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Statehood proposals for the District of Columbia have been around for years. Today, however, we have a President pledged to support D.C. statehood. Congress is controlled by the Democrats, whose platform supports statehood. Eleanor Holmes Norton, the so-called non-voting delegate to the House of Representatives from D.C., has introduced a statehood proposal in the current session of Congress.
1 Jesse Jackson, the Shadow Senator” from the District, was recently arrested while leading a group of pro-statehood protesters blocking an intersection near the Capitol.
2 And readers of
Post s Sunday magazine devoted to the statehood cause.
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HILL AIR FORCE BASE Long before Col. Jenise Carroll became an accomplished military officer she had a strong sense that she could attain whatever goals she strived for if she put in the effort, even if, she says, it wasn t always necessary. (I was) very energetic, all around sports and very smart, the Houston native described herself growing up in southeast Texas. (I) made straight A s in school, never studied. I m one of those kids. Would do my homework and go out and play football, dodgeball, you name it, ran track, played volleyball.
Then, as she approached high school graduation, she thought, OK, the sports are great, but what do I need to do with my life?
Biden nominates Hicks first female deputy secretary of defense
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If Kathleen Hicks is confirmed, she would be the first woman to serve as deputy defense secretary. File Photo courtesy of the Biden transition team
Dec. 30 (UPI) President-elect Joe Biden on Wednesday appointed or nominated several officials to the Defense Department and White House staff, including what would potentially be the highest-ranking female Pentagon official in U.S. history.
The transition team announced that Biden nominated Kathleen Hicks as deputy secretary of defense and Colin Kahl as undersecretary of defense for policy.
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If confirmed, Hicks would be the first woman to serve as deputy secretary for the Pentagon. She would serve under former four-star Army Gen. Lloyd Austin III, whom Biden nominated to head the Pentagon earlier this month.