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PBS says more witnesses have detailed sexual misconduct allegations against talk-show host Tavis Smiley, who was suspended in December and later fired.
The filing Tuesday also said he subjected subordinates to unwanted sexual advances — including requests for specific sex acts — and made lewd jokes. — AP ....
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The Era of Big Government Is Back A quarter-century ago, Bill Clinton was seeking reelection after spending the first two years of his presidency raising taxes, instituting gun controls, and attempting to create a national health-care system. He had pushed this aggressive agenda despite having been elected with only 43 percent of the vote. It happened due to a split in the non-liberal, non-Democratic electorate a split that had stripped more than one-third of the uninspiring sitting president’s vote away from him and deposited it instead in the political coffers of an insurgent billionaire lunatic whose innovative anti-establishment approach would finally bear fruit five elections later in the unexpected victory of Donald Trump. ....
Good morning, it’s Friday, April 9, 2021, the day of the week when I reprise a quotation meant to be uplifting or educational. Today I have two memorable lines; one is about Lyndon Baines Johnson and the second is from LBJ. Both are on the subject of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. First, though, I’d point you to RCP’s front page, which presents our poll averages, videos, breaking news stories, and aggregated opinion pieces spanning the political spectrum. We also offer original material from our own reporters, columnists, and contributors:
Although Legislation Unlikely, Biden Pushes Gun Control on His Own. Phil Wegmann has the story. ....