by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Wednesday, July 13. Also, check out President Obama’s brilliant, insightful, spot-on speech in Dallas.
- Meteorologists shouldn’t just ‘stick to the weather,’ they should openly discuss climate change (Absolutely; not doing so is basically malpractice at this point, given that climate change impacts weather in just about every way.)
- Emerging Republican Platform Goes Far to the Right (In other words, it’s not just Trump; this entire party has gone off the far-right-wing deep end.)
- Log Cabin Republicans: Party passes ‘most anti-LGBT platform’ in GOP history
- The tough path ahead for Britain’s new prime minister, Theresa May
- Obama lauds Dallas police, city at memorial service
- Obama Tries to Console and Challenge a Shaken Nation (He did a truly superb job, not that right wingnuts would EVER acknowledge that.)
- The most progressive Democratic platform ever
- Bernie Sanders just endorsed Hillary Clinton, effectively bringing his campaign to an end
- Sanders’s Endorsement May Help Among His Most Anti-Clinton Supporters
- Pence, Gingrich make the final cut in Trump’s VP search, sources say
- VP Watch: The Latest in the Veepstakes
- Elizabeth Warren Is Invited to Speak on Democratic Convention’s First Night
- Clinton beats Trump among college-educated in Bloomberg Poll
- Poor Jeb is right for once: His brand of conservatism is dead — and he’s partly to blame
- Could Tim Kaine Be Hillary Clinton’s Vice President? (“The most painful part of Sen. Tim Kaine’s resume might be one of his biggest assets in the race to be Hillary Clinton’s number two.”)
- Bernie’s Real Revolution (“The triumph of the Sanders insurgency was to democratize fundraising, one small donation at a time. Will it remake liberal politics?”)
- Something’s Odd About the Political Betting Markets (“Brexit, Trump—the once-reliable prediction markets have misfired of late. Here’s why.”)
- Virginia Sanders supporters say Clinton must stay true to more progressive positions
- FOIA council: McAuliffe’s list for felon voting order can’t be kept secret as working paper
- Anti-Trump Republican wins – and loses – in court
- Tim Kaine would be steady VP pick for Hillary Clinton (Agreed. He’d also be a steady, solid VP and president if it ever came to that.)
- Schapiro: Riding in cars with Va. politicians
- Tim Kaine’s Net Worth: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know
- Senator Mark Warner Calls on FCC to Close the Rural Broadband Gap
- Our view: Stewart ignored Lincoln’s advice, inflamed rather than united (That’s what this demagogue, bigogt and bully does, just like the guy he supports for president, Donald Trump.)
- Virginia loses ground as a top state for business (How about being the top state for workers? the environment?)
- Virginian-Pilot editorial: Goodlatte renews effort to dirty the bay (BADlatte is the worst.)
- Virginia Beach council OKs revamped financing deal for proposed arena
- Portsmouth council meeting punctuated by hymns, praise, tension
- New Fairfax Co. policy puts stronger focus on ‘equity’ for underprivileged
- Norfolk police investigate possible Facebook Live video of Berkley shooting that left three men seriously injured
- Summery with a storm risk today, then a real scorcher tomorrow
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