Jeffrey Lord: ‘Think of President Trump as the Martin Luther King of health care’

Jeffrey Lord, the conservative political commentator, shocked a fellow CNN panelist on Thursday morning by comparing the commander in chief to America’s late civil rights icon on the issue of health care. “I want to say something here that I know will probably drive Symone crazy,� Lord said during a discussion with liberal commentator Symone Sanders. Sanders, the former national press secretary for Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, was aghast.

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The 7 inmates scheduled to die in Arkansas this month

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A federal judge says Arkansas may not execute an inmate who has won a clemency recommendation from the state Parole Board until the panel allows for a 30-day comment period. The decision effectively delays his execution until after a lethal injection drug expires. Seven other inmates are scheduled to be put to death before the state's supply of midazolam expires April 30.

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Bannon removed from key National Security Council post

The White House announced on Wednesday that chief strategist Steve Bannon is leaving his position on the Principals Committee of the National Security Council. White House officials explained the move as part of a planned “realignment� of the NSC, which is a group of top officials that advises the president on national security and foreign policy. Bannon became the chief executive of Trump’s presidential campaign last August.

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Angry Ford mechanic emerges as French debate star

France’s latest celebrated underdog is Philippe Poutou, a Ford factory worker and head of an anti-capitalist party who became one of the stars of the second presidential debate. Poutou, a balding 50-year-old wearing a long-sleeved T-shirt who slouched over his lectern for parts of the three-hour televised exchange, signalled his intent with his opening remarks. “Aside from (communist candidate) Natalie Arthaud, I think I’m the only person standing at these …

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