##  In the News

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### [Democrats Finally Tell Iowa and New Hampshire: You Don’t Go First Anymore](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33229:democrats-finally-tell-iowa-and-new-hampshire-you-dont-go-first-anymore&catid=395)

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### [A Prisoner, A Peacemaker, and Israel’s Defining Choice](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33231:a-prisoner-a-peacemaker-and-israels-defining-choice&catid=375)

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#  VOICES

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### The Glendale Dump Wars

Written by Liz Amsden on October 04 2021.

 ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=22705:the-glendale-dump-wars&catid=375)

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## [The Real Story Behind the Military in Afghanistan. Uh Oh.](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=22701:the-real-story-behind-the-uh-oh-in-afghanistan&catid=375)

After all, it’s in the generals’ best interest that they come out of any disengagement smelling like roses to better promote their own careers. Eithe…

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Written by Angelika Albaladejo on September 30 2021.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/ee/078h-ee2b6f44.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=22694:gop-suicide-bombers-threaten-debt-ceiling-sabotage-of-us-economy&catid=375)### [GOP Suicide Bombers Threaten Debt-Ceiling Sabotage of US Economy](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=22694:gop-suicide-bombers-threaten-debt-ceiling-sabotage-of-us-economy&catid=375)

Written by Thom Hartmann on September 30 2021.

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Written by Mel Gurtov on September 30 2021.

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Written by Ipek S. Burnett on September 30 2021.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/ac/078i-ac460f38.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=22681:ranch-covidians-the-deep-state-is-infiltrating-your-daily-greens-and-we-are-doomed&catid=375)### [Ranch Covidians: The Deep State Is Infiltrating Your Daily Greens and We Are Doomed](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=22681:ranch-covidians-the-deep-state-is-infiltrating-your-daily-greens-and-we-are-doomed&catid=375)

Written by Abby Zimet on September 30 2021.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/82/078z1-82d21d18.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=22678:california-s-recall-was-worth-every-penny&catid=375)### [California’s Recall Was Worth Every Penny](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=22678:california-s-recall-was-worth-every-penny&catid=375)

Written by Joe Mathews on September 30 2021.

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Written by Olga Zurawska on September 30 2021.

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Written by Liz Amsden on September 27 2021.

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Written by Julie Hollar on September 26 2021.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/72/077f-72fe821e.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=22651:the-china-initiative-a-flawed-and-dysfunctional-policy&catid=375)### [The China Initiative, a Flawed and dysfunctional Policy ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=22651:the-china-initiative-a-flawed-and-dysfunctional-policy&catid=375)

Written by Mel Gurtov on September 26 2021.

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Written by Robert C. Koehler on September 26 2021.

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Written by Ted Rall on September 23 2021.

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Written by Alex Bollinger on September 23 2021.

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Written by Liz Amsden on September 23 2021.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/24/076z10-24be1813.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=22638:did-the-media-lose-their-minds-attacking-biden-over-ending-the-afghanistan-war&catid=375)### [Did the Media Lose Their Minds Attacking Biden Over Ending the Afghanistan War?](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=22638:did-the-media-lose-their-minds-attacking-biden-over-ending-the-afghanistan-war&catid=375)

Written by Tony Butka on September 23 2021.

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Written by William Hartung on September 23 2021.

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Written by Nancy J. Altman on September 23 2021.

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Written by Abby Zimet on September 23 2021.

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