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DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING
PART 1
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Moral Revolution of Unprecedented Nature: Biden Administration Seeks to Strip Right From Christian Colleges to Operate According to Historic, Christian Beliefs on Gender

WALL STREET JOURNAL (JERRY C. DAVIS)
Biden Policy Disrespects Both Science and Religion

PART 2
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As Texas Board Rejects Sex Ed Materials, Christians are Reminded that Education — Of Any Sort — is Never Morally Neutral

DALLAS MORNING NEWS (CORBETT SMITH)
Texas Board Rejects Proposed Sex Ed Materials for Middle and High Schoolers

PART 3
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Beto O’Rourke Announces Run for Texas Governor — But Will Texas Elect Self-Proclaimed Progressive ‘Man of Destiny’?

DALLAS MORNING NEWS (MARK DAVIS)
With Beto, Texas Democrats will Party Like It’s 2018

PART 4
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Senatorial Realities: Lisa Murkowski Fights for Re-Election in Alaska Amidst History of Controversial Political Decisions Within the Republican Party

DALLAS MORNING NEWS (EMILY COCHRANE)
Murkowski Announces Re-election Bid, Setting Up Clash With Trump

PART 5
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Vermont Senator of 48 Years, Patrick Leahy, Set to Retire — What Can We Learn From the Shift in the State’s Political Landscape During His Tenure?