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ATLANTA (AP) — Jimmy Carter, the peanut farmer who tried to restore virtue to the White House after the Watergate scandal and Vietnam War, then rebounded from a landslide defeat to become a global advocate of human rights and democracy, has died. He was 100 years old . The Carter Center said the 39th president died Sunday afternoon, more than a year after entering hospice care , at his home in Plains, Georgia, where he and his wife, Rosalynn, who died in November 2023, lived most of their lives. The center said he died peacefully, surrounded by his family. As reaction poured in from around the world, President Joe Biden mourned Carter’s death, saying the world lost an “extraordinary leader, statesman and humanitarian” and he lost a dear friend. Biden cited Carter’s compassion and moral clarity, his work to eradicate disease, forge peace, advance civil and human rights, promote free and fair elections, house the homeless and advocacy for the disadvantaged as an example for others. “To all of the young people in this nation and for anyone in search of what it means to live a life of purpose and meaning – the good life – study Jimmy Carter, a man of principle, faith, and humility,” Biden said in a statement. “He showed that we are a great nation because we are a good people – decent and honorable, courageous and compassionate, humble and strong.” Biden said he is ordering a state funeral for Carter in Washington. A moderate Democrat, Carter ran for president in 1976 as a little-known Georgia governor with a broad grin, effusive Baptist faith and technocratic plans for efficient government. His promise to never deceive the American people resonated after Richard Nixon’s disgrace and U.S. defeat in southeast Asia. “If I ever lie to you, if I ever make a misleading statement, don’t vote for me. I would not deserve to be your president,” Carter said. Carter’s victory over Republican Gerald Ford, whose fortunes fell after pardoning Nixon, came amid Cold War pressures, turbulent oil markets and social upheaval over race, women’s rights and America’s role in the world. His achievements included brokering Mideast peace by keeping Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin at Camp David for 13 days in 1978. But his coalition splintered under double-digit inflation and the 444-day hostage crisis in Iran. His negotiations ultimately brought all the hostages home alive, but in a final insult, Iran didn’t release them until the inauguration of Ronald Reagan, who had trounced him in the 1980 election. Humbled and back home in Georgia, Carter said his faith demanded that he keep doing whatever he could, for as long as he could, to try to make a difference. He and Rosalynn co-founded The Carter Center in 1982 and spent the next 40 years traveling the world as peacemakers, human rights advocates and champions of democracy and public health. Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002, Carter helped ease nuclear tensions in North and South Korea, avert a U.S. invasion of Haiti and negotiate cease-fires in Bosnia and Sudan. By 2022, the center had monitored at least 113 elections around the world. Carter was determined to eradicate guinea worm infections as one of many health initiatives. Swinging hammers into their 90s, the Carters built homes with Habitat for Humanity. The common observation that he was better as an ex-president rankled Carter. His allies were pleased that he lived long enough to see biographers and historians revisit his presidency and declare it more impactful than many understood at the time. Propelled in 1976 by voters in Iowa and then across the South, Carter ran a no-frills campaign. Americans were captivated by the earnest engineer, and while an election-year Playboy interview drew snickers when he said he “had looked on many women with lust. I’ve committed adultery in my heart many times,” voters tired of political cynicism found it endearing. The first family set an informal tone in the White House, carrying their own luggage, trying to silence the Marine Band’s traditional “Hail to the Chief" and enrolling daughter, Amy, in public schools. Carter was lampooned for wearing a cardigan and urging Americans to turn down their thermostats. But Carter set the stage for an economic revival and sharply reduced America's dependence on foreign oil by deregulating the energy industry along with airlines, trains and trucking. He established the departments of Energy and Education, appointed record numbers of women and nonwhites to federal posts, preserved millions of acres of Alaskan wilderness and pardoned most Vietnam draft evaders. Emphasizing human rights , he ended most support for military dictators and took on bribery by multinational corporations by signing the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. He persuaded the Senate to ratify the Panama Canal treaties and normalized relations with China, an outgrowth of Nixon’s outreach to Beijing. But crippling turns in foreign affairs took their toll. When OPEC hiked crude prices, making drivers line up for gasoline as inflation spiked to 11%, Carter tried to encourage Americans to overcome “a crisis of confidence.” Many voters lost confidence in Carter instead after the infamous address that media dubbed his “malaise" speech, even though he never used that word. After Carter reluctantly agreed to admit the exiled Shah of Iran to the U.S. for medical treatment, the American Embassy in Tehran was overrun in 1979. Negotiations to quickly free the hostages broke down, and then eight Americans died when a top-secret military rescue attempt failed. Carter also had to reverse course on the SALT II nuclear arms treaty after the Soviets invaded Afghanistan in 1979. Though historians would later credit Carter's diplomatic efforts for hastening the end of the Cold war, Republicans labeled his soft power weak. Reagan’s “make America great again” appeals resonated, and he beat Carter in all but six states. Born Oct. 1, 1924, James Earl Carter Jr. married fellow Plains native Rosalynn Smith in 1946, the year he graduated from the Naval Academy. He brought his young family back to Plains after his father died, abandoning his Navy career, and they soon turned their ambitions to politics . Carter reached the state Senate in 1962. After rural white and Black voters elected him governor in 1970, he drew national attention by declaring that “the time for racial discrimination is over.” Carter published more than 30 books and remained influential as his center turned its democracy advocacy onto U.S. politics, monitoring an audit of Georgia’s 2020 presidential election results. After a 2015 cancer diagnosis, Carter said he felt “perfectly at ease with whatever comes.” “I’ve had a wonderful life,” he said. “I’ve had thousands of friends, I’ve had an exciting, adventurous and gratifying existence.” Sanz is a former Associated Press reporter.

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PHOENIX - The Arizona Senate Republicans have once again hired Gina Swoboda, now the state GOP chair, as a consultant to advise on election-related legislation. This renewal of her contract comes as Swoboda’s profile in state politics continues to grow following her leadership role in securing significant Republican electoral gains in Arizona during the 2024 cycle. Republicans picked up Arizona’s 11 electoral votes, kept their 6-3 advantage for Congress, took complete control over the Corporation Commission, gained seats in the Arizona House and Senate, picked up the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office and held the Board of Supervisors’ 4-1 GOP advantage, all with Swoboda at the helm of the party.OMAHA — Creighton did it again. In an in-state women’s college basketball series with Nebraska largely dictated by what happens beyond the 3-point arc, the Jays rallied with six 3-pointers in the fourth quarter to beat No. 21 Nebraska 80-74 on Friday at Sokol Arena. At one point in the fourth quarter, the Jays made four straight 3-pointers. The Jays were 6 for 9 on threes in the fourth quarter and 13 for 29 for the game to give Nebraska its first loss to the season. The Jays outscored Nebraska by 24 points on 3-pointers. Creighton has won three straight in the series. Lauren Jensen had a game-high 31 points for the Jays with four 3s. Morgan Maly, a senior from Crete, scored 18. Alexis Markowski worked really hard for Nebraska, finishing with 26 points and 12 rebounds and calling for the ball inside where she often had an advantage. People are also reading... Recap: Here's how Joey Graziadei will win 'Dancing with the Stars' At the courthouse, Nov. 16, 2024 Zitel bound over to district court in death of child They fell in love with Beatrice. So they opened a store in downtown. 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Molly Mogensen had the first one, and Jensen the second for her fourth of the game. When Mogensen made another three the Jays led 72-66. The Jays sealed the deal when Prince missed a 3-pointer with seven seconds left and the Jays made their free throws. Nebraska led 22-19 after the first quarter. It was an entertaining start. The game started with Markowski going at Maly inside the paint, the Nebraska natives who played in the same club in Lincoln. There were five combined 3-pointers, with three for the Jays and two for Nebraska (each from Prince). Creighton used a 13-2 run that included three 3-pointers to take a 15-8 lead. But Nebraska got back in it with a steal and layup from Allison Weidner and a take to the basket from Callin Hake. Creighton added two more 3-pointers in the second quarter, but Nebraska was able to keep a lead at halftime 37-35. Reach the writer at 402-473-7435 or bwagner@journalstar.com . On Twitter @LJSSportsWagner. 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Paris: A divided Parliament, a Prime Minister in difficulty, a stalled budget, a President in a political limbo since the dissolution and re-election of his government; there is a general sentiment in the air that the French President, Emmanuel Macron needs to resign. There have been several calls for his resignation in the recent days. Earlier this week, Jean-François Copé, a French politician of the right-wing political party, Les Républicains called for the organisation of an early presidential election, gauging that French President Emmanuel Macron will not be able to continue till 2027 which is the end of his mandate, given the current political situation. The general budget rapporteur in the National Assembly, Charles de Courson from the Les Centristes party also told the press this week that “the only solution to respond to the political chaos caused by the dissolution of the National Assembly would be a resignation of the President of the Republic.” The extreme right National Rally’s MP, Sébastien Chenu also echoed a similar opinion. The latest to sound the ‘knell of resignation’ was Manuel Bompard, the coordinator of the left-wing party, La France Insoumise (LFI) He sent a letter this Friday to the Home Minister, Bruno Retailleau to find out the modalities of organising an early Presidential election. Prime Minister Michel Barnier's government that has been formed with a lot of hiccups owing to political deadlock is under a serious threat of a motion of no confidence. The left-wing parties and the National Rally are vehemently opposing Barnier’s government on the budget texts currently being debated in Parliament. LFI is again trying to bring about a new impeachment procedure against Macron, after their first attempt was rejected in early October. According to a poll carried out by a French research and analysis institute, ELABE, 63% of the French are in favour of the resignation of Emmanuel Macron. This opinion is widely shared by National Rally voters (83%) and those of the left-wing parties that make up the coalition New Popular Front (76%), but also by a portion of Les Républicains voters (48%) and surprisingly even 27% of those of Macron’s own coalition, Ensemble pour la République . Even though the French President’s resignation is currently only hypothetical, the French Constitution does allow for the head of state to leave office. While the Constitution does not specifically mention this scenario, there is nothing written to thwart it. However, it clearly defines the deadline for organising early presidential elections. In the event of death or resignation of a President, elections must be held at least twenty days and at most thirty-five days after the start of the presidential vacancy. During this period, the presidential functions are exercised by the President of the Senate which is the Upper House of the French Parliament. According to the law on the presidential election by universal suffrage, the government must publish the list of candidates at least fifteen days before the first round of voting. Although the next French presidential election is officially only in April 2027, several politicians have already declared themselves candidates in recent months. Marine Le Pen is but of course the natural choice of the National Rally. Unfortunately for Le Pen, the threat of ineligibility looms over her if convicted in the current EU public funds embezzlement trial. If she is ousted from the race, the President of the National Rally, the young Jordan Bardella will replace her as Presidential candidate. Edouard Philippe, Emmanuel Macron's former Prime Minister has also officially declared himself a candidate. Xavier Bertrand of the right-wing party, Les Republicains is another candidate. As for the left-wing parties, no candidate has come forth. However, several leftist supporters would like to see Jean-Luc Mélenchon of the LFI run for President who himself has hinted that he may be vying for the Presidential throne.DUP minister rejected suggestion licensing laws could be relaxed for jubilee

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