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Friday's Daily Stack

Article: "183 Republicans vote against bill to protect people with pre-existing conditions" by Amanda Michelle Gomez.

Site: "Popular Information".

Article: "UPDATE: Trump campaign resumes false advertisements on Facebook" by Judd Legum.

Article: "Nancy Pelosi: 'Trump is goading us to impeach him'" by Clare Foran, Ashley Killough and Sunlen Serfaty.

Tweet: "THIS WEEK...
Alabama Senate GOP: 99 years in prison for abortions.
Brian Kemp: Death penalty for abortions.
MAGA rally: Cheered shooting immigrants joke.
Trump: Pardoned soldier who murdered a prisoner.
Seriously, how fucking dare the Republican Party call itself pro-life." by Adam Best.

Article: "Amid Chaos, Alabama Lawmakers Delay Vote on Far-Reaching Abortion Ban" by Alan Blinder.

Article: "Georgia Governor Brian Kemp Just Banned Abortions After Six Weeks. Black Female Lawmakers Aren't Having It." by Marisa Endicott.

Article: "The President's 'Jokes' About Shooting Migrants Are No Laughing Matter" by Eric Levitz.

Article: "Trump pardons ex-soldier convicted of killing Iraqi prisoner" by BBC.

Article: "AFIA Urges FDA to Take a Flexible Approach to HA/PC Regulations" by Victoria Broehm.

Site: Center for Economic and Policy Research (C.E.P.R.).

Article: "Georgia and Ohio's new abortion laws will harm women, but Republicans only care about winning a political battle" by Jennifer Gerson.

Article: "The Handmaid's Tale" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Does Mike Pence call his wife 'Mother'?" by John Kruzel.

Article: "A sponsor of an Ohio abortion bill thinks you can reimplant ectopic pregnancies. You can't." by Kayla Epstein.

Article: "Excommunication of Margaret McBride" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Sturmabteilung"(brown shirts) by Wikipedia.

Quote: "We must, indeed, all hang together or, most assuredly, we shall all hang separately." - Benjamin Franklin.

Law: "The National Labor Relations Act (The Wagner Act)", 1935.

Article: "DealBook Special: Berkshire Hathaway Annual Meeting" by Stephen Grocer and Peter Eavis.

Article: "Medicare Advantage" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Ohio Psyched To Test Out New Forced Birth Law On 11-Year-Old Rape Victim" by Robyn Pennacchia.

Article: "Gardner votes to ban abortion after 20 weeks" by Madeleine Schmidt.

Article: "Dems see GOP effort to drive them to impeach Trump" by Mike Lillis and Cristina Marcos.

Article: "MEMO TO MEDIA: House Democrats' First 100 Days: Delivering on Our Promises" by Steny Hoyer.

Article: "With No Warning, House Republicans Vote to Gut Independent Ethics Office" by Eric Lipton.

Video: Bernie Sanders gets rough ride at She the People presidential forum.

Article: "Fictional currency" by Wikipedia.

Audiobook: "The Mueller Report".

Article: "Read: Mueller's letter to Barr".

Article: "Barr Misled the Public—And It Worked" by David A. Graham.

Quote: "I am a great Christian -- and I am -- I am." - Donald J. Trump.

Bible: "And God said unto Moses, I Am That I Am..." - Exodus 3:14.

Article: "Vietnam War" by Ronald H. Spector.

Article: "Gulf of Tonkin incident" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Iraqgate" by Encyclopaedia Britannica.

Article: "Essay; The Patsy Prosecutor" by William Safire.

Article: "Bush Pardons 6 in Iran Affair, Aborting a Weinberger Trial; Prosecutor Assails 'Cover-Up'" by David Johnston.

Article: "Bolton held unexpected meeting on Iran with top intel, military advisers at CIA: report" by Ellen Mitchell.

Article: "Trump regime exaggerated Iran threat, and lied about carrier task force's deployment to Persian Gulf" by Meteor Blades.

Tweet: "In order to get elected, @BarackObama will start a war with Iran." by Donald J. Trump.

Tweet: "Now that Obama's poll numbers are in tailspin - watch for him to launch a strike in Libya or Iran. He is desperate." by Donald J. Trump.

Tweet: "I predict that President Obama will at some point attack Iran in order to save face!" by Donald J. Trump.

Tweet: "Remember that I predicted a long time ago that President Obama will attack Iran because of his inability to negotiate properly-not skilled!" by Donald J. Trump.

Law: "Taft-Hartley Labor Act", 1947.

Article: "Protected Concerted Activity" by NLRB.

Article: "Employee Rights" by NLRB.

Article: "NLRB Narrows Definition of “Protected Concerted Activity” in a Decision that Benefits Both Union and Non-Union Employers" by NLRB.

Article: "Lyft shares drop amid middling Uber market debut" by Jordan Novet.

Article: "Constitution Of Oregon" (Article II Section 16. Election by plurality; proportional representation).

Article: "Washington state: at least 20 county sheriffs refuse to enforce new gun laws" by Jason Wilson.

Book: Commander in Cheat: How Golf Explains Trump by Rick Reilly.

Article: "How golf explains Trump. Seriously." by Sean Illing.

Article: "Emily Sirota" by Wikipedia.

Article: "North American Free Trade Agreement" (NAFTA) by Wikipedia

Video: "Giant Sucking Sound - Ross Perot 1992 Presidential Debate".

Video: The Rise of the Gig Economy - Robert Reich.

Article: "Jefferson County, Colorado Election Results".

Video: Anger erupts in Alabama senate over rape and incest exceptions to abortion bill.

Resolution: "H.Res.109 - Recognizing the duty of the Federal Government to create a Green New Deal." by Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14].

Article: "Man wins suit against drug-testing lab".

Book: "Rebooting the American Dream: 11 Ways to Rebuild Our Country" by Thom Hartmann (read online)

Article: "Chapter Six: Make Members of Congress Wear NASCAR Patches" by Thom Hartmann.

Talk Media News Segment:
- Luke Vargas, "The World in 2:00" with Luke Vargas

Site: "Goats for the old Goat".

Book: Loving What You Do: The Elements of a Great Working Life by Ellen Ratner.

Article: "Marianne Williamson reaches donor threshold for Dem debates" by Jordyn Hermani.

Site: Marianne Williamson for President.

Site: "Jay Inslee for President".

Article: "Trade war: 'constructive' talks end after Trump hikes tariffs - business live" by Kate Lyons, Graeme Wearden.

Article: "How Trump's Tariffs on Chinese Goods Will Hit Your Shopping Cart" by Jim Tankersley.

Article: "Trump defends decision to slap China with $200 billion in tariffs" by Bryan Renbaum.

Article: "EU scrambles to preserve Iran nuclear deal as Rouhani warns of exit" by TMN.

Article: "Mexico Wants To Decriminalize All Drugs And Negotiate With The U.S. To Do The Same" by Jason Lemon.

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