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He says his power over immigration overrides the First Amendment

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Many are reluctant to challenge the president absent deep economic pain

The art of the delay
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But more modern methods of data storage are not necessarily better
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Texas looks set to pass America’s biggest school-voucher scheme
Evidence from other states suggests pupils will do worse as a result