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"As Trump showed, even negative buzz is good, especially for front runners, because it can suck attention away from challengers (remember during GOP debate when he talked about his ‘hands’)."
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"If the refugee ban goes through, the administration will abdicate on yet another leadership role – this time on humanitarian issues."
Media:
Rachel Rhodes
rer252@cornell.edu
202-434-8036
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"The brewing subpoena battle on Capitol Hill is about more than the Russia investigation: it cuts to the very fabric of separation of powers."
Media:
Rachel Rhodes
rer252@cornell.edu
202-434-8036
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Rachel Rhodes
rer252@cornell.edu
202-434-8036
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Media:
Rachel Rhodes
rer252@cornell.edu
202-434-8036
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Media:
Rachel Rhodes
rer252@cornell.edu
202-434-8036
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Green New Deal should include workers’ voices (02/08/19)
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Media:
Rachel Rhodes
rer252@cornell.edu
202-434-8036
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Infrastructure back on the table in SOTU address (02/05/19)
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“This year’s State of the Union address, whenever and wherever it is delivered, may well qualify as the most partisan address ever delivered. In the past, presidents have avoided direct reference to differences between the parties. As on so many other issues, President Trump has and will continue to break norms of discourse with his State of the Union addresses.”
Media:
Rachel Rhodes
rer252@cornell.edu
202-434-8036
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Trump's SOTU could be the most partisan address ever delivered (01/24/19)
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Media:
Rachel Rhodes
rer252@cornell.edu
202-434-8036
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"Tillerson’s ouster is a sign of continued turbulence in U.S. foreign policy. A potential silver lining is that the State Department will fare better under someone who has Trump’s ear."
Media:
Media Relations, Media Relations Office
mediarelations@cornell.edu
(607) 255 - 2059
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Tillerson ouster may mean more of the same for China, Asia (03/13/18)
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The racist focus on border militarization and no holds-bar deportation follows no logic of security, and is terrorizing immigrants and their families across the country and threatening the economic stability, educational opportunities, and mental and physical health of the communities in which they live and work.
Media:
Rebecca Valli
rv234@cornell.edu
607-255-6035
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