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Democrats should look to Rahm Emanuel, David Axelrod to rebound against Trump

Emanuel and Axelrod are moderates with a successful track record. Also: Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and Sen. Dick Durbin should retire, and why did the city spend $80,000 to remodel an office for the mayor's wife?

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President Bio takes to the red carpet in style to launch national tree planting

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The government has concentrated much of its time and attention in recent years on combating Islamic extremists, who have in particular targeted Copts (Egyptian Christians). In 1997, a terrorist attack on foreign tourists killed 70. During the 1990s, about 26,000 Islamic militants were imprisoned

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