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NEW: No Answers from No Labels on Donors, Abortion & its Path to 270

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MoveOn issues top questions for No Labels on path to 270, dark money donors, and stance on abortion rights You can find the memo here.  Washington, D.C. – Following NPR’s “Open to Debate” with MoveOn Political Action Executive Director Rahna Epting and No Labels’ Chief Strategist Ryan Clancy, MoveOn released a memo outlining the reasonable questions No Labels refuses to answer about its reckless campaign.  “Voters deserve to know who No Labels’ donors are, what the group’s clear stance on abortion is, and how on earth it will secure 270…

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C. J. Rice’s Narrow Path to Freedom

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Last week, The Atlantic published its November cover story, “Good Luck, Mr. Rice,” in which Jake Tapper investigates the case of a Philadelphia teenager who was convicted of attempted murder after a 2011 shooting that left four injured. C. J. Rice, now 28, has maintained his innocence. No physical evidence tied him (or anyone) to the crime, and the single eyewitness who identified him as the perpetrator had told police three times that she did not recognize the shooter before ultimately changing her story. Rice’s pediatrician, who happened to be…

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Manchin ends pipeline push, easing path for spending bill

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin has abandoned, for now, his push to speed up the permitting process for energy projects, easing the Senate’s path toward passing a stopgap spending bill that would keep the federal government running when the fiscal year ends at midnight Friday. A procedural vote Tuesday advancing the funding bill succeeded easily, 72-23, after Democrats announced that the West Virginia senator’s proposal would be stripped from the final legislation. It was clear that, with Manchin’s plan included, Democrats were falling far short of the 60…

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House Republican touts ‘Dignity Act’ bill claiming to make path to legalization, but don’t be fooled

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A South Florida Republican has introduced an immigration bill she’s touting as “The Dignity Act.” Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar claims the legislation will “provide a dignified solution to immigrants currently living in the US.” On its surface, it would appear to make Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar a rarity of sorts, a Republican putting forward a pathway to legalization. But don’t be fooled. Experts and immigrant rights advocates note that the path to legalization in Salazar’s bill is a “dead end,” thanks to the ridiculous standards it sets—which Republicans will make sure can never be met. Advocates note…

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