| Service to country: In Kentucky, the fight to bring more veterans to Congress Posted: 05 Nov 2018 02:02 PM PST ![Service to country: In Kentucky, the fight to bring more veterans to Congress]( "Service to country: In Kentucky, the fight to bring more veterans to Congress") Just days before the election, as Democrats bask in the aroma of chili and possible victory at the Bourbon County fairgrounds, Rep. Seth Moulton (D) of Massachusetts – a fellow Marine – steps up to the hay bales and pumpkins to make his pitch for Lieutenant Colonel (retired) McGrath. "I was just a dumb grunt as an infantry guy, slogging through the mud," says Congressman Moulton, who served four tours in Iraq. "And that's the biggest thing about Amy ... she's going to have your back in Congress," he continues.
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| In Midwest swing states, a 'red wall' for Republicans could crack Posted: 05 Nov 2018 01:58 PM PST ![In Midwest swing states, a 'red wall' for Republicans could crack]( "In Midwest swing states, a 'red wall' for Republicans could crack") Bill Sarten was worried about his guns. The lifelong hunter had seen the ads warning voters that Hillary Clinton would leave them defenseless. Sarten, a longtime Republican, says that on Tuesday he plans to vote for Gov. Tom Wolf and Rep. Conor Lamb, both incumbent Democrats on his ballot.
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| No longer 'protected': A migrant policy shift upends deeply rooted lives Posted: 05 Nov 2018 01:44 PM PST ![No longer 'protected': A migrant policy shift upends deeply rooted lives]( "No longer 'protected': A migrant policy shift upends deeply rooted lives") Julio Perez pulls a card from his bulky brown wallet. It is this US government-issued piece of plastic that makes it legal for Mr. Perez to live and work here, to chase the American dream of social mobility. In the past, that deadline would have meant it was time to re-register for Temporary Protected Status (TPS), a program for migrants whose home countries are in such turmoil that repatriation is deemed unsafe.
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| Patron of the past: The Jordanian duke who's preserving the soul of the Levant Posted: 05 Nov 2018 12:15 PM PST ![Patron of the past: The Jordanian duke who's preserving the soul of the Levant]( "Patron of the past: The Jordanian duke who's preserving the soul of the Levant") Jordan's first and only duke has played many roles in his life – often on the very same day – but there is one he cherishes: promoter and preserver of Jordan's heritage. Born Mamdouh Bisharat to one of the kingdom's wealthiest landowning families, the Duke of Mukhaibeh has spent six decades protecting Jordan's heritage and culture, and at 80 remains hard to keep up with. You can find him, for a moment, at the Duke's Diwan, the oldest residence in downtown Amman, which he has rented at double its value since 2000 to prevent its owner from knocking it down.
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