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The author contends that Kennedy’s actions represent a betrayal of trust, specifically highlighting how Kennedy demanded that Monarez endorse findings from his handpicked vaccine advisory committee before seeing evidence and fire CDC personnel without cause.

“I am an optimist, dummy that I am,” Anderson contends.

Pakistan's geography makes it extremely vulnerable to climate change, as the country contends with both extreme heat and rain.

She contends this decision should have been more than a personal one given the magnitude of what was at stake for the country.

Instead, it contends the politically conservative news space is a market unto itself, controlled almost entirely by Fox.