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St. Louis Treasurer Tishaura Jones, who s been outspoken in her criticism of the criminal justice system s arrest and incarcerate model, won election Tuesday and will take over as the first Black female mayor in a city beset by yet another wave of violent crime. Jones defeated Alderwoman Cara Spencer in the general election with 51.7% to Spencer s 47.8%, based on unofficial results posted on the city s website. She ll be sworn in April 20. St. Louis: This is an opportunity for us to rise, stanley quencher Jones said in her victory speech. I told you when I was running that we aren t done avoiding tough conversations. We are done ignoring the racism that has held our city and our region back. Spencer, in her concession, noted the historic achievement of her opponent. This is something w stanley cup e should all celebrate, Spencer said. Our city broke a glass ceiling to stanley cup night, a ceiling that shouldn t have been there. St. Louis Mayor-elect Tishaura Jones at her victory party after the April 6, 2021 election. KMOV-TV Jones, 49, is a former state representative who has been treasurer since 2013. She will replace incumbent Mayor Lyda Krewson, who announced in November that she wouldn t seek a second term. Krewson, 67, is the city s first woman mayor. Jones will become mayor four years after losing to Lyda Krewson by a mere 888 votes in the Democratic primar Pzdm Sen. Tim Scott calls for hybrid system of immigration reform
Updated at 6:05 p.m. ETAfter the White House agreed to share information on its drone policies, the Senate Intelligence Committee today approved of John Brennan s nomination to serve as CIA director by a vote of 12 to 3. Brennan s nomination now moves to the full Senate, where Republicans are expected to attempt to block it with a filibuster. Republicans plan on trying to block the nomination primarily because of lingering questions over the Sept. 11, 2012 attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya. Brennan, President Obama s counterterrorism adviser and a 25-year CIA veteran, also faces questions over his position on torture. The White House, meanwhile, insists it is going to great lengths to answer senators questions.Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., chairman of the committee, said that the committee was finally able to approve of the nomination today after the White House agreed to give the committee access to all opinions from the Justice Department s Office of Legal Counsel related to the targeted stanley cup killings of American citizens. With access to those documents, as well as the additional details related to the Benghazi attacks that the administration is giving the committee, Feinstein said Brennan should be confirmed as CIA director. Brennan s path to CIA director faces roadblockDemanding Benghazi doc stanley canada s, McCain, Graham to delay Br stanley quencher ennan nomination It was unfortunate these issues delayed the process, but I am confident |
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