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WASHINGTON – For nearly twoyears, dozens of politicians non-politicians alike met with voters, heldfundraisers and dedicated much oftheir lives in an attempt to be theirparty’s nominee.
Now, we're 100 days out from thegeneral election and two candidatesremain.
Former Vice President Joe Biden,the presumptive Democratic nominee,and President Donald Trump will faceoff� in November. In the past year, Bi-den competed with one of the largestand most diverse Democratic fi�elds inhistory and overcame a slow start inthe early voting states to eventually
beat them all. Trump has had his reelec-tion bid challenged by an impeachmenttrial and a global pandemic, while alsoseeing long-shot candidates try to con-vince Republicans that they are the bet-ter choice for the party.
Here are some of the top momentsthat got us to where we are now andwhat you have to look forward to:
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Remember the office? It may never be the same
Much remains uncertain in the pandemic, but businesses are looking ahead. In Money
The Americans withDisabilities Act turns 30
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Olivia de Havilland and Regis Philbin contributeddecades to the entertainment world. 8A
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‘Never gave up hope’Civil rights leader crosses the Selma bridge one last time
The casket carrying Rep. John Lewis crosses the Edmund Pettus Bridge, site of Lewis’ heroism in the civil rightsmovement, as crowds look on during a celebration of his life Sunday in Selma, Ala. GEORGE WALKER IV/USA TODAY NETWORK
‘He had a tremendousappeal to people’Close friends, mentees andcongressional colleagues sharefavorite moments with Lewis. 3A
School named afterConfederate general isnow John R. Lewis HighCampus in Virginia now bears the civil rights leader’s name. 4A
Lewis to lie in state in DC and Georgia Six days of events honoring Lewiscontinue today in Washington. 2A
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REMEMBERING JOHN LEWIS
One of the hardest lessons toemerge from the 9/11 terror attacks wasthe lack of coordination among Amer-ican law enforcement and intelligenceagencies.
The failures, outlined in a nationalcommission’s report, prompted adramatic expansion of a network ofterrorism task forces, marking a land-mark collaboration between federalagencies and local law enforcement.
By contrast, the plan unveiled bythe Trump administration last week tosurge hundreds of federal agents toChicago; Albuquerque, New Mexico;and other cities as part of a crackdownon violent crime lacked an essentialingredient that continues to bind thevaunted anti-terrorism enterprise:local trust.
At any other time, the help extend-ed by the White House likely wouldhave been accepted without question,especially in Chicago, where murdersare up 51% this year.
But as federal agents clash nightlywith protesters in Portland, Oregon,and as President Donald Trump open-
Mayorssee fedsurge aspolitical Sending agents to citiesbreaks trust, they say
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Critics say Trump’s intervention inChicago and elsewhere is a campaignstrategy. GRACE HAUCK/USA TODAY
Portland protests Tensions escalated over the weekendas police called the violence a “riot”and pepper-sprayed hundreds. 6A
SELMA, Ala. – This time, the statetroopers saluted.
The late John Lewis crossed the Ed-mund Pettus Bridge for the fi�nal timeSunday in a triumphant celebration ofhis fi�ght for civil rights, often in the faceof violent resistance.
Mourners cheered, sang and cried asa horse-drawn carriage carried Lewis’fl�ag-draped casket over the AlabamaRiver and toward Montgomery.
Red rose petals led the way on this fi�-nal journey, covering pavement thatwas stained with his blood when hordesof state troopers attacked him 55 yearsago.
Lewis and hundreds of marcherscame to the bridge on Bloody Sunday in1965 to demand an end to restrictionsthat blocked Black citizens from voting.Law enforcement beat the peaceful pro-testers with clubs and showered themwith tear gas.
Lewis and the others returned days
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