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Now that the debt ceiling debate has been settled, it’s back to business-as-usual for contractors…right?

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The debt ceiling debate has absorbed many in Washington over the past few weeks, as well as those whose business prospects are directly tied to federal spending. Now that a deal is done, how are they feeling about it? To find out,  Federal Drive with Tom Temin  spoke with federal contracting expert Larry Allen. Interview Transcript:  Larry Allen I think the good news is now that we have a debt ceiling agreement, that the rest of the fiscal year for fiscal year 23 should be pretty strong. Congress has appropriated a…

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Attending an HBCU Has Always Been an Act of Courage

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On Monday, campus life at at least seven historically Black colleges and universities was interrupted by bomb threats. School leaders alerted students, faculty, and staff. Law-enforcement officers swept the grounds. By midday, some campuses had issued an all-clear while others continued assessing the situation. This was the second time in January that several HBCUs—most of which were created after the Civil War to educate Black students, while the rest of the higher-education establishment refused to—received such threats. A day later, in the predawn hours of the first day of Black…

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Truths, Ideals of MLK’s Message Have Been Lost to Wokeism

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We celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day on the third Monday of January. This year, that’s Jan. 17. On Aug. 28, 1963, King delivered one of the great speeches in American history, popularly known as the “I Have a Dream” speech. It is a speech that must be dusted off and studied anew today, because it contains the very message that our nation sorely needs to hear and digest now. It’s a message that has been tragically lost and buried and replaced with great and destructive distortions. Two things…

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Colin Powell: the man who might have been America’s first Black president – The Guardian

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Colin Powell: the man who might have been America’s first Black president  The Guardian Joe Biden, ex-presidents remember Colin Powell’s integrity, courage  USA TODAY Colin Powell, first Black US secretary of state, dies of Covid-19 complications amid cancer battle  CNN US President Biden’s Colin Powell tribute: ‘Had highest qualities of warrior & diplomat’  Republic World Colin Powell death: Biden leads tributes to former US secretary of state, who ‘could drive his Corvette Stingray like nobody’s business’  Sky News View Full Coverage on Google News “us president” – Google News

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Explainer: What will Congress do now that Trump has been impeached a second time? – Reuters

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Explainer: What will Congress do now that Trump has been impeached a second time?  Reuters By impeaching Donald Trump, Congress upholds the law  Financial Times Democrats demand investigation of whether Republicans in Congress aided Capitol rioters  The Washington Post Biggest hypocrite in Congress? That would be Kevin McCarthy  Los Angeles Times How Houston-area Congress members voted during President Trump’s 2nd impeachment  KHOU.com View Full Coverage on Google News “us congress” – Google News

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