims that the CIA invented the term in 1967 to disqualify those who questioned the official version of John F Kennedy�...