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Democratic Female Pol: Joe Biden Smelled My Dry-Shampooed Hair

John Cronin

A female politician who unsuccessfully ran for lieutenant governor of Nevada in 2014 says then-Vice President Joe Biden approached her from behind, smelled her hair, and planted a slow kiss on her head.

Lucy Flores, now 39, a Democrat and a former member of the Nevada State Assembly, was waiting to speak at a pre-election rally attended by Biden when the incident occurred, she writes in TheCut.com, a fashion blog published by New York magazine.

Blame Trump’s Deregulation For Boeing Crashes?
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Blame Trump’s Deregulation For Boeing Crashes?

Ira Stoll

The passengers of the Ethiopian Airlines jet that crashed March 10 had not even been identified or buried before some commentators thought they had identified the cause: President Donald Trump's push for deregulation.

"On an earnings call in April 2017, Boeing's CEO [Dennis] Muilenburg was asked how deregulation early in Trump's term affected the company," CNBC reported, noting that the aerospace executive replied, "Things like FAA certification processes is one place that we're seeing some solid progress."

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