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The Senedd member for the Pontypridd Cynon Merthyr constituency said he had been looking at ways to improve his oratory skills since being elected to the parliament in May.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026
Bass said that when she toured police station houses after being elected, the number one complaint she heard was about the perception that lower-ranking officers are punished more severely than command staff.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
The push was backed by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and dozens of other federal, state and local elected officials.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
"No-one expected to be waiting for medical bulletins again so soon -- certainly not with this particular pope, who was 69 at the time of the conclave" in which he was elected, he said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
John Adams of Massachusetts is elected the second American president.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
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