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Michael Tackett
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Deputy Bureau Chief Associated Press
Washington, D.C.
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    Michael Tackett
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    Oct 28, 2019
    At the World Series
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    Michael Tackett
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    Jun 24, 2020
    BREAKING: (AP) — Madison Cawthorn, 24, defeats Trump’s pick in North Carolina congressional primary for seat Trump's chief of staff held.
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    Michael Tackett
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    Feb 16, 2022
    BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Investigation finds Trump Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke misused position, lied to ethics official over Montana land deal.
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    Michael Tackett
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    May 29, 2020
    Biden said he has just spoken with members of the Floyd family
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    Michael Tackett
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    Apr 14, 2020
    NEWS: "Bernie Sanders tells @sppeoples Tuesday that it would be “irresponsible” for his loyalists not to support Joe Biden, warning that progressives who “sit on their hands” in the months ahead would simply enable President Donald Trump’s reelection."
    AP Interview: Sanders says opposing Biden is 'irresponsible'
    From apnews.com
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    Michael Tackett
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    Jul 9, 2019
    “I felt like somebody needs to stand up to him,” McGrath said.
    Amy McGrath announces bid for Mitch McConnell's Senate seat
    From apnews.com
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    Michael Tackett
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    Aug 8, 2019
    "Mr. Trump reacted with fury. As his plane soared toward a restive El Paso, he shouted at aides that no one was defending him, according to a person briefed on what took place." via @maggieNYT
    Protesters during Mr. Trump’s visit to Dayton.
    Trump Uses a Day of Healing to Deepen the Nation’s Divisions (Published 2019)
    From nytimes.com
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    Michael Tackett
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    Aug 25, 2020
    "Secretary of State Mike Pompeo sent a cable to all U.S. diplomatic missions last month warning American diplomats that under federal law they should not take overt sides in the presidential campaign. On Tuesday, he plans to ignore his own warning" apnews.com/032814cfd19e04…
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    Michael Tackett
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    Dec 19, 2020
    "Sec of State Mike Pompeo says Russia was “pretty clearly” behind the gravest cyberattack against the United States on record, the first administration official to publicly tie the Kremlin to the widespread intrusion...when President Trump has kept silent"
    FILE - The U.S. Treasury Department building viewed from the Washington Monument, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2019, in Washington. Hackers got into computers at the U.S. Treasury Department and possibly other federal agencies, touching off a government response involving the National Security Council. Security Council spokesperson John Ullyot said Sunday, Dec. 13, 2020 that the government is aware of reports about the...
    Trump downplays Russia in first comments on hacking campaign
    From apnews.com
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    Michael Tackett
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    Sep 21, 2020
    APNEWSALERT: MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Federal judge in battleground Wisconsin extends deadline for receiving absentee ballots for 6 days beyond election.
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    Michael Tackett
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    Mar 1, 2017
    Fact check: Technology is the primary reason for the decline of factory work, not NAFTA.
    nytimes.com
    Fact Check: Trump’s First Address to Congress (Published 2017)
    Reporters from The New York Times fact checked President Trump’s first address to Congress.
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    Michael Tackett
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    Nov 3, 2018
    “Mr. Obama has vented his exasperation out loud, assailing his successor in a sharper, more systematic way than any former president has done in three-quarters of a century.” ⁦@peterbakernyt⁩
    nytimes.com
    Once Reluctant to Speak Out, an Energized Obama Now Calls Out His Successor (Published 2018)
    Barack Obama has re-emerged as the Democrats’ most prominent face, pitting president versus president over the future of the country.
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    Michael Tackett
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    Oct 30, 2020
    APNEWSALERT: WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) — Illinois judge OKs extradition of 17-year-old accused in Kenosha shootings to face homicide charges in Wisconsin.
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    Michael Tackett
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    Apr 9, 2019
    "They see ample evidence of a country that is not remotely “full” — but one where an aging population & declining birthrates among the native-born population are creating underpopulated cities & towns, vacant housing and troubled public finances" nyti.ms/2UpZ1hF