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During this turbulent time, a call for peaceful leadership: President Obama, lead a sit-in for change in Los Angeles — The South Dakota Standard
Barack Obama has recently been criticized for being virtually absent during the Trump-induced crisis that has been going on for months, and what is happening right now in Los Angeles could well lead to a conflagration that no American — regardless of political views — wants to see. Donald Trump’s decision to deploy the National Guard, and now the Marines, despite the fact that doing so goes against the wishes of the California governor and the Los Angeles mayor is dangerous in the extreme.
Harry Reid, Bill Frist, My Boss’s Coma and Control of the U.S. Senate
Sen. Harry Reid pauses while speaking about Sen. Tim Johnson at the Capitol on Dec. 14, 2006. | Brendan Smialowski/Getty Images Drey Samuelson was South Dakota U.S. Senator Tim Johnson’s chief of staff from 1997-2015, Johnson’s entire tenure in Congress. Until Dec. 13, 2006, I had never had any real contact with Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid, other than to shake his hand in passing at an occasional fundraiser. That would dramatically change, however, as that was the day my boss, U.S. Sen.
Opinion | It’s beyond time to retire the filibuster
Eric Mogilnicki served as chief of staff to Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (D-Mass.) and Sen. Paul G. Kirk Jr. (D-Mass.). Drey Samuelson served as chief of staff to Sen. Tim Johnson (D-S.D.). Our democracy hinges on two votes: one in November and one in January. On Election Day, Americans have the opportunity to vote for Joe Biden for president and a Democratic majority in Congress.
My Voice: Run state government more like a business
Guess who said this: “Drug companies are getting away with murder,” their practices are “disastrous,” and their prices are “out of control.” Why? Because he knows that American consumers pay wildly disproportionate prices for Rx drugs relative to the rest of the world pays. In fact, according to Reuters, Americans pay as much as seven times more than British consumers for the same top-selling drugs. Seven times.
Letter: Amendment V would stop ‘hyper-partisan’ system
I am happy to answer Bernie Christensen’s Sept. 9 letter, as it contained several points of disinformation. •Amendment V is a truly nonpartisan ballot initiative and has numerous Republican ballot committee members, including individuals that had been elected to statewide office, state legislature, Republican county chairman, Sioux Falls city council and Republican nominees for Congress.
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