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Troy Jackson's emergence as the clear front-runner to replace Graham Platner spares the party some challenges but points to some new ones.
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Houston community members continue to demand justice for Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, the 52-year-old Mexican father who was shot and killed by an ICE agent July 7. He had lived in the United States for nearly 35 years and had three U.S. citizen children. The ICE agents involved in his killing have not been identified, and it's unclear whether they remain on active duty.
For more on the community response, we get a report from Democracy Now! producers on the ground in Houston. To many people in the city's immigrant communities, Salgado Araujo was "Houston's dad," representative of their own families and not a dangerous criminal as the government has tried to portray him.
"He looks just like all of our parents. He has the same story, the same American dream," a resident named Sonia told Democracy Now!
"We are demanding justice for Lorenzo, but it's not just that," a mourner said at a rally. "These terrorists coming from the government, it's not just in Houston, it's not just in Texas, it's not just in the United States. It's terrorism all over the world."
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The statue, which depicts the third president drafting the Declaration of Independence, joins those of Washington, Franklin and Hamilton.
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There are important lessons in my state's Senate race.
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Troy Jackson, a progressive former State Senate president, showed signs of significant strength, as half the state's counties picked delegates to a convention where they will choose Graham Platner's replacement.
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The Maine secretary of state ended her run in a crowded race to replace Graham Platner as the Democratic Senate nominee.
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