Democrats intend  to boycott the Barrett vote at the Senate Judiciary Committee. Barrett was a trustee at a private school with anti gay policies. Should she be confirmed? Also, Pope Francis calls for civil union for same-sex couples.

Finally, the University of Michigan issued a stay-at-home order but the football team will play this weekend.

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President Trump and his advisers have repeatedly discussed whether to fire FBI Director Christopher A. Wray after Election Day — a scenario that also could imperil the tenure of Attorney General William P. Barr as the president grows increasingly frustrated that federal law enforcement has not delivered his campaign the kind of last-minute boost that the FBI provided in 2016, according to people familiar with the matter.

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The president, who frequently describes the Justice Department as his to instruct, has many times called for Mr Barr to investigate political rivals past and present, among them Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, the Bidens, and former members of the intelligence and law enforcement community. He has also demanded leniency when it comes to allies and associates facing legal action, in particular Roger Stone and Michael Flynn.

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Do you believe Trump is intentionally trying to lose the election? If not, what do you think he is doing? What is his strategy? There was a tantrum at the White House today, when Trump ended an interview with Lesley Stahl for 60 minutes

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Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone of San Francisco, led an exorcism Saturday morning outside St. Raphael Catholic Church in downtown San Rafael, where a statue of St. Junipero Serra was toppled Monday during a protest. Most attendees were part of an antiabortion group holding a special Mass inside the church before a scheduled march to a Planned Parenthood clinic.

 

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What do you think of the president’s attack on Dr. Fauci + Gov. Gavin Newsom said Monday that California will review the safety of all COVID-19 vaccines that receive federal approval before distributing them to the public, adding an extra safeguard amid concerns that the White House could rush the process.

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President Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden will at times have their microphones cut during their next debate, the event’s sponsors announced Monday.

The Supreme Court on Monday denied a request from Pennsylvania's Republican Party to shorten the deadlines for mail-in ballots in the state.

 

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Saluting Great Directors

PENNY MARSHALL A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN

VINCENTE MINNELLI   THE BAD AND THE BEAUTIFUL

MEL BROOKS  BLAZING SADDLES

SIDNEY POLLACK   THEY SHOOT HORSES, DON’T THEY

ROBERT WISE BORN TO KILL

GEORGE CUKOR   DINNER AT 8. 

BUSBY BERKELEY   FOOTLIGHT PARADE

WOODY ALLEN   MIDNIGHT IN PARIS

STANLEY KUBRICK   2001 A SPACE ODYSSEY

STEVEN SPIELBERG   JAWS

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Following this week’s announcement that the Israeli actress Gal Gadot will play ancient Egypt’s Queen Cleopatra in a new movie, social media erupted in a bitter battle between advocates for greater diversity in film, and opponents of what is perceived as political correctness gone mad.

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French President Emmanuel Macron denounced what he called an “Islamist terrorist attack” against a history teacher decapitated in a Paris suburb Friday, urging the nation to stand united against extremism.The teacher had discussed caricatures of Islam’s Prophet Muhammad with his class, authorities said. The suspected attacker was shot to death by police after Friday’s beheading.

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