former Speechwriter, John McCain
Native Alaskan and Washington writer; former speechwriter for John McCain
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Jessica Gavora
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FROM Jessica Gavora
Which Way, L.A.?
Palin Injects Excitement but Questions Still Remain Governor Sarah Palin could not be more popular in Alaska, but how is she playing in the lower 48? Post-convention polls indicate a surge in Republican enthusiasm for the McCain-Palin ticket, but will Palin strengthen Republican appeals to the all important swing voters who will decide this election?
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Palin Injects Excitement but Questions Still Remain Governor Sarah Palin could not be more popular in Alaska, but how is she playing in the lower 48? Post-convention polls indicate a surge in Republican enthusiasm for the McCain-Palin ticket , but will Palin strengthen Republican appeals to the all important swing voters who will decide this election?
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Trump's 'America First' goes missing abroad In the Middle East, President Trump is changing some policies of the Obama Administration—and reversing his own campaign attacks on Islam as a religion that "hates us." We hear about his visit to Saudi Arabia and what's at stake for the rest of his foreign excursion.
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White House budget proposal slashes and burns President Trump's first budget request is considered dead on arrival in Congress — a familiar development in Capitol Hill. We hear what it reveals about the priorities of the new administration. What's likely to die… and what might survive?
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Replacing Obamacare: Now you see it… now you don’t As the Senate deliberates replacing Obmacare, health coverage for millions of people is at stake. There've been no public hearings, and a draft measure won't be made public. Is the House version so unpopular that that Senate is hiding a version that looks much the same?
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Terrorism and tweets, hate speech and murder Just days before an election, Britain is coping with a rash of deadly terrorism, and Prime Minister Theresa May is on the defensive. And again today, President Trump has tweeted criticism of the Mayor of London. Later, a double murder in Portland, Oregon has revealed the ugly past of a supposedly “progressive” city. One immediate question: is “hate speech” protected by the First Amendment?