The Democrats’ first spokesman on medical malpractice is the former head of the Iowa Trial Lawyers Association.
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Southern Poverty Law Center Quietly Deleted List of ‘Anti-Muslim’ Extremists After Legal Threat
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The report, which had been active on the SPLC’s website ...
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Conflicting Reports on What Rosenstein Told Trump
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No, Oklahoma’s School Spending Didn’t Fall ‘Nearly 30 Percent’
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