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An intense persuasion campaign is heating up across more than 1,200 miles, from Colorado Springs to Alabama, as both states’ congressional delegations battle over landing the permanent headquarters of the U. S. Space Command. Colorado’s elected officials want to keep the command at Peterson Space Force Base, where it has been based since the service was revived in the summer of 2019 under then-President Donald Trump.

Bob Casey is a good guy and was a reliable liberal vote who worked hard for the people of Pennsylvania. Hedge fund bro Dave McCormick doesn't even live here. Via the Philadelphia Inquirer: U. S. Sen. Bob Casey (D., Pa.) conceded to Republican Dave McCormick on Thursday, formally ending his reelection bid and acknowledging defeat two weeks after the Associated Press declared McCormick’s victory and after a statewide recount of the race had been triggered. Casey had resisted conceding, citing thousands of votes that still needed to be counted and entering court fights to maximize the number of ballots included.

The ERA Coalition is asking everyone to call, text or email President Joe Biden asking him to do everything possible to get the Equal Rights Amendment published as the 28th Amendment to the U. S. Constitution. Urge President Biden to do everything he can to publish the Equal Rights Amendment as the 28th Amendment to the Constitution to ensure his legacy includes enshrining gender equality.

Pam Bondi, Trump's new nominee for Attorney General, has proved her undying loyalty to El Cheato. And as we know, that's all that counts. She first came to national attention back in 2013 when, as Florida's AG, she was expected to join a multistate lawsuit against Trump University, one of Trump's scams.

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In 2009, Jeremy Clarkson bought a "farm" for £4.25 million, featuring a six-bedroom mansion with a swimming pool, tennis court, orchard, croquet lawn and five parking spaces. At the time he crowed he'd never have to pay any taxes on it. And back then he could easily afford it, making £14 million per year hosting "Top Gear," probably the most watched television show on the planet at the time. During the Thatcher years, in 1984, Inheritance Tax Relief was introduced so that wealthy landowners could protect their estates under the guise of protecting farmers.