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Matt Ramos

Washington, D.C.
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Tejano in DC. Bad with words, but still uses them. More info found at site below.
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I've taught my kids to obey the police. But my son with autism isn't wired for that.

I've taught my kids to obey the police. But my son with autism isn't wired for that.

The Washington Post — I worry that all of my children will have problems dealing with the police, but for different reasons. Damien, 11, is the darkest and most clearly non-white of my children. His first response when given any order is to question, not comply, and most cops I've seen don't take that too kindly.
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An Interview with a Convicted Abortion Clinic Arsonist

An Interview with a Convicted Abortion Clinic Arsonist

Broadly — I first met Jennifer McCoy on a frosty morning in January as she was holding up a placard of a mangled human fetus outside of a grade school in Washington D.C.
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Inside the Bizarre War Anti-Abortion Zealots Are Waging Against School Kids

Inside the Bizarre War Anti-Abortion Zealots Are Waging Against School Kids

Broadly — With the near arctic wind pushing her around like a used car lot's inflatable wacky wavy arm guy, Jennifer McCoy of Kansas smiles with excitement at the corner of Florida Ave and 4th St NE in Washington D.C..
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Latino Activist Says Jeb Bush Campaign Turned Him Away Because Of His Skin Color

Latino Activist Says Jeb Bush Campaign Turned Him Away Because Of His Skin Color

HuffPost — A young Latino activist believes that the campaign of former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R) denied him entrance to an event based on the color of his skin. Jorge Quintana, 23, had a ticket for a free Bush town hall on June 27 in Henderson, Nevada, but claims he was turned away at the door.
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Scott Walker Has No Good Answer For Kids Whose Dad Could Be Deported

Scott Walker Has No Good Answer For Kids Whose Dad Could Be Deported

huffingtonpost.com — Two children pleaded with Republican presidential candidate Scott Walker on Sunday to drop his opposition to a program that could save their father, an undocumented immigrant, from being deported. But he had no hope to give them.
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D.C. Responds To Legislation Targeting Sanctuary Cities

D.C. Responds To Legislation Targeting Sanctuary Cities

huffingtonpost.com — House Republicans are making another attempt to meddle in the District of Columbia's affairs, this time in a way that immigration advocates and officials say could threaten public safety by ending the city's sanctuary policies for its estimated 25,000 undocumented immigrants. Washington, like a number of other U.S.
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Council Looks to Expand Medical Marijuana Program

Council Looks to Expand Medical Marijuana Program

Washington City Paper — Both the growing and use of medical marijuana could get a boost if two D.C. Council amendments to current District law are approved. Two D.C. Council committees heard testimony today on the measures--one that would allow for cultivators to grow more marijuana and another that would allow for a wider number of patients to receive medical marijuana prescriptions.
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