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NPR Army Spc. James (Jim) McGough had his name added to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall this year.
Name Of A Vietnam Veteran Killed By Hepatitis C Added To 'The Wall'
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Members of the military are more than twice as likely to have hepatitis C as the general public, and is significantly more common among Vietnam era veterans than those of any other service era.
112 months ago
AP Images United Daughters of the Confederacy member, Carrie McGough, of Titus, Ala., walks in front of the Alabama Capitol building during a confederate memorial day ceremony Monday, April 27, 2015, in Montgomery, Ala. McGough said she designed and sewed her Read more ... hoop skirt to look like an authentic Civil War era dress. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
131 months ago
Los Angeles Times It was wrong for Senate Republicans to hold up Loretta Lynch's confirmation as attorney general -- but was it racist? Los Angeles Times Opinion's Michael McGough says no:
"There wasn’t a scintilla of evidence that action of Lynch’s nomination wa Read more ... s held up because of her race. She was rather the victim of color-blind partisan obstructionism tied to Republican outrage over Obama’s executive action on immigration and, more recently, a dispute over abortion language in a human-trafficking bill."
The delay confirming Loretta Lynch was wrong, but it wasn't racist
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When Loretta Lynch was finally confirmed by the Senate this week as U.S. attorney general, she received 10 Republican votes -- many fewer than she should have received but more than were expected given the GOP majority’s recent hyper-partisanship. Read more ... Even Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell vo…
131 months ago
Los Angeles Times Like the Latin Mass? If yes, you might not have an ally in this pope, who reportedly said fans of the rite are "addicted to a certain fashion." In Los Angeles Times Opinion, Michael McGough writes, "No wonder some traditionalist Catholics still consi Read more ... der Benedict the real pope."
Pope Francis disappoints fans of Latin Mass
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The perception that Pope Francis is more “liberal” than Pope Benedict XVI has been shaped mostly by his seemingly softer approach to hot-button issues such as homosexuality -- “Who am I to judge?” -- and his humble personal style. But not muc Read more ... h attention has been paid to an is…
133 months ago
Los Angeles Times Scott Walker couldn't answer a straightforward question of whether Obama's a Christian. Michael McGough has some advice for the prospective presidential candidate:
"A lot of perfectly relevant questions posed to political candidates are 'gotcha' que Read more ... stions in the sense that they seek to put the candidates on record about subjects they'd rather avoid. The way to avoid being 'got' is to answer straightforwardly."
(via Los Angeles Times Opinion)
Why couldn't Scott Walker agree that President Obama is a Christian?
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Wisconsin Gov. (and prospective 2016 presidential candidate) Scott Walker is 0-for-2 when it comes to answering easy questions about President Obama .
133 months ago
Los Angeles Times "In American law as well as in American culture, parents rule," writes Los Angeles Times Opinion's Michael McGough.
A Supreme Court quote anti-vaxxers will love
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The refusal of many parents to vaccinate their children against measles has become a political story. Some (but not all ) Republican presidential hopefuls are giving aid and comfort to anti-vaxxers. Meanwhile, some have argued ( unpersuasively ) th Read more ... at President Obama is guilty of the same sort…
134 months ago