MORNING MESSAGE
Suddenly
the game has shifted. People realized that Sanders is more than a fringe
candidate. He could plausibly win the nomination. But as we talk about Sanders
“winning,” here is the thing: He HAS won. Nobody expected to be actually talking
about him being the nominee and all that. But whether he is or not, the
discussion Sanders wanted HAS been triggered, and an amazing list of supporters
now exists. Now there is the hope that he and we can build a movement out of it
that lasts past this election.
Iran Deal
Obama
Gets One More Vote Closer To ‘Yes’ On Iran Deal. NPR: “Oregon Sen. Jeff
Merkley announced on Sunday that he will support the White House-backed nuclear
deal with Iran. Merkley becomes the 31st Senate Democrat to endorse the
agreement publicly, leaving the Obama administration just three votes shy of
having enough votes to sustain a veto of a congressional resolution of
disapproval — that is, of being able to advance the deal over Republican
objections.”
Vote
tally supporting Iran nuclear deal rises to 31 in Senate. CBS News:
“Merkley’s backing puts supporters within reach of the 34 votes required to
uphold a presidential veto of a congressional resolution disapproving the
agreement, which curbs Iran’s nuclear program in exchange for billions of
dollars in sanctions relief. … Republicans are unanimously against the deal. But
with an overwhelming number of Senate Democrats in favor, some have now begun
aiming to amass 41 yes votes, which would allow them to kill the disapproval
resolution outright in the Senate and protect Obama from having to use his veto
pen.”
Obama In Alaska
Historic
Obama Alaska trip to focus on climate change. CBS News: “President Obama
will be in Alaska for three days discussing with Alaska’s Native Americans the
effects of climate change on tourism, as well as improvements to fishing
conservation, reports CBS News correspondent Bill Plante. … He is also expected
to tour one of the state’s shrinking glaciers and visit communities in Alaska’s
Arctic region, becoming the first sitting president to do so.”
Mount
McKinley’s Alaska name Denali is restored by Obama. BBC News: “After decades
of controversy, the name of Mount McKinley, the tallest mountain in North
America, has been changed back to its original native Alaskan, Denali. Denali
translates as High One or Great One and is used widely by locals. The 20,237ft
(6,168m) peak was named by a gold prospector in 1896 after he heard that William
McKinley had been nominated to become the US president. US President Barack
Obama announced the change ahead of a three-day visit to Alaska to highlight
climate change. … Alaska has been attempting to change the name to Denali for
decades. However, its attempts to change it at a federal level have been blocked
by Ohio, William McKinley’s home state.”
GOP
blasts Obama’s Mt. Denali name change. Politico: “Republicans are criticizing
President Barack Obama’s decision to rename the tallest mountain in the United
States to Denali, after the peak bore the name of former Republican President
William McKinley for more than a century. The rebuke was particularly strong in
Ohio, McKinley’s former home state.”
Breakfast Sides
Initial
Common Core Goals Unfulfilled as Results Trickle In. ABC News: “Full or
preliminary scores have been released for Connecticut, Idaho, Missouri, Oregon,
Vermont, Washington and West Virginia. They all participated in the Smarter
Balanced Assessment Consortium, one of two groups of states awarded $330 million
by the U.S. Department of Education in 2010 to develop exams to test students on
the Common Core state standards in math and English language arts. Scores in
four other states that developed their own exams tied to the standards have been
released. … Even when all the results are available, it will not be possible to
compare student performance across a majority of states, one of Common Core’s
fundamental goals.”
Charles
M. Blow hears echos of Emmet Till’s killing, sixty years laterNew York
Times: “Yes, Emmett’s story is a vital American story, and it feels like an
all-too-present one as we see this cycle repeating itself: young lives are lost,
the body itself is desecrated or neglected, killers are acquitted or not even
brought to trial, and the effects of the feelings of terror and injustice
galvanize a generation of young people who have taken as much as they plan to
take.”
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