DAVID PANNELL: Politics according to Wendell
If you are one of the three or four regular readers of my column, you will know that I try to steer clear of politics, mainly because I am too lazy to keep up, but also because it wears me out. The talking heads are now screaming heads, and the …
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Parental Grief Has Often Been a Factor in Presidential Politics
This is not the first time the nation's political life has been roiled by excruciating grief of a parent who has lost a child. In 1900, as many as three in 10 infants in urban areas died before their first birthdays. No surprise, then, that many 18th …
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Politics Week Roundup: Benghazi Hearings, Speaker Of The House
It's been a whirlwind week in politics — Hillary Clinton testified at the Benghazi hearings and there might be a new Speaker in the House. Scott Simon talks with NPR politics editor Ron Elving. SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Quite a week in politics. Three of the …
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