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How We Got ‘Democracy Dies in Darkness’

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I should not have been surprised, but I still marveled at just how little it took to get under the skin of President Donald Trump and his allies. By February 2019, I had been the executive editor of The Washington Post for six years. That month, the newspaper aired a one-minute Super Bowl ad, with a voice-over by Tom Hanks, championing the role of a free press, commemorating journalists killed and captured, and concluding with the Post’s logo and the message “Democracy dies in darkness.” The ad highlighted the strong…

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Former West Virginia Supreme Court Justice Warren McGraw dies at 84

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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Warren McGraw, a former West Virginia Supreme Court justice who spent five decades in public service, has died at age 84, a Supreme Court spokeswoman said Thursday. Court spokeswoman Jennifer Bundy confirmed McGraw’s death but had no additional information. Blue Ridge Funeral Home & Memorial Gardens in Beckley said it was in charge of funeral arrangements, which were incomplete. McGraw, who died Wednesday, had retired as a county circuit judge in 2021, citing the physical impairments due to Parkinson’s disease. Mike Pushkin, the state Democratic Party…

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US Capitol: Police officer dies after car rams security barrier – BBC News

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US Capitol: Police officer dies after car rams security barrier  BBC News Biden, congressional leaders mourn U.S. Capitol Police officer killed in the line of duty  The Washington Post U.S. Capitol Police officer dies after attacker rammed car into checkpoint; suspect also dead  NBC News Ohio’s members of Congress react to vehicular attack on U.S. Capitol police officers  WKYC.com Police officer dies after man rams car into US Capitol barricades  Financial Times View Full Coverage on Google News “us congress” – Google News

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Sander Vanocur, Journalist Who Covered U.S. Politics for Decades, Dies at 91 – KTLA Los Angeles

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Sander Vanocur, Journalist Who Covered U.S. Politics for Decades, Dies at 91  KTLA Los Angeles Sander Vanocur, a television newsman who for decades covered momentous events from political campaigns to assassinations, the Vietnam War to the civil … “us politics” – Google News

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George Bush, 41st President, Dies at 94 – New York Times

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USA TODAY George Bush, 41st President, Dies at 94New York TimesAnd he supplied a stream of entries into the American political lexicon. He talked about the “Big Mo” to describe the momentum that a victory in the Iowa caucuses had given his campaign. Tough moments were “tension city.” In asking voters not to pity …Tributes to George HW Bush pour in from former presidents, world leaders and celebsUSA TODAY George HW Bush dead at 94CNNPresident George HW Bush Remembered: He Taught Us To Be 'Kinder, Gentler'HuffPostWashington Postall 1,945 news articles »…

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