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Thomas Kaplan

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Uganda New York Times world
20 Oct 2019
INDIANOLA, Iowa — Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts said Sunday that she will release a plan to finance “Medicare for All” in the coming weeks, bowing to critics from the left and the right who have criticized her for not outlining how she would pay for a single-payer health care system.
Elizabeth Warren Says She Will Release a Plan to Finance 'Medicare for All'
Uganda New York Times world
8 Oct 2019
WASHINGTON — It is one of Elizabeth Warren’s signature anecdotes in her stump speech: By the end of her first year as a public-school teacher, she was “visibly pregnant,” and the principal wished her luck and hired another teacher to replace her.
Warren Details Her Account of Losing Teaching Job Because of Pregnancy
Uganda New York Times world
6 Oct 2019
ROCK HILL, S.C. — For her most recent rally in South Carolina, Sen. Elizabeth Warren chose Clinton College, a historically black institution in this racially diverse city. Her campaign handed out signs reading, “African Americans With Warren.” And in smaller print: “Black issues are American issues.”
Elizabeth Warren's Big Challenge: Winning Black Voters
Uganda New York Times world
26 Sep 2019
WASHINGTON — Sen. Bernie Sanders on Tuesday unveiled a proposal to create a new tax on the wealth of the richest Americans, including a steep tax on billionaires that could greatly diminish their fortunes.
Sanders Proposes a Wealth Tax, Taking Aim at Billionaires
Uganda New York Times world
17 Sep 2019
NEW YORK — Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts brought her ascendant presidential campaign to New York City on Monday night, unspooling a forceful argument for attacking corruption in government in a defining speech of her White House bid.
Warre, a Crowd Magnet, Vows to Root Out Corruption
Uganda New York Times world
17 Sep 2019
NEW YORK — Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts brought her ascendant presidential campaign to New York City on Monday night, unspooling a forceful argument for attacking corruption in government in a defining speech of her White House bid.
To Cheers, Warren Vows Battle Against Corruption
Uganda New York Times world
19 Aug 2019
SIOUX CITY, Iowa — Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., is set to appear at a candidate forum Monday dedicated to issues affecting Native Americans, an event that will likely draw attention to her past claims of Native American ancestry.
Warren to Appear at Native American Forum
Uganda New York Times world
16 Aug 2019
WASHINGTON — Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts on Friday laid out a collection of policy proposals intended to help Native Americans, pledging to protect tribal lands and to bolster funding for programs that serve Native people.
Warren Offers a Policy Agenda for Native Americans
Uganda New York Times world
15 Aug 2019
DES MOINES, Iowa — One by one, Democratic presidential candidates Saturday emphasized the urgent need to confront gun violence in America, speaking largely in harmony on an issue that has been thrust to the forefront after last weekend’s mass shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio.
Democrats in Iowa Offer Plans to Combat Gun Violence
Uganda New York Times world
15 Aug 2019
DES MOINES, Iowa — One by one, Democratic presidential candidates Saturday emphasized the urgent need to confront gun violence in America, speaking largely in harmony on an issue that has been thrust to the forefront after last weekend’s mass shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio.
In Combating Gun Violence, Democrats Present a United Front
Uganda New York Times world
15 Aug 2019
DES MOINES, Iowa — One by one, Democratic presidential candidates Saturday emphasized the urgent need to confront gun violence in America, speaking largely in harmony on an issue that has been thrust to the forefront after last weekend’s mass shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio.
Warren Releases Sweeping Proposal to Reduce Gun Deaths by 80%
Uganda New York Times world
8 Aug 2019
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa — Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts said Wednesday night that she believed that President Donald Trump was a white supremacist, broadly accusing him of dividing Americans along racial lines and providing direct and tacit support to those who believe white people are superior to other races.
Warren Calls Trump a White Supremacist
Uganda New York Times world
18 Jun 2019
Biden made his comments at a presidential forum convened by the Poor People’s Campaign, which seeks to draw attention to issues like poverty and systemic racism. It is a revival of the campaign that was planned by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. before his assassination a half-century ago.
At Poverty Forum, Joe Biden Says He Can Win in the South