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A lot of crime scene investigation practices can be traced back to one guy.

Edward Oscar Heinrich worked about 100 years ago and developed many forensics techniques still used today. He's not very well known, but when Kate Winkler Dawson ran across him in an encyclopedia about crime, she was intrigued.

Dawson is a senior lecturer in broadcast journalism at UT Austin and host and creator of the historical true crime podcast Tenfold More Wicked. Her book about Heinrich, American Sherlock: Murder, Forensics and the Birth of American CSI, is now out in paperback.

Dawson says Heinrich was the first to bring geology and entomology the study of insects to the investigation of criminal cases. And ballistics was "really kind of where he put his stamp."

But, Dawson says, Heinrich also embraced some techniques that later proved less reliable, including fingerprint, blood spatter and handwriting analysis.

Listen to the interview above or read the transcript below to learn more about Heinrich's innovations.

This transcript has been edited lightly for clarity:

KUT's Jennifer Stayton: How did you first hear about Edward Oscar Heinrich? He doesnt have a very high profile in history.

Kate Winkler Dawson: At about page 100 of this massive 800-page book [an encyclopedia about crime], there was this great picture of this train that had been blown to smithereens by too much dynamite. It was this botched train robbery in 1923 in Oregon. But I just started skimming the story, and I found in there a line about Edward Oscar Heinrich, who was this forensic scientist.

This was the case that gave him the nickname America's Sherlock Holmes. It described these techniques that he used which just seemed like a never-ending list of disciplines that he used in forensics to take one pair of overalls found at the scene of this deadly train robbery and pick off 20 to 25 different clues, whereas the federal agents who had looked at the overalls before found one clue and that was it.

He had, I think in some ways inadvertently, acquired all of these skills. He was a chemistry major in college. He learned about all kinds of sciences. And so all of this came together to sort of make him realize that he really could help this field that was really emerging at the time.

What are some of the things that he did and practices that he established that are still used today?

Forensic geology was introduced by him in a criminal case in America in 1929. He also introduced forensic entomology, which is the way little bugs arrive to a corpse. Blow flies come first and then beetles without getting too graphic.

He also helped develop ballistics. And this was really kind of where he put his stamp. There's a case where he has invented this technique to photograph two bullets side by side.

When you fire a bullet through a gun, the barrel of the gun leaves a marking on the bullet that is unique to that gun. It's almost like a bullet fingerprint. A forensic scientist will take a bullet from a victim or from the wall, something that they know happened during the crime, and then they can fire a bullet through the suspect's gun and compare the markings.

We could see the two bullets side by side through one microscope because the comparison microscope had just been invented, but you couldn't photograph it.

So when he developed this photograph, which was the first of its kind, it sort of stunned the jury. And it's a technique that's still used today that seems simple, but he was able to alter it for other microscope companies and really move this along. And it's been very important ever since.

There were some practices, though, that kind of fell out of favor, that did not endure, that did not prove to be as useful. Talk about some of those.

He was a big fan of fingerprints. And as you'll see in the Fatty Arbuckle case, which is the silent film star who went on trial for manslaughter and assault for supposedly killing an actress who was at a party of his in 1921, Heinrich used Fatty Arbuckles fingerprint in order to try to prove that he was guilty.

Fingerprinting is not considered accurate unless you have a really, really clean print. And even then, it has variables that you can't control.

But I think blood spatter is probably one of his biggest what I would consider a failure. He introduced the first case in 1925. And in the big case you see in the book, the story of David Lamson, who went on trial for killing his wife. You see that blood spatter played a huge role. It is just too squishy as a science.

He also loved handwriting analysis, which is also considered a junk science. Your handwriting can change based on medication you're taking. So, being able to predict somebody's handwriting and match it is something that is less than reliable.

Tell us a little bit about his personality. What kind of guy was he?

His public persona was arrogant, very confident, very controlled, sort of my way or the highway. Not a jerk, except to arrogant competitors who were constantly trying to steal work from him or undermine him on the stand. He did not like uneducated police officers. He felt like all police officers should have, at a minimum, a college education. And so he would frequently scoff at cops and not really care what their opinion was.

He would speak like a chemist would speak to a colleague to the jury, and the jury just was clueless. They had no idea what he was talking about. And that made him less credible at the beginning of his career.

When he would then start solving these incredible cases, he started gaining notoriety because he was getting results, and so cops believed him more; juries believed him more. But juries still just seem flummoxed with whatever his explanation was. But because it was Edward Oscar Heinrich they would side with him, but they still looked confused.

And so privately, this just tortured him. He felt like he was being misunderstood. He felt like he wasn't doing a good job translating what he spent so much time in the lab doing.

He in his private life was as meticulous, if not more meticulous and quite frankly, controlling. As his sons got older, he became more controlling of their lives. He didn't seem to be particularly controlling over his wife. But in these letters, he would dictate to his sons the kind of jobs they should have, the kind of women they should marry.

All of this adds up to a man who is personally insecure because sometimes in the press, he's sort of called out. He was such a controlled person in his public life and in his personal life, and it really affected his relationships.

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John Michael Anderson Wood, 19 andDru Michael Sultzaberger, 19, both of Lusby

UPDATE 3/24/2021: John Michael Anderson Wood, 19, of Lusby, pleaded guilty on March 22, 2021, to 5 charges in connection with an October, 2019, shooting incident. The charges were first degree assault, use of a handgun in a crime of violence, possession of a regulated firearm under age 21, and 2 counts of reckless endangerment. The charges carry a maximum penalty of 60 years incarceration.

Wood was the co-defendant of Dru M. Sultzaberger. Wood and Sultzaberger became involved in a dispute over marijuana at a party. They armed themselves with handguns, drove to the victims residence in Lusby, and fired several shots into the victims car, one of which struck her in the face.

Sultzaberger pleaded guilty and received 17 years incarceration in January, 2021. Woods sentencing hearing is set for April 23, 2021. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant States Attorney Lee Ann Bell.

10/28/2019: On Sunday, October 27, 2019 shortly after 3:15 a.m., deputies from the Calvert County Sheriffs Office responded to a report of a shooting along Golden West Way in Lusby.

Police arrived on scene and reported that an 18-year-old female had been shot. The victim was located on Tahoe Trail, Deputies that responded to the victims location learned that shooting took place in front of the victims residence on Golden West Way, in Lusby.

Two 18-year-old witnesses, a male and a female were with the victim in a vehicle at the time of the shooting.

The victim was transported by ambulance to Prince Georges Hospital with serious, life threatening injuries. Just prior to receiving treatment where she could no longer speak, the victim told police that she believed one of the shooters was Dru.

Dru Michael Sultzaberger, 19 of Lusby

A crime scene investigation was conducted, and they located 11 discharged shell casings on the roadway of Golden West Way. They recovered six spent brass 9mm casings and five spent .40 caliber shell casings.

Police interviewed the male witness who said that that he picked up the victim and the female witness in his vehicle on Golden West Way on Saturday night at approximately 9 or 10 p.m., and they went to a Halloween party on Sixes Road, in Prince Frederick. The male witness stated that nothing happened at this party, however, he said a white male in his early 20s named, Dru, was at this party. He went on to say that he had previously been at a party with Dru approximately two months ago, and Dru displayed a pistol and stated that he carried it for protection. The witness said he knows that Dru as Scoob, and Scooby Dru. He said Drus last name is complicated and starts with an S and has a z in it.

Police spoke with the female witness who corroborated the male witnesses account of the events but was able to provide further descriptions about the suspects and suspect vehicle. She advised that she was seated in the backseat of the car, and the victim was seated in the front passenger seat, and the male witness was seated in the driver seat. She said she witnessed a light colored (grey, white, or silver) Hyundai passenger vehicle pass their parked vehicle very slowly. She advised that vehicle was a newer model, with the new style of Maryland tags. She witnessed this vehicle turn its lights off after passing, and turn down a short, dead end street within their view. Minutes later, two males began approaching the vehicle on foot from the direction in which the suspect vehicle parked. She described one suspect as a male in a plain black shirt and described the second suspect as a male wearing a plain white shirt. Both suspects were wearing zip up hooded sweatshirts, one was gray and the other black. She could not recall which suspects were wearing which sweatshirt. She watched as they approached and ducked down as one or both subjects began firing at them. After the shooting stopped, she observed the victim bleeding from the mouth.

John Michael Anderson Wood, 19 of Lusby

The shooting victim was driven to a friends residence on Tahoe Trail, where a resident at the house called the police.

Police conducted an interview with the victims 19-year-old brother. He was uncooperative during his interview and admitted to being at the party on Sixes Road earlier that evening and having a verbal altercation with Dru at the party. He described Dru as a thin, white male, in his 20s with a beard. The brother said he returned home around the same time as the victim and went to bed inside the residence.

While in a vehicle on the way to the hospital, the victims brother told family members that he was at the party at Sixes Road and got into an argument with Dru. During the argument, Dru pulled out a gun and pointed it at him. The brother stated that he told Dru, If you are going to pull it out and point it at me, pull the trigger. At that point, he told his mother that Dru pointed the gun in the air and fired one round.

Police located an additional witness that attended the party at Sixes Road, and they confirmed that there was an altercation that took place at this party that he did not personally witness. However, he was aware the altercation was going on from the noise. He advised this altercation ended when a single gunshot was fired in the area where the altercation was taking place. He identified Dru as Dru Michael Sultzaberger and confirmed that he was at the party on Sixes Road.

At approximately 10:15 a.m. on Sunday, Detectives from the Criminal Investigations Bureau responded to Sultzabergers residence pending the issuance of a search and seizure warrant. Detectives observed two vehicles in the parked in the driveway, a jeep and a silver Hyundai Sonata. At approximately 11:00 a.m, Detectives observed the Jeep occupied by a white male leaving the address and conducted a stop of this vehicle away from the residence in order to avoid alerting any other occupants at this residence. The driver of this Jeep was identified as John Michael Anderson Wood. Wood was wearing a black zip up sweatshirt and with a plain white tank top underneath. It was noted that this was the same description of clothing as provided by the victims. Wood was transported to the Sheriffs Office to conduct a recorded interview. Wood confessed to going to the victims residence. He admitted to shooting at the vehicle with a .40 caliber Glock. He claimed to have fired 9 rounds, intending to shoot at the vehicle he believed to be associated with the victims brother. He stated that he knows of the victim and did not intend for her to get shot. After the incident, he immediately returned to Dru Sultzabergers residence. Wood refused to incriminate Sultzaberger, stating that Dru can speak to his part for himself.

At approximately 12:15 p.m., Detectives that were observing Sultzabergers residence observed Dru Sultzaberger leaving the front door of the residence. He was seen leaving the residence, and walking towards a wood line carrying a black duffle bag. Sultzaberger was arrested without incident. A search of the duffle bag revealed two loaded Glock handguns. One of the handguns was a Glock .40 caliber, loaded with silver .40 caliber ammunition. The other was a Glock 9mm loaded with 9mm brass ammunition. The firearms and ammunition were both consistent with the evidence recovered on the scene.

Sultzaberger was transported to the Sheriffs Office to conduct an interview. During the interview, Sultzaberger confessed to bringing his Glock 9mm to the party on Sixes Rd. He stated he felt threatened by the victims brother, who threatened him and surrounded him with multiple other individuals. Sultzaberger admits to brandishing the gun and firing one round into the grass in front of him in order to protect himself. Sultzaberger left the party with John Wood in his mothers silver Hyundai. Sultzaberger stated they both went back to his house, where they heard from other members at the party that a friend that defended Sultzaberger was assaulted after they left. Sultzaberger became so upset that he and John Wood traveled to the victims residence. Sultzaberger knew where it was through prior interactions. Sultzaberger stated that they drove past the residence, turned their lights off, and parked on a nearby side street. They saw the vehicle, which he believed belonged to the victims brother or one of his friends and fired what he believed to be 5 rounds with his Glock 9mm. Sultzaberger denies knowledge that the vehicle was occupied. Sultzaberger stated his intent was to f##k up his car. Sultzaberger returned to his residence with John Wood. Sultzaberger received information on Snap Chat that police were staged at Patuxent High School and he became scared. He packed ammunition, and both guns in a duffle bag, and left his residence on foot with the intent to get rid of the evidence. After leaving his residence on foot, he was encountered by deputies and was arrested with the duffle bag in hand. Both Sultzaberger and Wood are age 19, under the age of 21, and are prohibited from possessing the handguns used in this crime.

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On Sunday, October 27, 2019 shortly after 3:00 a.m., members of the Calvert County Sheriffs Office Criminal Investigations Bureau responded to report of a shooting along Golden West Way in Lusby.

Units arrived on scene to discover an 18-year-old female victim that had been struck by a gunshot round while sitting in a parked vehicle.

The female victim was transported by ground to University of Maryland Prince Georges Hospital Center where she remains in stable condition.

Preliminary investigation revealed that two adult males shot the victim and were subsequently arrested shortly thereafter.

The suspects have been identified as John Michael Anderson Wood, 19, and Dru Michael Sultzaberger, 19, both of Lusby.

Both suspects have been charged with Attempted 1st Degree Murder, Attempted 2nd Degree Murder, Assault- First Degree, Possession of a Firearm During Commission of a Felony and Reckless Endangerment and are being held without bond.

Anyone with information relating to this incident is asked to contact Detective Ted Yates at (410) 535-2800 ext. 2161 or by email at Edward.yates@calvertcountymd.gov.

Sheriff Evans stated, The citizens of Calvert County should be proud of the Calvert County Sheriffs Office, particularly the Criminal Investigative Bureau and detectives that solved this case, they are second to none.

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A building, bottom right, and a forested area, top left, that was damaged by fire is seen in Lakewood, N.J., Monday, March 15, 2021. A large brush fire in New Jersey on Sunday afternoon shut down a portion of the Garden State Parkway, damaged two commercial buildings and forced some residents to evacuate homes and stores, as several smaller blazes burned across the state on the dry, windy day, authorities said. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Via Ocean County Prosecutors Office

Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer announced that an investigation by the Ocean County Prosecutors Office Major Crime Squad-Arson Unit, Ocean County Prosecutors Office High Tech Crime Unit, Ocean County Fire Marshals Office, Lakewood Township Police Department Detective Bureau, and Ocean County Sheriffs Office Crime Scene Investigation Unit, has determined that the wildland fire which occurred in Lakewood Township and advanced into Brick Township on Sunday, March 14, 2021, was intentionally set.

We have located the origin of the fire and have concluded that the fire was intentionally set, Prosecutor Billhimer stated.

Firefighter Critical as Crews Battle NJ Brush Fire

On Sunday, March 14, 2021, at approximately 1:15 p.m., the New Jersey Forest Fire Service Observation Tower in Lakewood reported a wildland fire in the area of Cedarbridge Avenue and Airport Road in Lakewood. As the fire quickly spread, firefighters battled through the night in the face of 20 mile-per-hour winds in an effort to contain the blaze. During the course of the fire, a firefighter from the New Jersey Forest Fire Service suffered cardiac arrest. He was transported to Hackensack Meridian Ocean Medical Center in Brick Township where he is reported to be in stable condition. Approximately 167 acres of land were destroyed by the fire, and it was finally deemed under control on Monday, March 15, 2021, by approximately 1:00 p.m.

The significance of this wildland fire cannot be overstated. We have a firefighter that suffered cardiac arrest while battling this fire. Three homeless people living in the woods were saved from the advancing fire. Numerous residences and commercial properties were damaged and hundreds of people were evacuated. It is only by the grace of God that no one was killed, Prosecutor Billhimer stated. This remains an active and ongoing investigation, and anyone with knowledge of information concerning this fire is urged to contact Sergeant Thomas Haskell of the Ocean County Prosecutors Office at 732-929-2027, extension 3953, Prosecutor Billhimer concluded.

Prosecutor Billhimer expresses his gratitude to the Ocean County Prosecutors Office Major Crime Unit-Arson Squad, Ocean County Prosecutors Office High Tech Crime Unit, Ocean County Fire Marshals Office, Lakewood Township Police Department Detective Bureau, and Ocean County Sheriffs Office Crime Scene Investigation Unit, for their thorough and collaborative efforts in connection with this investigation. Prosecutor Billhimer also commends the following agencies for their bravery and collective support in fighting and controlling this horrific fire: Ocean County Sheriffs Office; New Jersey Forest Fire Service; New Jersey State Police; New Jersey State Police Traffic Incident Management Team; Ocean County Fire Coordinators; Ocean County EMS Coordinators; Monmouth County Fire Marshals Office; Lakewood Township Police Department; Brick Township Police Department; Toms River Township Police Department; Jackson Township Police Department; Howell Township Police Department; Chaverim of Lakewood; LCSW/Shomrim Emergency Service; Hatzolah; Brick Township Bureau of Fire Safety; Brick Township EMS; Lakewood Township Fire Department; Lakewood Township EMS; Barnegat Township Fire Department; Beachwood Fire Department; Bayville Fire Department (Berkeley); Manitou Park Fire Department (Berkeley); Pinewald Pioneer Fire Department (Berkeley); Laurelton Fire Department (Brick); Breton Woods Fire Department (Brick); Pioneer Hose Fire Department (Brick); Herbertsville Fire Department (Brick); Toms River Fire Department Company No.1; Toms River Fire Department Company No. 2; Ocean Beach Fire Department (Toms River); East Dover Fire Department (Toms River); Silverton Fire Department (Toms River); Pleasant Plains Fire Department (Toms River); Manchester Township Fire Department; Whiting Fire Department (Manchester); Ridgeway Fire Department (Manchester); Mantoloking Fire Department; Waretown Fire Department; Ocean Gate Fire Department; Pine Beach Fire Department; Point Pleasant Borough Fire Department; Point Pleasant Beach Fire Department; Seaside Heights Fire Department; Seaside Park Fire Department; Island Heights Fire Department; Jackson Township Fire Department Company No.1; Jackson Mills Fire Department (Jackson); Cassville Fire Department (Jackson); Whitesville Fire Department (Jackson); Forked River Fire Department (Lacey); Lanoka Harbor Fire Department (Lacey); Lakehurst Fire Department; Joint Base McGuire-Dix Fire Department; Lavallette Fire Department; Eatontown Fire Department; Wanamassa Fire Department (Ocean Monmouth County); Oakhurst Fire Department (Ocean Monmouth County); West Long Branch Fire Department; Hamilton Fire Department (Neptune); Shark River Hills Fire Department (Neptune); Neptune City Fire Department; Colts Neck Fire Department; Southard Fire Department (Howell); and Goodwill Hose Fire Department (Belmar).

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The South Georgia Republican estimated there are about 150,000 Georgians who could get a health insurance plan right now through the Obamacare exchange, where they would pay zero, or single-digit premiums.

Dont get me wrong Carter wasnt offering an endorsement of the Affordable Care Act.

But the tenor of his comments unintentionally showcased a notably different situation for GOP lawmakers. Four years ago with Donald Trump in the White House they were doing everything they could to get rid of the Obama health law. Now thats almost a political relic.

The complaints from Republicans at the state and federal level about the current system arent much different, as GOP officials still argue the plan isnt fixing the problem of people going without health insurance coverage.

Insurance is still far too costly, Carter said. But he made no mention of the Republican calls to repeal the law, which began as soon as it was signed in 2010.

The 11th birthday of the Obama health law was also a reminder that Republicans have never been able to rally around a single legislative plan to replace the system, as Democrats used the new COVID relief law to expand insurance subsidies for the next two years.

With new help for families in the American Rescue Plan, its a great time to sign up for health insurance at healthcare.gov, tweeted U.S. Rep. Carolyn Bourdeaux, D-Suwanee.

That same law also offers new incentives to Georgia and other states which have resisted expanding Medicaid under Obamacare to finally take that money from Uncle Sam.

We must expand Medicaid in our state to insure more Georgians, U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock said this week.

The Obama health law has been under attack since its inception. Somehow, it has survived, and now seems to be prospering.

Jamie Dupree has covered national politics and the Congress from Washington, D.C. since the Reagan administration. His column will appear weekly in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. For more, check out his Capitol Hill newsletter at http://jamiedupree.substack.com

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In the first volume of his memoir, The Promised Land, former President Obama says the smartest decision he ever made was choosing Joe Biden as his vice presidential running mate. And hes right. Too bad he didnt listen to Biden more, once he got to the White House.

Its no secret that Obama and those around him never took Biden seriously. They praised him publicly, but privately they clucked, raised their eyebrows, and made him the butt of jokes. To this day, Obamas treatment of Biden is nothing short of embarrassing.

Obama wanted Hillary ClintonHillary Diane Rodham ClintonPresident Biden, on special interest money are you more an 'Obama' or a 'Hillary?' Kamala Harris, Bill Clinton to hold talk on pandemic's impact on women Drawing a line from minority discrimination to electoral outcomes MORE, not Biden to succeed him and pressured Biden not to challenge Clinton in the 2016 primary. He tried to talk Biden out of running in 2020 and didnt endorse him until every other Democratic challenger had dropped out. As Amie Parnes and Jonathan Allen reveal in their new book, Lucky, after Biden won the presidency on Tuesday, Nov. 3, Obama didnt call to congratulate him until Saturday, Nov. 7.

And, as Biden himself confessed to CNN, not once in eight years not once! did Barack and Michelle ObamaMichelle LeVaughn Robinson ObamaMichelle Obama jokes living in the White House prepared her for quarantine Michelle Obama slams 'leaders who won't take a stand to save lives' following Boulder shooting Press: What Biden could have taught Obama MORE invite Joe and Jill BidenJill BidenMegan Rapinoe visits White House to mark Equal Pay Day The Hill's 12:30 Report - Presented by Facebook - COVID vaccine developments Biden's dogs return to White House MORE to their private quarters in the White House. Ouch!

Too bad. If only Obama had paid more attention to Biden, he might have proven a more consequential president. In only 63 days, Bidens already shown more skill in dealing with Congress than Obama did in eight years. Like Obama, he reached out to Republicans on his first big legislative priority. He held his first Oval Office meeting with Senate Republicans. He offered to work with them in responding to the coronavirus pandemic with a robust stimulus package.

But, unlike Obama, he didnt waste two years, waiting for Republicans to come around. Once it was clear that Sens. Susan CollinsSusan Margaret CollinsDemocrats divided on gun control strategy Overnight Health Care: Senate confirms Levine for HHS, first openly transgender official | Progressives up pressure on Biden to back COVID vaccine patent waiver | Former Operation Warp Speed chief fired over sexual harassment allegations Senate confirms first openly transgender official, approving Levine for HHS MORE (R-Maine), Mitt RomneyWillard (Mitt) Mitt RomneyDemocrats divided on gun control strategy Remembering Ted Kennedy highlights decline of the Senate Vivek Murthy confirmed as surgeon general MORE (R-Utah), and others werent serious about compromise offering only a $618 billion alternative to his proposed $1.9 trillion stimulus plan Biden decided to charge ahead with Democratic votes only. On March 11, he signed the American Rescue Plan, for which Biden is already being compared to FDR and LBJ (a comparison which Biden himself would admit is premature, at best).

What Biden gets, which Obama never did, is that once you arrive in the Oval Office, you cant waste any time. As president, you have to strike first and fast. Your best opportunity to get big things done is in your first two years, when you still have the wind at your back, popular support, and, most importantly, all the votes you need.

Despite a 256-vote majority in the House and Senate majority that was filibuster-proof for part of his first two years, Obama failed to take advantage of it.

Even though he didnt need them, he tried to win Republican votes by agreeing to a paltry $800 billion stimulus package, yet not one House Republican and only three Republican senators voted for it. He wasted a year trying unsuccessfully to convince Sen. Chuck GrassleyChuck GrassleyBiden takes sales blitz to swing-state Ohio Cruz accuses Democrats of playing 'ridiculous theater' in proposals following mass shootings Senate Judiciary chairman says he 'can't keep up' with number of mass shootings MORE (R-Iowa) to support the Affordable Care Act.

Even with only a razor-thin advantage in both houses of Congress, Bidens not going to make that same mistake. He knows that when youve got the power, youve got to use it before you lose it. Having secured the $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package, Biden now plans to move on infrastructure, voting rights, climate change, and other priorities. If Republicans want to come onboard, fine, but Biden has determined to plough ahead with or without them.

Americans want action more than they want bipartisanship.

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