American Gun Reform

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The plead for action on gun control or better yet, firearms restrictions by Americans has sparked fiery opinions on both sides.

Conspiracists promote absurd theories and more mainstream conservative voices insist opinions must be viewed in light of the carnage. Liberals offer a new way forward for progressives.

Overqualified?

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I remember the first time I received a phone call from someone who wanted to offer me a job. I accepted it and stayed there for years. Later headhunters would contact me about this or another great gig.

They were dream jobs, where I made it to the final round and got the job. They kept calling, so did other hiring managers and hiring committee.

Presiding Over Division

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The President takes an oath before entering on the execution of this special duty:—I do solemnly swear or affirm that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.

He did not receive the popular vote, therefore considered the majority of voters casting a ballot. So what has now happened? Has the president failed to do his job to keep everyone in #USA united? Has he made America great?

WH Security Clearance

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Starting today, White House employees who have had access to classified information under temporary security clearances will have them revoked.

A security clearance is a US Government determination for access to classified information. The term “eligibility for access” means the same thing as security clearance and is used in record systems and by personnel security specialists.

This move s part of a security overhaul in the wake of the Rob Porter domestic abuse allegations, which applies to employees for whom background investigations have been pending since June.

Prevent Pay To Play

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Special interest groups continue scheduling their meetings at Trump properties, stuffing funds in his pockets as they seek to influence his administration. This is our country and the president works for all of US. The pay to play policy has to stop. Our nation is not for sale.

Pay for play, is a phrase used for a variety of situations in which money is exchanged for services or the privilege to engage in certain activities. The common denominator of all forms of pay to play is that one must pay to get into the game, with the sports analogy frequently arising in politics.

Win-Place-NoShow

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In the betting world, a winning wager involves selecting the horse that you think will finish the race in first place. The Republicans won US Government control with a majority rule in Congress and The White House.

With a place bet, you win if your selected horse finishes the race in either first or second place. The GOP put all their money on what they thought would be a winning horse with a well-known name and a face.

RIP Billy Graham

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He dies at 99 years young but touched the lives of 100 of millions worldwide. William Franklin Graham Jr. KBE was an American evangelist and an ordained Southern Baptist minister who became a global preacher with the assistance of newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst.

Billy Graham was considered one of the most influential preachers of the 20th century.

"I do not fear death": Billy Graham reflects on his life in a 2006 Newsweek cover story http://bit.ly/2CA0ww6

Billy Graham went from tent revivals to the White House https://www.apnews.com/4b4ab72e5e64405ea94373f436bd5f30

Twitter Says Nyet

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The big bird has finally put its foot down by suspending kicking many in the bots. Therefore, the followers you are losing were never real people. They were bots and @Twitter decided enough was enough.

You are not being censored. You were engaging with hostile foreign agents. Twitter says it is taking new steps to cripple spam bots on its platform, including changes to Twitter and TweetDeck to limit coordinated posts across multiple accounts http://cnn.it/2EFUvUi

Con men, women and dumb conservative Twitter users are lashing out after followers vanish http://dlvr.it/QHJXpH

People Power Possibilities

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Students from Florida's Stoneman Douglas High School are lobbying lawmakers in their state capital for a showdown over gun control.

In the wake of the deadly shooting that claimed 17 lives at the Parkland, Fla., school, busloads of survivors arrived in Tallahassee for a rally and meetings with lawmakers.