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Some former and current officials say they do not think ex-Washington officials will move many voters in key states.
Former Pence aide says she will vote for Biden because of Trump’s ‘flat out disregard for human life’ during pandemic | Josh Dawsey | September 17, 2020 | Washington PostThe latest decision is another blow to the third-party ticket and a win for Democrats, who worried that the Green Party could siphon votes from presidential nominee Joe Biden in the key battleground state.
In two cases, key reports were delayed, with officials suggesting their timing was for political reasons.
The Trump administration’s politicization of coronavirus comes to a head | Aaron Blake | September 16, 2020 | Washington Post
Nadia will play a key role in that, both for Slack and for our customers.
Slack hires former Live Nation exec as new chief people officer | Michal Lev-Ram, writer | September 16, 2020 | FortuneWith the pandemic still raging, key voters may not be willing to change the subject.
Trump, in town hall, says he wouldn’t have done anything differently on pandemic | Colby Itkowitz, Josh Dawsey, Felicia Sonmez, John Wagner | September 16, 2020 | Washington PostGetting men to do their share of care and domestic work is a key overlooked strategy in reducing poverty.
How Good Dads Can Change the World | Gary Barker, PhD, Michael Kaufman | January 6, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTBy contrast, Solomon can tell us a great deal about what really changed the country—because at key moments, he was there.
The Real Story Behind the Fight for Marriage Equality | E.J. Graff | December 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe second lesson is that no one writing before the twentieth century holds a key to our problems.
American Democracy Under Threat for 250 Years | Jedediah Purdy | December 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAs with so many things, keeping screen time in moderate amounts seems key.
Yes, Your Toddler Can Watch TV: The New Rules for Screen Time | Russell Saunders | December 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe opposition responded with a month-long Occupy Abay (like Occupy Wall St) campaign, in which Udaltsov was one of key figures.
Behind Bars for the Holidays: 11 Political Prisoners We Want to See Free In 2015 | Movements.Org | December 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTMr. Jones swung round a large iron key he held in his hand, and light dawned upon him.
Elster's Folly | Mrs. Henry WoodMr. Collingwood, taking the key from his mother, locked the little door in the boarding, after them.
The Boarded-Up House | Augusta Huiell SeamanAbout her neck was hung a covered basket and a door-key; and Davy at once concluded that she was Sindbad's house-keeper.
Davy and The Goblin | Charles E. CarrylThe girl smiled, and drew out a large key, and nodded, still smiling as she replaced it.
Checkmate | Joseph Sheridan Le FanuThe friends were standing close to the wall; but on these sounds they moved away; and a key presently turned in the door.
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