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Bloodless Warfare: Politics

Vice President Kamala Harris played a key role in the pressure campaign to keep Israel out of the Gazan city of Rafah months before an American hostage was found dead on Sunday.
Despite not holding any major interviews or press conferences since becoming the Democrats’ de facto nominee, Vice President Kamala Harris’ favorability rating has skyrocketed with the help of positive media coverage since President Joe Biden left the race on July 21.
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump blasted the Kamala Harris campaign on Monday for pushing to change the rules for the upcoming ABC News debate, saying that Harris and her team are looking for a way to “get out” of the event.
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump buried the hatchet with Georgia Governor Brian Kemp (R) this week after the two have repeatedly clashed at various points over the last few years.
An Axios reporter rushed to the defense of Vice President Kamala Harris’ heavily criticized proposal to control grocery prices on Tuesday, but her article was hit by a community note on X that provided some important context.
President Joe Biden claimed during a speech at the Democratic National Convention on Monday night that the Biden-Harris administration has overseen a booming economy and low inflation, but the data show that the U.S. economy and inflation are worse now than they were during the Trump administration.
"To blame grocery stores, which already run on extremely slim 1-3% profits, for price gouging is dangerous and inaccurate," said Kelly Lester, policy analyst for the Center for Food Power and Life.

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Our Founding Principles

There are many people who overlook the brilliance of the US Constitution. They argue that it is outdated and unfit to adequately govern such a modern nation as ours in the 21st century.
I’m a long-time activist. I started a Tea Party group in 2009 in my area of North Carolina and have been running it ever since.
The leader of the wolfpack, of any herd, of any pride, and of any tribe is always an amalgamation of qualities that sets that animal or human above its peers, and, on rare occasion, the leader is not only the top teacher of how to better survive, but how to protect one another in desperate times.
To preserve liberty, it is essential that the whole body of the people always possess arms and be taught how to use them.
This article is dedicated to our great Founding Fathers - men who had the courage, the foresight, and the wisdom to secure the freedom that I exercise and enjoy every single day. - Diane Rufino
This article is dedicated to our great Founding Fathers - men who had the courage, the foresight, and the wisdom to secure the freedom that I exercise and enjoy every single day. - Diane Rufino
This article is dedicated to our great Founding Fathers - men who had the courage, the foresight, and the wisdom to secure the freedom that I exercise and enjoy every single day. - Diane Rufino

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Words with the Publisher

Questions about conflicts of interests and fiscal responsibility.
We have big news coming over the next week. Our legal team, headed by NC Division SCV Judge Advocate James B. Wilson, Jr. and SCV Judge Advocate in Chief H. Edward Phillips, continues to defend our heritage in Pitt County.
October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, a time for individuals, organizations, educators and policymakers to recognize and address cyber threats.
Throughout my career as a military officer, I received formal feedback from senior officers as part of the Army’s highly regimented annual evaluation process, known as the Officer Evaluation Report, or OER.
While many view Labor Day simply as the unofficial end of summer or an opportunity for a three-day weekend, the holiday's significance should not be lost on the average citizen.
The potentially biggest event in our lifetimes occurred this week. No, it wasn’t the indictment of a former President of the United States by a politically motivated District Attorney.
In regard to your recent "Sound Off" section of the WDN, May 20th issue, an "anonymous caller," whose sole objective was to denigrate a duly elected county commissioner, I wondered what the purpose really was here.








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