Ron Elving
Stories
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Politics
Presidential Votes Have Been Too Close To Call And Even Too Close to Count
The uncertainty of past U.S. elections may not offer an adequate model given the magnitude of this year's problems and the apparent determination of the incumbent to resist any adverse results.
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Politics
Trump Consistently Bends Reality, Sells His Narrative In Interviews For Woodward Book
"I still like playing it down, because I don't want to create a panic," Bob Woodward quotes Trump as saying of COVID-19 in his book "Rage." The author concludes: "Trump is the wrong man for the job."
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Politics
Shedding Big Hats and Hoopla, Democrats Find Love Online
Thanks to swift pacing and high production values, viewers got a compact and highly watchable two hours of political messaging each night. It was, in fact, remarkably slick.
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Politics
Joe Biden's Long And Rocky Road To The Democratic Nomination
Just six months ago, Biden's campaign seemed all but over. But in the end, he had just enough connection, through his oft-mentioned ties to Obama and other key Democrats, to overcome his deficits.
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Politics
Norman Vincent Peale Was A Conservative Hero Known Well Beyond His Era
Peale signed on early with the group called Spiritual Mobilization, a creation of prominent Protestant ministers in league with some of the leading industrialists of the era.
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Politics
Hamilton, In Fiction And History, Is Key To Understanding The Electoral College
When the Supreme Court ruled this week on "faithless electors," Alexander Hamilton's name appeared five times. But the story is a little more complicated than that told by the Broadway show.
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Health
Reflection On A 4th That Seems Far from Glorious
We do need a holiday just now. And not just a moment of leisure but an occasion for unity, healing and hope.
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Politics
John Bolton's Book 'The Room Where It Happened: A White House Memoir,' Reviewed
Former National Security Adviser John Bolton's book, The Room Where It Happened: A White House Memoir, is scheduled to come out next week and has already begun shipping.
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Politics
John Bolton Unloads On Former Boss Trump, Even If It's A Little Late Now
The tone of his forthcoming book, The Room Where It Happened, suggests the diary of a tutor who has endured many frustrating months with a spoiled and inattentive pupil who ignores his lessons.
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Race & Identity
Will This Be The Moment Of Reckoning On Race That Lasts?
Statues and flags may not do physical harm to anyone or suppress anyone's vote. But they meant something to the people who put them up, and they have meaning for people who see them today.