ICYMI: Martin Sheen, Sister Helen Prejean on the Fight to Save Ivan Cantu

Advocates Seek Delay in 2/28 Execution With Evidence of Possible Wrongful Conviction WATCH FULL REPLAY Washington, D.C. — Today, MoveOn hosted a press call featuring key advocates—including lead anti-death penalty activist Sister Helen Prejean and actor Martin Sheen—who are campaigning to delay an execution of Ivan Cantu. Prejean and fellow activists will deliver remarks and a petition hosted by MoveOn with 60,000 signatures and counting to Collin County District Attorney Greg Willis and the Texas Criminal Court of Appeals that requests a delay of Cantu’s February 28 scheduled execution.  A…

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Congress should protect competition, save Section 876

When awarding government contracts, actual pricing will always beat hypothetical pricing. Yet most multiple award task and delivery order contracts are awarded based on hypothetical pricing. To change this, Section 876, Increasing Competition at the Task Order Level, was passed in 2018 as part of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 2019. As the then administrator of the General Services Administration, I know the agency worked closely with Congress to pass Section 876. Unfortunately, a recent Court of Federal Claims decision severely limited the applicability of Section 876, making…

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Almost one in three of Republicans say violence may be necessary to ‘save’ US – The Guardian

Almost one in three of Republicans say violence may be necessary to ‘save’ US  The Guardian 30 Percent of Republicans Say True Americans May Have to Resort to Violence to Save US  Newsweek ‘Alarming finding’: 30 percent of Republicans say violence may be needed to save U.S., poll shows  Yahoo News 30% of Republicans Say Violence Might Be Needed to Save US: Poll  gvwire.com A Pretty Big Portion of Republicans Feel Violence May Be Necessary to ‘Save Our Country’: Poll  Rolling Stone “us republicans” – Google News

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Letter from America: By Kenneth Mafuka – US president Joe Biden’s simple message to Africa: Save yourself – The Standard – The Zimbabwe Standard

Letter from America: By Kenneth Mafuka – US president Joe Biden’s simple message to Africa: Save yourself – The Standard  The Zimbabwe Standard “us president” – Google News

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