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Former Prime Minister of Japan, Shinzo Abe, was assassinated at a political rally on July 8. He was 67. He was the longest serving Prime Minister in Japanese history and leader of the Liberal Democratic Party. Abe was well known for his progressive policies.
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There is irony and more today as reporters note the increasing power of Justice Clarence Thomas. In 1991 he filled the chair of retiring Justice Thurgood Marshall. Marshall always stood for expanding civil rights.
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July 2 is birthday (1908) of deceased Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall. I once said to deceased Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg, “in the legal field, you are for women what he was for African Americans. She said yes but no one was threatening my life.
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Super NYT coverage of great Washington artist, Sam Gilliam, in its front page photograph, obituary, and more appreciating his draped canvases and his impact on fellow artists.
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