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Opinion roundup from the Left: Why Harvard dropped Chelsea Manning; the ghost of Comey; Jemele vs. Donald

NEW YORK, NY - MAY 28: ESPN columnist Jemele Hill attends the Paley Prize Gala honoring ESPN's 35th anniversary presented by Roc Nation Sports on May 28, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for Paley Center for Media)

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NEW YORK, NY - MAY 28: ESPN columnist Jemele Hill attends the Paley Prize Gala honoring ESPN's 35th anniversary presented by Roc Nation Sports on May 28, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for Paley Center for Media)
By Debbie Lord for The Atlanta Journal Constitution
Sept 18, 2017

A roundup of editorials Monday includes a look at why Harvard asked Chelsea Manning to take a fellowship then took it back; what ESPN’s Jemele Hill said about President Donald Trump and what James Comey’s role was in this presidential election.

Here are some opinions from the Left.

1. Comey plagues Trump and haunts Clinton

From The Daily Beast: Margaret Carlson wonders if former FBI Director James Comey cost both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump the presidency?

2. Since he walks like a racist and talks like a racist …

From The Miami Herald: Leonard Pitts Jr. asks what was so wrong with tweets from ESPN’s Jemele Hill that said Trump is a racist.

3. A double standard at Harvard?

From The Boston Globe: Two questions: Why was Chelsea Manning booted from a politics fellowship at Harvard and why was Manning asked to participate in the first place?

Click here to read some opinions from the Right. 

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