Alon Ben-Meir: Biden’s opportunity to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
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As president, Joe Biden has a momentous opportunity to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and both sides will do well to grasp the moment.
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Beyer on Biden team: ‘Our economy will soon be in competent, capable hands’
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Virginia Democrat Don Beyer, who is set to take over as chair of the Congress Joint Economic Committee, has high praise for the team that President-elect Joe Biden is assembling to advise him on economic issues.
Trump threatening to veto defense bill over Confederate military base names
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President Trump is threatening to veto the FY21 National Defense Authorization Act over a provision requiring the military to rename bases named for Confederate military leaders.
GSA administrator finally signs off on Biden transition
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General Services Administration Administrator Emily Murphy has informed President-elect Joe Biden that the official governmental transition process has been approved.
Warner, Gardner applaud passage of bill to secure Internet-connected devices
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U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) and Cory Gardner (R-CO) applauded congressional passage of their bipartisan legislation to require minimum security requirements for Internet of Things devices purchased by the U.S. government.
Researchers study how privacy preferences, family tensions can deter use of contact tracing apps
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As a tool for controlling the spread of COVID-19, mobile applications for contact tracing are most effective when they are widely adopted and left on indefinitely. But adoption rates of such apps are low, due in part to privacy concerns.
VMI Board appoints Cedric T. Wins to serve as interim superintendent
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Retired Maj. Gen. Cedric T. Wins was named Friday to serve as interim superintendent of the Virginia Military Institute following an affirmative vote by the VMI Board of Visitors Executive Committee.
A history of the filibuster and why it should be tougher to mount
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The filibuster is still a critical device when used properly in the Senate, but it should be tougher to invoke.
Beyer: GSA delay to ascertain election results puts American lives at risk
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General Services Administration Administrator Emily Murphy has yet to ascertain that President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris are the “successful candidates” in the 2020 presidential election.
John W. Whitehead: End the government’s war on America’s military veterans
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The 2020 presidential election may be over, but nothing has really changed. The U.S. government still poses the greatest threat to our freedoms.
