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The Pacifica Evening News, Weekdays

The Pacifica Evening News, Weekdays – June 20, 2016

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Federal officials release partial transcripts of Orlando shooter phone calls. Senators debate gun control measures. The Dalai Lama addresses state lawmakers. San Francisco city and Pride officials detail security measures ahead of weekend festivities. Who’s funding Islamophobic groups in the U.S.? The Council on American Islamic Relations and a U.C. Berkeley Center reveal their findings. … Continued

Letters and Politics

History of Superdelegates

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Reporter Branko Marcetic, regular contributor to In These Times has been investigating the Hunt Commission transcripts from 1981/1982.  Democratic Party officials talked openly about creating the superdelegate system to prevent “outsider” candidates from getting the nomination, and reducing the role of primary voters.