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Maine Governor:  Thou Shalt Vaccinate

Matthew McDonald

Maine's Democratic governor, Janet Mills, has signed a bill that forces parents to have their children vaccinated even if they have religious or philosophical objections to it, setting up a possible constitutional fight.

Supporters say they are concerned about rising cases of measles, whooping cough, and other communicable diseases in Maine, which state officials say has one of the highest rates of vaccination opt-outs in America, according to The Associated Press.

Nancy Pelosi’s Fake Kennedy Award: Profiles in Predictability
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Nancy Pelosi’s Fake Kennedy Award: Profiles in Predictability

Joseph Tortelli

U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi received the 2019 Profile in Courage award at John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in Boston on Sunday, May 19. She was praised "for putting the national interest above her party's interest." Whatever she did or did not do in her party's interest, the California Democrat certainly has never wavered in pursuing her own interest.

Since first winning a special election to Congress in 1987, Pelosi has routinely racked up more than three-quarters of the votes cast in her reelection bids. Most recently, she tallied more than 86 percent of the vote in her successful 2018 campaign. 

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