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Charlotte Plantive

Charlotte Plantive covers courts and justice in Washington, D. C. for Agence France-Presse (AFP). Her work has also appeared in Business Insider, Yahoo, New Zealand Herald, Times of Israel, Dawn, La Presse, Journal de Montreal, Le Télégramme, and El Nuevo Herald.

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Blasey Ford Cued Survivors to Speak out, from Jeff Flake's Elevator to Alyssa Milano

Blasey Ford Cued Survivors to Speak out, from Jeff Flake’s Elevator to Alyssa Milano

Charlotte Plantive

By Charlotte PLANTIVE | – Washington (AFP) – The dramatic Senate testimony of university professor Christine Blasey Ford, who accused Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexually assaulting her, has sparked a surge in calls to abuse hotlines — and a moment of reckoning for women confronting their own painful memories. CBS News: “Sen. Jeff […]

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