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US Supreme Court Bans Consideration of Race in College Admissions – Iowa Starting Line | 0% Center |
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GOP Plans Could Include Cuts to Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, and the Affordable Care Act – Iowa Starting Line | -80% Extremely Liberal |
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Closing ‘Boyfriend Loophole’ A Goal Of Senate Gun Bill Agreement – Iowa Starting Line | -12% Somewhat Liberal |
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Military Spending
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08/25/2019 | 75% For | Trump Family Detentions Flores Agreement (link) | So, of course, the Trump administration is doing the opposite in a baldfaced |