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gun_control_and_gun_rights
Washington Times
22
http://www.washingtontimes.com/blog/inside-politics/2013/jun/20/sen-joe-manchin-wide-open-finding-comfort-level-gu/
Gun control: Good for law-abiding Americans, bad for the 'insane,' Manchin says
2013-06-20
Sen. Joe Manchin III , West Virginia Democrat , said Thursday he is “ wide open ” to helping accommodate senators wary about his efforts to pass gun-purchase background check legislation , but that he ’ s not going to create any holes . “ I ’ m not going to create any holes on background checks ; I think we need to str...
Sen. Joe Manchin III, West Virginia Democrat, said Thursday he is “wide open” to helping accommodate senators wary about his efforts to pass gun-purchase background check legislation, but that he’s not going to create any holes. “I’m not going to create any holes on background checks; I think we need to strengthen our...
www.washingtontimes.com
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trade
Guest Writer - Left
00
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/23/opinion/trump-unfair-trade-china.html
OPINION: How Trump Should Address Unfair Trade With China
2018-10-23
Robert E. Scott
The second fact is that currency misalignment — not trade deals — is the single most important driver of growing United States trade deficits . From 1997 to 2014 , China purchased $ 4 trillion in United States Treasury bills and other assets to bid up the value of the dollar relative to the Chinese yuan . ( China sold ...
The second fact is that currency misalignment — not trade deals — is the single most important driver of growing United States trade deficits. From 1997 to 2014, China purchased $4 trillion in United States Treasury bills and other assets to bid up the value of the dollar relative to the Chinese yuan. (China sold some ...
www.nytimes.com
0left
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terrorism
NPR Online News
11
http://www.npr.org/2015/12/21/460281332/obama-makes-no-apologies-for-fighting-isis-within-american-values
Obama Makes 'No Apologies' For Fighting ISIS Within 'American Values'
2015-12-21
Amita Kelly, President Obama
Obama Makes 'No Apologies ' For Fighting ISIS Within 'American Values ' Stressing that his administration has `` been at this for a long time , '' President Obama launched a forceful defense of his strategy against ISIS in a year-end interview with NPR . He makes `` no apologies , '' he said , for wanting to target ter...
Obama Makes 'No Apologies' For Fighting ISIS Within 'American Values' Stressing that his administration has "been at this for a long time," President Obama launched a forceful defense of his strategy against ISIS in a year-end interview with NPR. He makes "no apologies," he said, for wanting to target terror groups "a...
www.npr.org
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gun_control_and_gun_rights
Washington Times
22
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/dec/23/nra-chief-enforce-the-existing-gun-laws/
NRA chief: Enforce the existing gun laws LaPier
2012-12-23
David Sherfinski
The National Rifle Association does not plan to support any new gun control measures in the wake of the shooting rampage in Newtown , Conn. , the head of the organization said Sunday , arguing that the government should vigorously enforce laws already on the books and reiterating the group ’ s push for more armed guard...
The National Rifle Association does not plan to support any new gun control measures in the wake of the shooting rampage in Newtown, Conn., the head of the organization said Sunday, arguing that the government should vigorously enforce laws already on the books and reiterating the group’s push for more armed guards in ...
www.washingtontimes.com
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national_security
The Hill
11
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/435556-mueller-delivers-a-win-for-trump-five-takeaways
Mueller delivers a win for Trump — Five Takeaways
2019-03-24
There was relief for the White House and frustration for President Trump Donald John TrumpGOP senators balk at lengthy impeachment trial Warren goes local in race to build 2020 movement 2020 Democrats make play for veterans ' votes MORE ’ s foes on Sunday when a summary of special counsel Robert Mueller Robert ( Bob ) ...
There was relief for the White House and frustration for President Trump Donald John TrumpGOP senators balk at lengthy impeachment trial Warren goes local in race to build 2020 movement 2020 Democrats make play for veterans' votes MORE’s foes on Sunday when a summary of special counsel Robert Mueller Robert (Bob) Swan ...
www.thehill.com
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fiscal_cliff
NPR Online News
11
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2012/12/20/167688360/todays-plan-b-vote-part-of-posturing-or-a-push-over-the-fiscal-cliff
Today's 'Plan B' Vote: Part Of Posturing Or A Push Over The 'Fiscal Cliff?'
2012-12-20
Mark Memmott
Today 's 'Plan B ' Vote : Part Of Posturing Or A Push Over The 'Fiscal Cliff ? ' With the House set to vote this afternoon on Republicans ' `` Plan B '' for avoiding the so-called fiscal cliff , the questions that have been asked every day for weeks are being asked yet again , with added urgency : Are we headed over th...
Today's 'Plan B' Vote: Part Of Posturing Or A Push Over The 'Fiscal Cliff?' toggle caption Mandel Ngan (of Obama); Kevin Dietsch (of Boehner)/AFP/Getty Images and UPI/Landov With the House set to vote this afternoon on Republicans' "Plan B" for avoiding the so-called fiscal cliff, the questions that have been asked e...
www.npr.org
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healthcare
Fox News
22
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/10/24/crash-and-burn-lawmakers-grill-obamacare-website-contractors/
'System Is Working'? Contractors play down ObamaCare site problems, pass blame
2013-10-24
The finger-pointing was in full swing Thursday at a tense Capitol Hill hearing where the contractors behind the botched ObamaCare website defended their work and claimed the government failed to properly test the system before launch . The contractors faced tough questioning from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle , ...
The finger-pointing was in full swing Thursday at a tense Capitol Hill hearing where the contractors behind the botched ObamaCare website defended their work and claimed the government failed to properly test the system before launch. The contractors faced tough questioning from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle, w...
www.foxnews.com
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economy_and_jobs
Bloomberg
11
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-03-08/job-gains-ease-deficit-urgency-even-as-two-sides-ready-for-fight.html
Job Gains Ease Urgency in Talks on Deficit Reduction
2013-03-08
Mike Dorning
An improving jobs picture and soaring stock market are likely to ease pressure on President Barack Obama and congressional Republicans to resolve a budget standoff , even as both sides prepare for a long struggle . A U.S. Labor Department report yesterday showed the unemployment rate last month dropped to 7.7 percent ,...
SHARE THIS ARTICLE Share Tweet Post Email An improving jobs picture and soaring stock market are likely to ease pressure on President Barack Obama and congressional Republicans to resolve a budget standoff, even as both sides prepare for a long struggle. A U.S. Labor Department report yesterday showed the unemploymen...
www.bloomberg.com
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defense
Politico
00
http://www.politico.com/story/2013/01/hagel-pick-final-snub-of-george-w-bush-85932.html?hp=t1
Chuck Hagel pick: Final snub of George W. Bush
2013-01-09
Alexander Burns
The nomination of Hagel ( left ) may be Obama ’ s biggest shift from Bush 's national security tenets . Final snub of George W. Bush The final insult to George W. Bush ’ s foreign policy may have come in the form of a Republican ex-senator from Nebraska . Chuck Hagel ’ s nomination for secretary of defense has stirred ...
The nomination of Hagel (left) may be Obama’s biggest shift from Bush's national security tenets. Final snub of George W. Bush The final insult to George W. Bush’s foreign policy may have come in the form of a Republican ex-senator from Nebraska. Chuck Hagel’s nomination for secretary of defense has stirred oppositio...
www.politico.com
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politics
Guest Writer - Right
22
https://www.nationalreview.com/magazine/2019/06/03/socialism-is-not-democratic/
OPINION: Socialism Is Not Democratic
2019-06-03
Rich Lowry, Joshua Muravchik, Jeffrey Tucker, Kevin D. Williamson, "John OSullivan", Pascal-Emmanuel Gobry, Andrew Stuttaford, Shawn Regan, Avik Roy
Back in 2011 , while covering Occupy Wall Street , I was accosted by a man wearing a large cardboard box . On this box , which he wore around his torso as might a child pretending to be a robot , he had scribbled down a theory that , at first glance , seemed more sophisticated than most that were on display . “ Hey , m...
Cuba, 2016 (Ioanna Sakellaraki/Barcroft Im/Barcroft Media via Getty Images) Nor is it compatible with the Constitution Back in 2011, while covering Occupy Wall Street, I was accosted by a man wearing a large cardboard box. On this box, which he wore around his torso as might a child pretending to be a robot, he had s...
www.nationalreview.com
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role_of_government
Reason
22
https://reason.com/reasontv/2017/08/28/libertarians-trust-government
Why Libertarians Should Want *More* Trust in Government
2017-08-28
Nick Gillespie, Todd Krainin, Elizabeth Nolan Brown, Josh Blackman, Charles Oliver, John Stossel, Eric Boehm, Shikha Dalmia
According to Gallup and most other other polling organizations , Americans have record or near-record low rates of confidence in government . Just 39 percent of us approved of Donald Trump 's performance in his second quarter as president , almost 25 points off the historical average . A mere 36 percent have a lot of f...
According to Gallup and most other other polling organizations, Americans have record or near-record low rates of confidence in government. Just 39 percent of us approved of Donald Trump's performance in his second quarter as president, almost 25 points off the historical average. A mere 36 percent have a lot of faith...
www.reason.com
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us_senate
CNN (Web News)
00
http://www.cnn.com/2012/06/07/politics/white-house-leaks/index.html
Congressional leaders to meet with intelligence chief on leaks
2012-06-07
Tom Cohen
Story highlights White House `` blatantly political '' on national security issues , McCain says Congressional leaders seek to halt increasing leaks of classified information The White House denies GOP allegations it authorized leaks for political gain Congressional leaders agreed Thursday on the need for a full invest...
Story highlights White House "blatantly political" on national security issues, McCain says U.S. attorney in Washington is investigating, Sen. Feinstein says Congressional leaders seek to halt increasing leaks of classified information The White House denies GOP allegations it authorized leaks for political gain Co...
www.cnn.com
0left
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politics
Christian Science Monitor
11
http://www.csmonitor.com/Business/Latest-News-Wires/2014/0121/Why-Bob-McDonnell-Virginia-s-ex-governor-was-indicted-video
Why Bob McDonnell, Virginia's ex-governor, was indicted (+video)
2014-01-21
David Ingram, Gary Robertson
Former Virginia governor Robert McDonnell and his wife were indicted on Tuesday by a federal grand jury and charged with accepting bribes in the form of money and gifts from the chief executive of a dietary supplements maker . An indictment with 14 counts was filed in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Vir...
Former Virginia governor Robert McDonnell and his wife were indicted on Tuesday by a federal grand jury and charged with accepting bribes in the form of money and gifts from the chief executive of a dietary supplements maker. An indictment with 14 counts was filed in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Vir...
www.csmonitor.com
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sexual_misconduct
BBC News
11
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-51389431
Mass drug rape charges to be dropped against US surgeon and girlfriend
Charges against a California couple accused of sexually assaulting `` hundreds '' of women will be dropped due to lack of evidence , officials said . Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer accused his predecessor of mishandling the case and using it to aid his re-election bid . In 2018 , prosecutors said they fou...
Image copyright Police handout Image caption Cerissa Riley and Grant Robicheaux had denied all the allegations Charges against a California couple accused of sexually assaulting "hundreds" of women will be dropped due to lack of evidence, officials said. Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer accused his predec...
www.bbc.com
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free_speech
Washington Times
22
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/may/30/university-illinois-urbana-champaign-sued-policies/
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign sued for policies punishing free speech
2019-05-30
Christopher Vondracek
A lawsuit accuses the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign of stifling free speech by “ weaponizing ” anti-bias measures against students who have attended pro-Israel rallies , advocated for the reinstatement of an American Indian school mascot and supported a pro-Trump , anti-immigration demonstration on campus ...
A lawsuit accuses the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign of stifling free speech by “weaponizing” anti-bias measures against students who have attended pro-Israel rallies, advocated for the reinstatement of an American Indian school mascot and supported a pro-Trump, anti-immigration demonstration on campus. Th...
www.washingtontimes.com
1right
o8jIPJ7mhcKr55XO
elections
Christian Science Monitor
11
http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/DC-Decoder/2014/1008/Barack-who-Democrats-flee-Obama-in-Tuesday-Senate-debates
Barack who? Democrats flee Obama in Tuesday Senate debates.
2014-10-08
Linda Feldmann
Four weeks before Election Day , the specter of President Obama is everywhere – Colorado , Georgia , North Carolina , Virginia , West Virginia . In debate after debate Tuesday , Republicans inserted the unpopular president into the conversation early and often , goading Democratic Senate candidates into distancing them...
Four weeks before Election Day, the specter of President Obama is everywhere – Colorado, Georgia, North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia. In debate after debate Tuesday, Republicans inserted the unpopular president into the conversation early and often, goading Democratic Senate candidates into distancing themselves f...
www.csmonitor.com
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politics
USA TODAY
11
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2016/11/18/who-has-trump-appointed-his-cabinet-so-far/94075950/
Who has Trump picked for his Cabinet so far?
2016-11-18
President-elect Donald Trump is continuing to announce his choices for Cabinet slots and other senior positions . Here 's our running list : The Montana congressman is a member of the House Natural Resources and Armed Services committees . The former Navy SEAL was an early supporter of Trump 's and has been mentioned a...
Eliza Collins USA TODAY President-elect Donald Trump is continuing to announce his choices for Cabinet slots and other senior positions. Here's our running list: The Cabinet Ryan Zinke, Interior secretary The Montana congressman is a member of the House Natural Resources and Armed Services committees. The former N...
www.usatoday.com
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white_house
CNN (Web News)
00
https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/12/politics/fauci-trump-coronavirus/index.html
White House takes aim at Fauci as he disagrees with Trump on virus
2020-07-12
Kristen Holmes, Kaitlan Collins
Washington ( CNN ) The White House is making a concerted effort to discredit Dr. Anthony Fauci as he becomes increasingly vocal about his concerns over reopening the country amid a national surge in coronavirus cases . The moves to undercut Fauci come just days after he gave an unvarnished look at his relationship with...
Washington (CNN) The White House is making a concerted effort to discredit Dr. Anthony Fauci as he becomes increasingly vocal about his concerns over reopening the country amid a national surge in coronavirus cases. The moves to undercut Fauci come just days after he gave an unvarnished look at his relationship with Pr...
www.cnn.com
0left
TM2Apk9USqAn094L
sexual_misconduct
Reason
22
http://reason.com/blog/2018/08/20/asia-argento-me-too-sexual-assault
Sexual Assault Accusation Against #MeToo Hero Asia Argento Relies on Uncommon Age of Consent Law
2018-08-20
Christian Britschgi, Josh Blackman, Xander Peters, Cosmo Wenman, Joe Setyon, Zuri Davis
Asia Argento , an Italian actress and director who helped bring down Harvey Weinstein and launch the # MeToo movement , paid $ 380,000 to an underage actor with whom she had a sexual relationship in 2013 . That actor , Jimmy Bennett , was 17 at the time , and he viewed Argento as a mother figure . Years later , after s...
Asia Argento, an Italian actress and director who helped bring down Harvey Weinstein and launch the #MeToo movement, paid $380,000 to an underage actor with whom she had a sexual relationship in 2013. That actor, Jimmy Bennett, was 17 at the time, and he viewed Argento as a mother figure. Years later, after she became...
www.reason.com
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politics
Politico
00
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/05/28/booker-trump-impeachment-238898
Booker: 'I’m not going to rush to impeachment'
2017-05-28
Cristiano Lima
Sen. Cory Booker said what was needed now was an `` objective assessment of facts , '' and not a `` re-litigation '' of the 2016 presidential election . | AP Photo Booker : ' I ’ m not going to rush to impeachment ' Sen. Cory Booker preached patience in the ongoing investigations into Russian election interference and ...
Sen. Cory Booker said what was needed now was an "objective assessment of facts," and not a "re-litigation" of the 2016 presidential election. | AP Photo Booker: 'I’m not going to rush to impeachment' Sen. Cory Booker preached patience in the ongoing investigations into Russian election interference and potential ties...
www.politico.com
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europe
The Week - News
11
http://theweek.com/articles/564805/greeks-voted-end-national-humiliation-now-time-europe-cut-better-deal
The Greeks voted to end their national humiliation. Now it's time for Europe to cut them a better deal.
2015-07-07
Ryan Cooper, Brendan Morrow, Joel Mathis, Catherine Garcia
This weekend , the Greek people voted in a referendum on whether to accept the terms of the latest bailout offer from the eurozone brass . The offer had been withdrawn by the time of the vote , but Greeks voted to reject it anyway , by a nearly 23-point margin , showing that bald threats from top eurozone elites had ba...
ADVERTISEMENT This weekend, the Greek people voted in a referendum on whether to accept the terms of the latest bailout offer from the eurozone brass. The offer had been withdrawn by the time of the vote, but Greeks voted to reject it anyway, by a nearly 23-point margin, showing that bald threats from top eurozone eli...
www.theweek.com
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treasury
Fox Online News
22
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/02/13/sessions-puts-lew-on-trial-for-budget-bluff/
Sessions Puts Lew on Trial for Budget Bluff
2013-02-13
Chris Stirewalt, In July Of
“ It ’ s an accurate statement that our current spending will not be increasing the debt… We ’ ve stopped spending money that we don ’ t have . ” -- Jack Lew , then director of the Office of Management and Budget , in Feb. 16 , 2011 testimony before the Senate Budget Committee . How does a budget blueprint that would a...
“It’s an accurate statement that our current spending will not be increasing the debt… We’ve stopped spending money that we don’t have.” -- Jack Lew, then director of the Office of Management and Budget, in Feb. 16, 2011 testimony before the Senate Budget Committee. How does a budget blueprint that would add $13 tril...
www.foxnews.com
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us_senate
CNN (Web News)
00
http://www.cnn.com/2014/12/12/politics/mccain-politics-2016/index.html?hpt=po_c2
McCain says "most likely" running for re-election
2014-12-12
Stephen Collinson
Story highlights McCain edges closer than ever to 2016 campaign Says would be `` foolish '' not to expect tough primary challenge John McCain says he is `` most likely '' running for re-election in 2016 , but is aware that he will be a top target for conservative groups gunning for establishment Republicans in primarie...
Story highlights McCain edges closer than ever to 2016 campaign Says would be "foolish" not to expect tough primary challenge John McCain says he is "most likely" running for re-election in 2016, but is aware that he will be a top target for conservative groups gunning for establishment Republicans in primaries. In ...
www.cnn.com
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politics
Fox Online News
22
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/07/05/watchdog-says-maxine-waters-inciting-mob-violence-presses-ethics-complaint.html
Watchdog says Maxine Waters inciting 'mob violence,' presses ethics complaint
2018-07-05
Adam Shaw
The head of a conservative watchdog group said Thursday that Democratic Rep. Maxine Waters is inciting `` mob violence '' with her call for protesters to confront Trump officials in public , as he urged a formal ethics investigation on Capitol Hill . `` When you ’ re out there ... inciting mob violence against sitting ...
The head of a conservative watchdog group said Thursday that Democratic Rep. Maxine Waters is inciting "mob violence" with her call for protesters to confront Trump officials in public, as he urged a formal ethics investigation on Capitol Hill. "When you’re out there ... inciting mob violence against sitting Trump Cab...
www.foxnews.com
1right
1pCUYmZi6fSkRLIv
elections
Townhall
22
http://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2012/07/16/romney_hits_obama_camp_over_discredited_attacks_ap_oddly_silent_on_facts
Romney Hits Obama Camp Over Discredited Attacks, AP Oddly Silent on Facts
2012-07-16
Guy Benson, Matt Vespa, Beth Baumann, Julio Rosas
As well he should . Independent fact-checkers have rendered multiple verdicts on the subjects of Bain , Romney and outsourcing , and Obama keeps lying , unfazed . As Chicago unleashes yet another negative ad premised on repeatedly discredited claims , Boston is firing back with a new spot of its own : This is n't a bad...
As well he should. Independent fact-checkers have rendered multiple verdicts on the subjects of Bain, Romney and outsourcing, and Obama keeps lying, unfazed. As Chicago unleashes yet another negative ad premised on repeatedly discredited claims, Boston is firing back with a new spot of its own: This isn't a bad of...
www.townhall.com
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middle_east
USA TODAY
11
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2015/10/18/obama-iran-nuclear-sanctions-waivers-treasury-jcpoa/74146108/
Treasury will begin issuing Iran sanctions waivers under Obama order
2015-10-18
Gregory Korte
CLOSE It 's been 90 days since the U.N. approved the Iran Nuclear Deal , which means the country is now tasked with reducing its nuclear program . Video provided by Newsy Newslook WASHINGTON — President Obama signed an order Sunday directing his administration to begin issuing waivers to Iran nuclear sanctions — but th...
CLOSE It's been 90 days since the U.N. approved the Iran Nuclear Deal, which means the country is now tasked with reducing its nuclear program. Video provided by Newsy Newslook President Obama speaks as Secretary of State John Kerry listens during a meeting with veterans and Gold Star Mothers at the White House Sept. ...
www.usatoday.com
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violence_in_america
USA TODAY
11
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/12/03/louis-head-apology-burn/19827121/
Michael Brown's stepfather apologizes for violent rant
2014-12-03
Michael Brown 's stepfather apologized Wednesday for his angry rant the night authorities announced a grand jury 's decision not to charge a white police officer for fatally shooting Brown in August . Louis Head , however , issued a statement saying he is being unfairly blamed for the rioting that followed his outburst...
Yamiche Alcindor, and John Bacon USA TODAY Michael Brown's stepfather apologized Wednesday for his angry rant the night authorities announced a grand jury's decision not to charge a white police officer for fatally shooting Brown in August. Louis Head, however, issued a statement saying he is being unfairly blamed f...
www.usatoday.com
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palestine
Slate
00
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2019/08/palestine-freshman-study-visa-harvard-immigration-revoked-deported.html
A Palestinian Freshman Arrived in the U.S. to Study at Harvard. Immigration Officials Revoked His Visa and Deported Him.
2019-08-27
Elliot Hannon
With classes scheduled to start next week , incoming Harvard freshman Ismail B. Ajjawi , like many of his fellow students , was set to arrive on campus for the first time this week . But the 17-year-old Palestinian ’ s hard-won education at perhaps the world ’ s preeminent university is now in doubt . American immigrat...
Harvard Yard viewed on Nov. 16, 2015, in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Scott Eisen/Getty Images With classes scheduled to start next week, incoming Harvard freshman Ismail B. Ajjawi, like many of his fellow students, was set to arrive on campus for the first time this week. But the 17-year-old Palestinian’s hard-won educa...
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economic_policy
Guest Writer - Right
22
https://reason.com/2019/06/13/trumps-tariffs-hurt-american-freedom-and-prosperity/
OPINION: Trump's Tariffs Hurt American Freedom and Prosperity
2019-06-13
Veronique De Rugy, Brian Doherty, Ronald Bailey, Eric Boehm, Billy Binion, Christian Britschgi, Joe Setyon, Zuri Davis
The air always swirls with popular myths that , when repeated constantly , are taken by some to be indisputably true . One such myth today is that President Donald Trump is unique among presidents in standing up firmly to the Chinese and other foreigners to stop them from harming us economically with their import restr...
The air always swirls with popular myths that, when repeated constantly, are taken by some to be indisputably true. One such myth today is that President Donald Trump is unique among presidents in standing up firmly to the Chinese and other foreigners to stop them from harming us economically with their import restrict...
www.reason.com
1right
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elections
New York Times - News
00
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/01/opinion/romney-is-caught-between-neoconservatives-and-neo-isolationists.html
OPINION: Republicans, in Search of a Foreign Policy
2012-09-01
Brian Katulis
Not cybersecurity . Squabbling among Republicans in Congress helped prevent the adoption of legislation this summer to enhance our technological defenses and protect infrastructure from digital attack . Not diplomacy . The Congressional debate over the Law of the Sea Treaty this year , like the 2010 debate over the New...
Not cybersecurity. Squabbling among Republicans in Congress helped prevent the adoption of legislation this summer to enhance our technological defenses and protect infrastructure from digital attack. Not diplomacy. The Congressional debate over the Law of the Sea Treaty this year, like the 2010 debate over the New St...
www.nytimes.com
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TgatYUNBynSrYCUR
immigration
National Review
22
https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/03/immigration-policy-help-build-futures-in-their-own-land/
Is Immigration Good for Immigrants?
2018-03-16
Luma Simms, Kyle Smith, Andrew C. Mccarthy, Luke Thompson, Zachary Evans, Jordan Sillars, Jay Nordlinger, Kevin D. Williamson, Tobias Hoonhout, John Mccormack
A “ Refugees Welcome ” mat at an immigration rally in New York , City , March 3 , 2017 . ( Carlo Allegri/Reuters ) Some people would prefer to remain safely in the land where they were born . As of mid January , there were five immigration proposals before Congress ; here they are gathered in one chart so we can easily...
A “Refugees Welcome” mat at an immigration rally in New York, City, March 3, 2017. (Carlo Allegri/Reuters) Some people would prefer to remain safely in the land where they were born. As of mid January, there were five immigration proposals before Congress; here they are gathered in one chart so we can easily compare ...
www.nationalreview.com
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politics
Fox Online News
22
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/04/16/comey-calls-trump-morally-unfit-to-be-president-says-wouldnt-have-changed-handling-clinton-probe.html
Comey calls Trump 'morally unfit to be president,' says he wouldn't have changed handling of Clinton probe
2018-04-16
Barnini Chakraborty
In his first interview since being fired , former FBI Director James Comey described President Trump as an ego-driven liar who treats women like “ meat ” and is “ morally unfit to be president . ” “ I don ’ t think he ’ s medically unfit to be president . I think he ’ s morally unfit to be president , ” Comey said in a...
In his first interview since being fired, former FBI Director James Comey described President Trump as an ego-driven liar who treats women like “meat” and is “morally unfit to be president.” “I don’t think he’s medically unfit to be president. I think he’s morally unfit to be president,” Comey said in a wide-ranging s...
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middle_east
Reason
22
http://reason.com/archives/2018/09/05/trump-isnt-winning-in-afghanistan
Trump Isn't Winning in Afghanistan
2018-09-05
Bonnie Kristian, Charles Oliver, John Stossel, Jacob Sullum, Jonathan H. Adler, Elizabeth Nolan Brown, Shikha Dalmia, Eric Boehm
The Trump administration is optimistic about Afghanistan . Since the president a year ago introduced his plan—putting more U.S. boots on the ground and committing to our fifth round of re-entrenchment in America 's longest war—the conflict has been punctuated by a key milestone : its first ceasefire since 2001 . That b...
The Trump administration is optimistic about Afghanistan. Since the president a year ago introduced his plan—putting more U.S. boots on the ground and committing to our fifth round of re-entrenchment in America's longest war—the conflict has been punctuated by a key milestone: its first ceasefire since 2001. That brie...
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elections
New York Times - News
00
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/10/us/politics/primary-process-is-seen-as-in-conflict-with-democracy.html?ref=politics
As Campaigns Seek Delegates, Ordinary Voters Feel Sidelined
2016-04-10
Jeremy W. Peters
His supporters , however , say their votes are effectively being nullified by the superdelegates . “ Our presidents , our congressmen , anyone in Washington , should not be decided by anyone but the public , ” said Jordan Float , 25 , a nursing assistant at a Philadelphia hospital , and a volunteer with the Sanders cam...
His supporters, however, say their votes are effectively being nullified by the superdelegates. “Our presidents, our congressmen, anyone in Washington, should not be decided by anyone but the public,” said Jordan Float, 25, a nursing assistant at a Philadelphia hospital, and a volunteer with the Sanders campaign. Tho...
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federal_budget
NPR Online News
11
http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2013/05/01/180335095/the-federal-deficit-is-actually-shrinking
The Federal Deficit Is Actually Shrinking
2013-05-01
Scott Horsley
During the housing bust , taxpayers were forced to bail out mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac . But thanks to the real estate recovery , Fannie Mae could end up paying tens of billions of dollars back to the Treasury this summer . That 's just one of the factors behind a better bottom line for the federal gove...
The Federal Deficit Is Actually Shrinking Enlarge this image toggle caption Jacquelyn Martin/AP Jacquelyn Martin/AP During the housing bust, taxpayers were forced to bail out mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. But thanks to the real estate recovery, Fannie Mae could end up paying tens of billions of dollars ...
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general_news
USA TODAY
11
http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2015/11/27/black-fridays-first-responders-lured-electronic-toy-deals/76441538/
Black Friday's 'first responders' lured by tech, toy deals
2015-11-27
Shoppers hit stores Friday for the annual national frenzy , drawn by deals on electronics , video games and toys , or just a chance to get out with the family , but some malls seemed less crowded this year , as buyers either made their trek after Thanksgiving dinner or opted to stay home and buy online . Shoppers who p...
Hadley Malcolm and Doug Stanglin USA TODAY Shoppers hit stores Friday for the annual national frenzy, drawn by deals on electronics, video games and toys, or just a chance to get out with the family, but some malls seemed less crowded this year, as buyers either made their trek after Thanksgiving dinner or opted to s...
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civil_rights
ABC News
00
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2014/04/justice-sonia-sotomayor-affirmative-action-opened-doors-in-my-life/
Justice Sonia Sotomayor: Affirmative Action ‘Opened Doors in My Life’
Ariane De Vogue
In a heartfelt dissent to today 's Supreme Court ruling upholding Michigan 's voter-approved ban on race=-based admission programs in its public colleges , Justice Sonia Sotomayor speaks from experience about the complex impact of such affirmative action programs on her own life . Sotomayor , who is joined by Justice R...
Credit: Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images In a heartfelt dissent to today's Supreme Court ruling upholding Michigan's voter-approved ban on race=-based admission programs in its public colleges, Justice Sonia Sotomayor speaks from experience about the complex impact of such affirmative action programs on her own lif...
www.abcnews.go.com
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taxes
New York Times - News
00
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/11/opinion/sunday/raise-the-gas-tax-to-fix-americas-roads.html?ref=politics
Raise the Gas Tax to Fix America’s Roads
2015-01-11
Gasoline prices have fallen more than 40 percent since the end of June thanks to the collapse of global oil prices . That makes this the perfect time for Congress to overcome its longstanding terror of offending the nation ’ s motorists and raise the tax on gasoline and diesel fuel . The results could only be beneficia...
Gasoline prices have fallen more than 40 percent since the end of June thanks to the collapse of global oil prices. That makes this the perfect time for Congress to overcome its longstanding terror of offending the nation’s motorists and raise the tax on gasoline and diesel fuel. The results could only be beneficial: f...
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elections
CBN
22
http://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/politics/2016/august/trump-feud-with-military-family-draws-ire-of-fellow-republicans
Trump Feud with Military Family Draws Ire of Fellow Republicans
2016-08-01
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is under fire for how he reacted over the weekend to the parents of Humayun Khan , a fallen Muslim U.S. Army captain . Khizr Khan blasted Trump on stage last week at the Democratic National Convention , noting that unlike his fallen son , who was killed in 2004 while guardin...
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is under fire for how he reacted over the weekend to the parents of Humayun Khan, a fallen Muslim U.S. Army captain. Khizr Khan blasted Trump on stage last week at the Democratic National Convention, noting that unlike his fallen son, who was killed in 2004 while guarding h...
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federal_budget
NPR Online News
11
http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2013/09/13/221809062/congress-searches-for-a-shutdown-free-future
Congress Searches For A Shutdown-Free Future
2013-09-13
Frank James
There 's a lot of searching on Capitol Hill but no discovery yet of a way to avoid a federal government shutdown at the start of next month . Speaker John Boehner and Majority Leader Eric Cantor are searching for enough House GOP votes for a spending bill that could pass in the Democratic-controlled Senate and keep the...
Congress Searches For A Shutdown-Free Future Enlarge this image toggle caption J. Scott Applewhite/AP J. Scott Applewhite/AP There's a lot of searching on Capitol Hill but no discovery yet of a way to avoid a federal government shutdown at the start of next month. Speaker John Boehner and Majority Leader Eric Cantor...
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national_security
The Daily Caller
22
http://dailycaller.com/2018/05/08/white-house-john-kerry-stealth-lobbying-iran-deal/
White House Sources: John Kerry’s Stealth Lobbying Backfired, Helped Kill The Iran Deal
2018-05-08
News of former Secretary of State John Kerry ’ s alleged collusion with the Iranian government played a role in President Donald Trump ’ s decision to scuttle the Iran deal , two White House sources with direct knowledge of the president ’ s thinking tell ███ . Trump announced he was pulling out of the deal Tuesday , j...
News of former Secretary of State John Kerry’s alleged collusion with the Iranian government played a role in President Donald Trump’s decision to scuttle the Iran deal, two White House sources with direct knowledge of the president’s thinking tell The Daily Caller. Trump announced he was pulling out of the deal Tuesd...
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elections
Fox News
22
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/10/16/obama-romney-face-off-in-second-presidential-debate/
Obama, Romney turn up the tension in second presidential debate
2012-10-16
President Obama strove to make up lost ground with a feisty debate performance Tuesday night in which he and Mitt Romney , standing mere feet apart , challenged each other pointedly over everything from the economy to Libya . The president took pains not to repeat the mistakes of his debate debut , a lackluster perform...
President Obama strove to make up lost ground with a feisty debate performance Tuesday night in which he and Mitt Romney, standing mere feet apart, challenged each other pointedly over everything from the economy to Libya. The president took pains not to repeat the mistakes of his debate debut, a lackluster performanc...
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north_korea
CNN (Web News)
00
https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/09/asia/south-korea-north-korea-spotlight-fight-intl/index.html
North Korea is winning the Olympics --and it's not because of sports
2018-02-09
Jamie Tarabay
( CNN ) The last time South Korea hosted an Olympic Games , the North went so far in its attempt to best the attention Seoul was getting that it drove its economy into perdition and its people into starvation . This time around , however , the North has gotten the kind of publicity money ca n't buy . Yesterday , on the...
(CNN) The last time South Korea hosted an Olympic Games, the North went so far in its attempt to best the attention Seoul was getting that it drove its economy into perdition and its people into starvation. This time around, however, the North has gotten the kind of publicity money can't buy. Yesterday, on the first ...
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coronavirus
The Marshall Project
11
https://www.themarshallproject.org/2020/05/26/no-photo-id-no-services-coronavirus-poses-steep-hurdles-after-prison
No Photo ID, No Services: Coronavirus Poses Steep Hurdles After Prison
2020-05-26
Michael Albuja had only been in Illinois state prison for 18 months when he came home April 28 , hoping to pick up his life where he left off . But he returned to Chicago ’ s Northside missing something small but crucial : photo identification . With government offices closed in a statewide partial shutdown , he has no...
Coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic, criminal justice and immigration. Michael Albuja had only been in Illinois state prison for 18 months when he came home April 28, hoping to pick up his life where he left off. But he returned to Chicago’s Northside missing something small but crucial: photo identification. With gover...
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russia
TheBlaze.com
22
https://www.theblaze.com/news/devin-nunes-mueller-report-dowd-transcript
Devin Nunes makes serious request after glaring discrepancy found in Mueller source docs
2019-06-01
Chris Enloe
Rep. Devin Nunes ( R-Calif. ) , the top Republican on the House Intelligence Committee , is calling for the public release of `` all backup and source documentation '' related to Robert Mueller 's Russia investigation after a discrepancy surfaced in source documents provided by the special counsel 's office . Nunes ' r...
Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.), the top Republican on the House Intelligence Committee, is calling for the public release of "all backup and source documentation" related to Robert Mueller's Russia investigation after a discrepancy surfaced in source documents provided by the special counsel's office. What are the detail...
www.theblaze.com
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trade
Washington Times
22
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/may/6/us-china-trade-tensions-spill-into-financial-marke/
U.S., China trade tensions spill into financial markets
2019-05-06
Dave Boyer
The U.S. and China were forging ahead Monday with plans for a new round of trade talks , as the Trump administration ’ s top negotiator renewed the president ’ s threat to raise tariffs across-the-board on Chinese imports and voiced anger that Beijing was trying to back out of a key commitment . The tensions staggered ...
The U.S. and China were forging ahead Monday with plans for a new round of trade talks, as the Trump administration’s top negotiator renewed the president’s threat to raise tariffs across-the-board on Chinese imports and voiced anger that Beijing was trying to back out of a key commitment. The tensions staggered world...
www.washingtontimes.com
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media_bias
CNN (Web News)
00
https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/02/politics/barr-versus-mueller-snitty/index.html
The new Washington brawl: Barr versus Mueller
2019-05-02
Katelyn Polantz
Washington ( CNN ) With the Russia investigation over , there 's a new conflict consuming Washington : Attorney General William Barr versus special counsel Robert Mueller . The tension between the two men -- Barr , the public face of the Justice Department , and Mueller , an outwardly silent figure who 's spoken public...
Washington (CNN) With the Russia investigation over, there's a new conflict consuming Washington: Attorney General William Barr versus special counsel Robert Mueller. The tension between the two men -- Barr, the public face of the Justice Department, and Mueller, an outwardly silent figure who's spoken publicly only t...
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arts_and_entertainment
American Spectator
22
https://spectator.org/delete-your-career/
Delete Your Career
Scott Mckay, Debra J. Saunders, Brian Mcnicoll, Aymenn Al-Tamimi, Jared Whitley, Jed Babbin
“ Make the enemy live up to its own book of rules . ” On Tuesday , it seemed like the whole country was up in arms over a publicity photograph featuring comedienne ( using that term quite loosely ) Kathy Griffin holding a facsimile of the bloody , severed head of President Donald Trump . It was an image loaded with lot...
“Make the enemy live up to its own book of rules.” —Rule #4, Saul Alinsky’s Rules For Radicals On Tuesday, it seemed like the whole country was up in arms over a publicity photograph featuring comedienne (using that term quite loosely) Kathy Griffin holding a facsimile of the bloody, severed head of President Donald ...
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elections
Guest Writer - Left
00
http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/24/opinions/republicans-slow-motion-implosion-opinion-axelrod/index.html
OPINION: The slow-motion implosion of the Republican Party
2016-03-24
David Axelrod
David Axelrod is CNN 's senior political commentator and host of the podcast `` The Axe Files. `` He was senior adviser to President Barack Obama and chief strategist for the 2008 and 2012 Obama campaigns . The opinions expressed in this commentary are his . That 's where the Republican Party finds itself today , both ...
David Axelrod is CNN's senior political commentator and host of the podcast " The Axe Files. " He was senior adviser to President Barack Obama and chief strategist for the 2008 and 2012 Obama campaigns. The opinions expressed in this commentary are his. That's where the Republican Party finds itself today, both in its...
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general_news
The Hill
11
http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/the-administration/314737-obama-should-pardon-snowden-as-well-as-manning
Obama should pardon Snowden as well as Manning
2017-01-18
President Obama ’ s brave and principled decision to commute Chelsea Manning ’ s remaining 35-year prison sentence highlights the equally strong need to pardon whistleblower Edward Snowden . Offering a pardon for Snowden on the eve of Trump ’ s inauguration would not only be equally brave and principled , it would rest...
President Obama’s brave and principled decision to commute Chelsea Manning’s remaining 35-year prison sentence highlights the equally strong need to pardon whistleblower Edward Snowden. Offering a pardon for Snowden on the eve of Trump’s inauguration would not only be equally brave and principled, it would restore the ...
www.thehill.com
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elections
Newsmax
22
http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/christie-jersey-presidency/2013/11/10/id/535812
Christie: Focused on New Jersey, Not on Seeking Presidency
2013-11-10
Sandy Fitzgerald
President Barack Obama 's apology for Obamacare was not enough , New Jersey Gov . Chris Christie said Sunday , but it was the right thing to do . `` I had said to him earlier , last week , that he should apologize , '' the newly re-elected Republican governor told CBS ' `` Face the Nation '' guest host Norah O'Donnell ...
President Barack Obama's apology for Obamacare was not enough, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said Sunday, but it was the right thing to do. "I had said to him earlier, last week, that he should apologize," the newly re-elected Republican governor told CBS' "Face the Nation" guest host Norah O'Donnell, emphasizing t...
www.newsmax.com
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elections
NPR Online News
11
http://www.npr.org/2016/08/05/488793498/why-doesnt-hillary-clinton-have-more-press-conferences
Why Doesn't Hillary Clinton Have More Press Conferences? Listen· 3:35
2016-08-05
David Folkenflik
Just a few weeks ago , Donald Trump taunted Hillary Clinton over the length of time it had been since she had formally faced a pack of reporters with microphones , cameras , iPhones and notepads at the ready . `` So , it 's been 235 days since crooked Hillary Clinton has had a press conference , '' Trump told reporters...
Why Doesn't Hillary Clinton Have More Press Conferences? Enlarge this image toggle caption Steve Sands/Getty Images Steve Sands/Getty Images Just a few weeks ago, Donald Trump taunted Hillary Clinton over the length of time it had been since she had formally faced a pack of reporters with microphones, cameras, iPhone...
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coronavirus
USA TODAY
11
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/reviewedcom/2020/05/01/tips-and-tricks-finding-household-items-online-during-coronavirus-pandemic/3056359001/
Tips and tricks for finding household items that are back in stock
2020-05-01
Courtney Campbell
Tips and tricks for finding household items that are back in stock — Recommendations are independently chosen by Reviewed ’ s editors . Purchases you make through our links may earn us a commission . Although we 've adjusted to a `` new normal '' of social distancing , online grocery shopping , and finding new ways to ...
Tips and tricks for finding household items that are back in stock Here's exactly how to find hot ticket household items. (Photo: Getty Images / Maridav) — Recommendations are independently chosen by Reviewed’s editors. Purchases you make through our links may earn us a commission. Although we've adjusted to a "new ...
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agriculture
Fox Online News
22
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2014/08/07/russia-blocks-agricultural-imports-from-western-countries-in-response-to/
Russia blocks agricultural imports from Western countries in response to sanctions
2014-08-07
Russia announced Thursday that it had banned imports of meat , fish , milk and milk products and fruit and vegetables from the United States , the European Union , Australia , Canada and Norway . Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev announced the import ban on orders from the country 's president , Vladimir Putin , i...
Russia announced Thursday that it had banned imports of meat, fish, milk and milk products and fruit and vegetables from the United States, the European Union, Australia, Canada and Norway. Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev announced the import ban on orders from the country's president, Vladimir Putin, in respon...
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coronavirus
The Daily Caller
22
https://dailycaller.com/2020/03/18/hydroxychloroquine-coronavirus-covid19-cure-study/
Clinical Trial Raises Hopes That Malaria Drug Could Be Coronavirus Cure
2020-03-18
A drug used to treat malaria is showing promise in lab and clinical studies for coronavirus , leading to reserved enthusiasm for some scientists . French researchers found that hydroxychloroquine lowered virus levels in most patients who took part in a clinical study this month . President Donald Trump asked his corona...
A drug used to treat malaria is showing promise in lab and clinical studies for coronavirus, leading to reserved enthusiasm for some scientists. French researchers found that hydroxychloroquine lowered virus levels in most patients who took part in a clinical study this month. President Donald Trump asked his coronav...
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elections
CBN
22
http://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/politics/2016/july/trump-expected-to-name-running-mate-soon-looking-for-an-attack-dog
Trump Expected to Name Running Mate Soon: Looking for an 'Attack Dog'
2016-07-13
Donald Trump has just five days until the Republican National Convention begins in Cleveland , Ohio , and many expect he will name his running mate by the end of this week . Among the frontrunners right now : Indiana Gov . Mike Pence , former House Speaker Newt Gingrich , and New Jersey Gov . Chris Christie . Pence int...
Donald Trump has just five days until the Republican National Convention begins in Cleveland, Ohio, and many expect he will name his running mate by the end of this week. Among the frontrunners right now: Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie. Pence introduced...
www1.cbn.com
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general_news
Democracy Now
00
https://www.democracynow.org/2017/1/18/chelsea_mannings_attorneys_obamas_commutation_will
Chelsea Manning's Attorneys: Obama's Commutation Will Help "Save" Life of Jailed Army Whistleblower
2017-01-18
This is a rush transcript . Copy may not be in its final form . AMY GOODMAN : In one of his final acts in office , President Obama shortened the sentences of 209 prisoners , pardoned 64 individuals on Tuesday . The list included Army whistleblower Chelsea Manning , longtime imprisoned Puerto Rican independence activist...
This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form. AMY GOODMAN: In one of his final acts in office, President Obama shortened the sentences of 209 prisoners, pardoned 64 individuals on Tuesday. The list included Army whistleblower Chelsea Manning, longtime imprisoned Puerto Rican independence activist Oscar...
www.democracynow.org
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immigration
Reason
22
https://reason.com/blog/2017/03/03/is-being-for-more-immigration-an-inheren
Is Being For More Immigration Inherently Unlibertarian?
2017-03-03
Brian Doherty, Peter Suderman, Noah Shepardson, Jonathan H. Adler, Mike Riggs, Charles Oliver, Peter Bagge, Elizabeth Nolan Brown, Jacob Sullum, Shikha Dalmia
After writing a long essay about how and why modern American libertarianism in the tradition of Ludwig Von Mises has free trade and free migration as a core component , many people told me that no matter what I or Mises thought , the free migration part especially was a terribly naive position for a libertarian . Why ?...
After writing a long essay about how and why modern American libertarianism in the tradition of Ludwig Von Mises has free trade and free migration as a core component, many people told me that no matter what I or Mises thought, the free migration part especially was a terribly naive position for a libertarian. Why? Be...
www.reason.com
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fake_news
USA TODAY
11
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2018/01/17/trump-presents-fake-news-awards-10-stories-some-which-really-were-false/1040885001/
Trump presents 'fake news' awards for 10 stories — some of which really were false
2018-01-17
WASHINGTON — President Trump gave out fake news `` awards '' to six news organizations Wednesday night , capping a much-hyped social media spectacle that matched Trump 's penchant for showmanship with his disdain for the news media covering it . None of the recipients of Trump 's backhanded laurels were surprising : Th...
Gregory Korte USA TODAY WASHINGTON — President Trump gave out fake news "awards" to six news organizations Wednesday night, capping a much-hyped social media spectacle that matched Trump's penchant for showmanship with his disdain for the news media covering it. None of the recipients of Trump's backhanded laurels w...
www.usatoday.com
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white_house
New York Times - News
00
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/07/us/white-house-kushner-bannon-military-strike.html
Trump Fires Warning Shot in Battle Between Bannon and Kushner
2017-04-07
Jeremy W. Peters, Maggie Haberman
Mr. Bannon , a hard-charging , fast-talking confidant of the president ’ s whose roving job in the White House has given him influence over policy and hiring decisions , now finds himself in the undesirable position of being caught between the president and his family . That is a position that others have not survived ...
Mr. Bannon, a hard-charging, fast-talking confidant of the president’s whose roving job in the White House has given him influence over policy and hiring decisions, now finds himself in the undesirable position of being caught between the president and his family. That is a position that others have not survived, most ...
www.nytimes.com
0left
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nsa
Washington Times
22
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/jun/7/obama-massive-seizures-modest-encroachments/
Obama: Massive seizures 'modest encroachments'
2013-06-07
Dave Boyer
President Obama Friday defended his administration ’ s massive seizure of private citizens ’ phone records , email and Internet activities as “ modest encroachments on privacy ” that are necessary to fight the war on terrorism . “ Nobody is listening to your telephone calls , ” Mr. Obama said at a hastily arranged news...
President Obama Friday defended his administration’s massive seizure of private citizens’ phone records, email and Internet activities as “modest encroachments on privacy” that are necessary to fight the war on terrorism. “Nobody is listening to your telephone calls,” Mr. Obama said at a hastily arranged news conferen...
www.washingtontimes.com
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terrorism
NPR Online News
11
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2015/01/15/377408586/satellite-images-show-vast-destruction-of-boko-haram-attack-in-nigeria
Satellite Images Show 'Catastrophic' Destruction Of Boko Haram Attack In Nigeria
2015-01-15
Eyder Peralta
Satellite Images Show 'Catastrophic ' Destruction Of Boko Haram Attack In Nigeria Amnesty International has released stunning satellite imagery that it says `` show devastation of catastrophic proportions '' in Baga and Doron Baga , two towns in northeastern Nigeria that were attacked by Boko Haram . As we 've pointed ...
Satellite Images Show 'Catastrophic' Destruction Of Boko Haram Attack In Nigeria Amnesty International has released stunning satellite imagery that it says "show devastation of catastrophic proportions" in Baga and Doron Baga, two towns in northeastern Nigeria that were attacked by Boko Haram. As we've pointed out in...
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federal_budget
Politico
00
http://www.politico.com/story/2013/02/white-house-changes-course-on-sequester-87930.html?hp=f1
White House changes course on sequester
2013-02-22
Darren Samuelsohn
As the sequester nears , the White House has turned up the heat on Congress . |Reuters Photos | AP Photos W.H . changes course on sequester For the last six months , the White House told the groups that will suffer the biggest blow if domestic cuts go through one thing : We ’ ve got this . But a week before the sequest...
As the sequester nears, the White House has turned up the heat on Congress. |Reuters Photos | AP Photos W.H. changes course on sequester For the last six months, the White House told the groups that will suffer the biggest blow if domestic cuts go through one thing: We’ve got this. But a week before the sequester dea...
www.politico.com
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middle_east
Townhall
22
http://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2014/09/25/obama-praises-moderate-muslim-who-called-for-slaughter-of-us-troops-n1896533
During UN Speech Obama Praises "Moderate" Muslim Who Called For Slaughter of U.S. Troops
2014-09-25
Katie Pavlich, Matt Vespa, Beth Baumann, Leah Barkoukis
During his address to the United Nation 's General Assembly yesterday , President Obama repeatedly made it a point to stress how Islam is a religion of peace . In making his case , Obama cited Sheikh bin Bayyah as a moderate . `` We have reaffirmed again and again that the United States is not and never will be at war ...
During his address to the United Nation's General Assembly yesterday, President Obama repeatedly made it a point to stress how Islam is a religion of peace. In making his case, Obama cited Sheikh bin Bayyah as a moderate. "We have reaffirmed again and again that the United States is not and never will be at war with I...
www.townhall.com
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polarization
Reuters
11
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-video-idUSKBN19N0OZ
Trump tweets mock video of himself tackling, punching CNN logo
2017-07-03
Jeff Mason
BRIDGEWATER , N.J. ( ███ ) - President Donald Trump stepped up his feud with the media on Sunday by tweeting a mock video of himself tackling and repeatedly striking a man with a CNN logo super-imposed in place of his head , followed by a logo saying “ Fraud News Network . ” U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at the Ce...
BRIDGEWATER, N.J. (Reuters) - President Donald Trump stepped up his feud with the media on Sunday by tweeting a mock video of himself tackling and repeatedly striking a man with a CNN logo super-imposed in place of his head, followed by a logo saying “Fraud News Network.” U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at the Cele...
www.reuters.com
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lgbt_rights
The Daily Wire
22
https://www.dailywire.com/news/51468/aclu-targets-republican-refusing-host-drag-queens-amanda-prestigiacomo
ACLU Targets Republican For Refusing To Host Drag Queen Performers With Down Syndrome
The American Civil Liberties Union ( ACLU ) has filed a complaint against congressional Republican candidate Peter Meijer , 31 , for refusing to host a drag queen performance at a venue he owns from a group of performers with Down syndrome dubbed “ Drag Syndrome . ” Meijer , who is running for the seat currently occupi...
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has filed a complaint against congressional Republican candidate Peter Meijer, 31, for refusing to host a drag queen performance at a venue he owns from a group of performers with Down syndrome dubbed “Drag Syndrome.” Meijer, who is running for the seat currently occupied by R...
www.dailywire.com
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campaign_finance
Axios
11
https://www.axios.com/bloomberg-spending-2020-election-2ceac839-1efc-4914-afe2-66016ac20faf.html
Bloomberg's big bet on the power of money
Michael Bloomberg ’ s prolific spending aims to make him as legitimate and familiar as his rivals . It also confronts two realities : President Trump is out-raising all the other Democrats with ease , and the Democratic National Committee is anemic . Why it matters : Bloomberg is betting that enough exposure — through ...
Michael Bloomberg’s prolific spending aims to make him as legitimate and familiar as his rivals. It also confronts two realities: President Trump is out-raising all the other Democrats with ease, and the Democratic National Committee is anemic. Why it matters: Bloomberg is betting that enough exposure — through a $300...
www.axios.com
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federal_budget
Politico
00
http://www.politico.com/story/2014/02/republicans-debt-limit-surrender-103410.html?hp=t3_3
The GOP's debt ceiling surrender
2014-02-11
Jake Sherman, Manu Raju
John Boehner privately told conservatives that they should feel relieved . | John Shinkle/███ The GOP 's debt ceiling surrender Less than three years ago , House Speaker John Boehner boldly demanded “ trillions ” in spending cuts in exchange for raising the national borrowing limit . “ Let me be as clear as I can be , ...
John Boehner privately told conservatives that they should feel relieved. | John Shinkle/POLITICO The GOP's debt ceiling surrender Less than three years ago, House Speaker John Boehner boldly demanded “trillions” in spending cuts in exchange for raising the national borrowing limit. “Let me be as clear as I can be,” ...
www.politico.com
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national_defense
Fox Online News
22
https://www.foxnews.com/us/16-marines-arrested-human-smuggling-drugs
16 Marines arrested on charges ranging from human smuggling to drugs, officials say
Travis Fedschun
More than a dozen U.S. Marines were arrested early Thursday on a variety of accusations ranging from human smuggling to drug-related offenses , according to officials . The U.S. Marine Corps said in a news release that 16 Marines were arrested during a Battalion formation at Camp Pendleton in California . All are membe...
More than a dozen U.S. Marines were arrested early Thursday on a variety of accusations ranging from human smuggling to drug-related offenses, according to officials. The U.S. Marine Corps said in a news release that 16 Marines were arrested during a Battalion formation at Camp Pendleton in California. All are members...
www.foxnews.com
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gun_control_and_gun_rights
Reason
22
http://reason.com/archives/2016/05/25/hillary-clintons-second-amendment
Hillary Clinton's Second Amendment
2016-05-25
Jacob Sullum, Elizabeth Nolan Brown, J.D. Tuccille, Eric Boehm, Orin S. Kerr, Charles Oliver, Shikha Dalmia
Accepting the National Rifle Association 's endorsement last week , Donald Trump warned that Hillary Clinton `` wants to abolish the Second Amendment . '' CNN corrected him , noting that Clinton `` has never called for the abolition of the 2nd Amendment . '' Although that 's technically true , Clinton has done what amo...
Accepting the National Rifle Association's endorsement last week, Donald Trump warned that Hillary Clinton "wants to abolish the Second Amendment." CNN corrected him, noting that Clinton "has never called for the abolition of the 2nd Amendment." Although that's technically true, Clinton has done what amounts to the sa...
www.reason.com
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environment
Politico
00
http://www.politico.com/story/2015/05/epa-waterways-wetlands-rule-118319.html?hp=b1_r1
EPA full steam with 'Waters' protection rule, but trouble ahead
2015-05-27
Jenny Hopkinson
Obama 's water war Industries like agriculture , oil and home-building are lining up to attack a rule aimed at protecting wetlands and waterways . The Obama administration announced new protections Wednesday for thousands of waterways and wetlands , pushing ahead despite a fierce counterattack from powerhouse industrie...
Obama's water war Industries like agriculture, oil and home-building are lining up to attack a rule aimed at protecting wetlands and waterways. The Obama administration announced new protections Wednesday for thousands of waterways and wetlands, pushing ahead despite a fierce counterattack from powerhouse industries l...
www.politico.com
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media_bias
Media Research Center
22
http://newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/rich-noyes/2016/07/29/condemning-republicans-cheering-democrats-medias-biased-2016
Condemning Republicans, Cheering Democrats: The Media’s Biased 2016 Convention Coverage
2016-07-29
With both the Republican and Democratic conventions now concluded , it ’ s time to judge the news media on how fairly they covered the two parties . ███ analysts looked at various aspects of coverage , all of which demonstrate that journalists obviously favored the Democratic gathering . By a 12-to-1 margin , journalis...
With both the Republican and Democratic conventions now concluded, it’s time to judge the news media on how fairly they covered the two parties. Media Research Center analysts looked at various aspects of coverage, all of which demonstrate that journalists obviously favored the Democratic gathering. By a 12-to-1 margi...
www.newsbusters.org
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taxes
CNN (Web News)
00
http://money.cnn.com/2012/11/13/pf/taxes/fiscal-cliff-amt/index.html?hpt=hp_t2
AMT: Biggest fiscal cliff tax headache
2012-11-13
Jeanne Sahadi
If lawmakers fail to protect the middle class from having to pay the Alternative Minimum Tax by Dec. 31 , next year 's tax filing season will be a mess for tens of millions of taxpayers . That was the gist of a letter sent Tuesday from Acting IRS Commissioner Steven Miller to top tax writers in Congress as lawmakers ar...
If lawmakers fail to protect the middle class from having to pay the Alternative Minimum Tax by Dec. 31, next year's tax filing season will be a mess for tens of millions of taxpayers. That was the gist of a letter sent Tuesday from Acting IRS Commissioner Steven Miller to top tax writers in Congress as lawmakers are ...
www.money.cnn.com
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free_speech
Michael Brendan Dougherty
22
https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/05/silicon-valley-social-media-companies-censors/
OPINION: Silicon Valley, America’s De Facto Censor
2019-05-30
David French, Jordan Sillars, Jay Nordlinger, Kevin D. Williamson, Victor Davis Hanson, Jonah Goldberg, Yuval Levin
Attendees walk past a Facebook logo at the company ’ s developers conference in San Jose , Calif. , April 30 , 2019 . ( Stephen Lam/Reuters ) Left-wing activists aren ’ t going to stop with social-media networks , or with nibbling at the soft right-wing fringe of discourse . Silicon Valley ’ s behemoth companies are in...
Attendees walk past a Facebook logo at the company’s developers conference in San Jose, Calif., April 30, 2019. (Stephen Lam/Reuters) Left-wing activists aren’t going to stop with social-media networks, or with nibbling at the soft right-wing fringe of discourse. Silicon Valley’s behemoth companies are incapable of s...
www.nationalreview.com
1right
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media_bias
Guest Writer - Right
22
http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2017/04/30/trump-skips-correspondents-dinner-but-medias-bias-cant-be-ignored.html
Trump skips Correspondents Dinner, but media's bias can't be ignored
2017-04-30
Dan Gainor
It was a night to remember -- unfortunately . The moment of journalism ’ s greatest embarrassment kept its standing as a night the media love , but the nation finds creepy . This year , it needed help from foul-mouthed anti-Trumper Samantha Bee and the press itself to do it . Journalists who campaigned against Presiden...
It was a night to remember -- unfortunately. The moment of journalism’s greatest embarrassment kept its standing as a night the media love, but the nation finds creepy. This year, it needed help from foul-mouthed anti-Trumper Samantha Bee and the press itself to do it. Journalists who campaigned against President Trum...
www.foxnews.com
1right
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immigration
Breitbart News
22
http://www.breitbart.com/texas/2017/05/08/exclusive-sanctuary-cities-subject-stiffest-penalties-america-says-texas-governor/
EXCLUSIVE — Sanctuary Cities Subject to ‘Stiffest Penalties in America,’ Says Texas Governor
2017-05-08
Bob Price
Texas Governor Greg Abbott said law enforcement and other officials implementing sanctuary policies that release criminal aliens with immigration detainers will now be subject to the “ stiffest penalties in America. ” He also rebutted the hype and fear mongering being spread by some legislators , liberal chiefs of poli...
Texas Governor Greg Abbott said law enforcement and other officials implementing sanctuary policies that release criminal aliens with immigration detainers will now be subject to the “stiffest penalties in America.” He also rebutted the hype and fear mongering being spread by some legislators, liberal chiefs of police,...
www.breitbart.com
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middle_east
Washington Times
22
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/aug/27/white-house-obama-still-undecided-syria-response/
White House: Obama paralyzed on Syria response
2013-08-27
Dave Boyer, Seth Mclaughlin
The White House on Tuesday began to lay out a public justification for a possible bombing of Syria , saying the nation ’ s use of chemical weapons is a threat to U.S. interests — a scenario that opens the door to military strikes that wouldn ’ t require authorization from Congress or the United Nations . Spokesman Jay ...
The White House on Tuesday began to lay out a public justification for a possible bombing of Syria, saying the nation’s use of chemical weapons is a threat to U.S. interests — a scenario that opens the door to military strikes that wouldn’t require authorization from Congress or the United Nations. Spokesman Jay Carne...
www.washingtontimes.com
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cia
New York Times - News
00
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/27/us/politics/after-scrutiny-cia-mandate-is-untouched-.html?ref=politics
After Scrutiny, C.I.A. Mandate Is Untouched
2014-12-27
Mark Mazzetti
During the presidential campaign in 2008 , Mr. Obama railed against the agency ’ s use of torture and secret prisons during the Bush administration , and shuttered the detention program during his first week in office . But he has empowered the agency in other ways — including allowing its director , not the White Hous...
During the presidential campaign in 2008, Mr. Obama railed against the agency’s use of torture and secret prisons during the Bush administration, and shuttered the detention program during his first week in office. But he has empowered the agency in other ways — including allowing its director, not the White House, to ...
www.nytimes.com
0left
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general_news
CNN (Web News)
00
https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/27/media/tom-brokaw-nbc-meet-the-press/index.html
Tom Brokaw says he is 'truly sorry' for his remarks about Hispanics on 'Meet the Press'
2019-01-27
Rob Mclean, Brian Stelter, Cnn Business
New York ( CNN Business ) NBC News , facing mounting backlash stemming from former `` NBC Nightly News '' anchor Tom Brokaw 's comments that Hispanics should `` work harder at assimilation '' into American culture , distanced the network from his `` inappropriate '' commentary . `` Tom 's comments were inaccurate and i...
New York (CNN Business) NBC News, facing mounting backlash stemming from former "NBC Nightly News" anchor Tom Brokaw 's comments that Hispanics should "work harder at assimilation" into American culture, distanced the network from his "inappropriate" commentary. "Tom's comments were inaccurate and inappropriate and we...
www.cnn.com
0left
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elections
Washington Times
22
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/jul/11/republican-party-can-bind-convention-delegates-to-/
Republican Party can bind convention delegates to Donald Trump
2016-07-11
Stephen Dinan, Seth Mclaughlin
CLEVELAND — Virginia can not impose criminal penalties on Republican convention delegates who refuse to vote for Donald Trump but the GOP can still force them to back the billionaire businessman , a federal judge ruled Monday . Mr. Trump ’ s campaign said the decision clears the path for him to collect the nomination n...
CLEVELAND — Virginia cannot impose criminal penalties on Republican convention delegates who refuse to vote for Donald Trump but the GOP can still force them to back the billionaire businessman, a federal judge ruled Monday. Mr. Trump’s campaign said the decision clears the path for him to collect the nomination next ...
www.washingtontimes.com
1right
Q6YDTBSnrNERrOrZ
polarization
National Review
22
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/443637/donald-trump-democrat-opposition-left-losing-it
The Delusional Democrats of 2017
2017-01-07
Matthew Continetti, Jim Geraghty, Kyle Smith, Luke Thompson, Zachary Evans, David French, Michael Brendan Dougherty, Kevin D. Williamson, Tobias Hoonhout, Victor Davis Hanson
Diligent opposition has a place in our republic ; hysteria does not . Democrats have been in power for so long that they ’ ve forgotten how to oppose . Their party has been on a roll since 2005 , when the botched Social Security reform , the slow bleed of the Iraq war , and Hurricane Katrina sent the Bush administratio...
Democratic Party leadership defends Obamacare on Capitol Hill, January 4, 2017. (Reuters photo: Kevin Lamarque) Diligent opposition has a place in our republic; hysteria does not. Democrats have been in power for so long that they’ve forgotten how to oppose. Their party has been on a roll since 2005, when the botched...
www.nationalreview.com
1right
yIecZtab5CvSA9o7
us_house
The Hill
11
http://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/325413-centrists-balk-at-gop-obamacare-bill
Centrists balk at GOP ObamaCare bill
2017-03-23
GOP centrists in the House are fleeing from their party ’ s ObamaCare repeal-and-replace legislation , complicating White House efforts to win passage in a vote scheduled for Thursday . Centrist defections in the last 24 hours include Rep. Charlie Dent ( R-Pa. ) , the co-chairman of the moderate Tuesday Group , which h...
GOP centrists in the House are fleeing from their party’s ObamaCare repeal-and-replace legislation, complicating White House efforts to win passage in a vote scheduled for Thursday. Centrist defections in the last 24 hours include Rep. Charlie Dent (R-Pa.), the co-chairman of the moderate Tuesday Group, which has roug...
www.thehill.com
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culture
The Atlantic
00
https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2020/07/pandemic-young-adults-living-with-parents/613723/
The New Boomerang Kids Could Change American Views of Living at Home
2020-07-03
Joe Pinsker
Moving in with your parents is often seen as a mark of irresponsibility . The pandemic might show the country that it shouldn ’ t be . Photography by Caroline Tompkins Image above : Marielle Brenner , age 25 , in the living room of her parents ’ house in Melville , New York , in June . She moved back in with them after...
Moving in with your parents is often seen as a mark of irresponsibility. The pandemic might show the country that it shouldn’t be. Link Copied Photography by Caroline Tompkins Image above: Marielle Brenner, age 25, in the living room of her parents’ house in Melville, New York, in June. She moved back in with t...
www.theatlantic.com
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national_security
Reuters
11
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-brennan/ex-cia-boss-brennan-says-wont-be-scared-into-silence-after-trump-slap-idUSKBN1L11C9
Ex-CIA boss Brennan says won't be scared into silence after Trump slap
2018-08-16
WASHINGTON ( ███ ) - Former CIA Director John Brennan said on Thursday he would not be silenced by Donald Trump , a day after the president revoked the Obama-era official ’ s security clearance and said the move was directly tied to the Russia investigation . Retired Navy Admiral William McRaven , who oversaw the 2011 ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former CIA Director John Brennan said on Thursday he would not be silenced by Donald Trump, a day after the president revoked the Obama-era official’s security clearance and said the move was directly tied to the Russia investigation. FILE PHOTO: Former CIA Director John Brennan arrives for a Se...
www.reuters.com
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elections
Politico
00
https://www.politico.com/news/2019/11/10/2020-first-husband-campaign-candidates-068140
Inside the 2020 campaign with the potential First Gentlemen
2019-11-10
That ’ s because political strategists , academics and other observers have long seen a pattern play out when female candidates put their husbands front and center : “ People start to question , who ’ s really in charge ? ” said Kelly Dittmar , a Rutgers University professor who studies women in American politics . “ F...
That’s because political strategists, academics and other observers have long seen a pattern play out when female candidates put their husbands front and center: “People start to question, who’s really in charge?” said Kelly Dittmar, a Rutgers University professor who studies women in American politics. “For men, ther...
www.politico.com
0left
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coronavirus
NPR Online News
11
https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/03/22/819840467/sen-rand-paul-has-tested-positive-for-the-coronavirus
Sen. Rand Paul Has Tested Positive For The Coronavirus
2020-03-22
Benjamin Swasey
Sen. Rand Paul , R-Ky. , has become the first senator to test positive for the coronavirus . His staff says he is asymptomatic . In a statement released on Sunday , Paul 's deputy chief of staff , Sergio Gor , wrote : `` Senator Rand Paul has tested positive for COVID-19 . He is feeling fine and is in quarantine . He i...
Sen. Rand Paul Has Tested Positive For The Coronavirus Enlarge this image toggle caption Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images Updated at 5:53 p.m. ET Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., has become the first senator to test positive for the coronavirus. His staff says he is asymptomatic. In a statement release...
www.npr.org
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trade
Politico
00
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/08/trade-pacific-partnership-counterattack-226450
Trade deal's supporters counterattack
2016-08-01
Megan Cassella, Burgess Everett, Isaac Arnsdorf
Democrats ripped President Barack Obama ’ s Asia Pacific trade deal in Philadelphia this week , much as Republicans had the week before in Cleveland . But despite the boisterous politics and candidates ’ dead-on-arrival declarations , business groups have launched a well-funded , national effort to lobby their way to T...
Democrats ripped President Barack Obama’s Asia Pacific trade deal in Philadelphia this week, much as Republicans had the week before in Cleveland. But despite the boisterous politics and candidates’ dead-on-arrival declarations, business groups have launched a well-funded, national effort to lobby their way to TPP appr...
www.politico.com
0left
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middle_east
Vox
00
http://www.vox.com/2015/8/12/9126417/iran-sanctions-life
I live in Iran. Here's how sanctions have shaped my life.
2015-08-12
It is 2007 , and I am an undergraduate at the University of Tehran . I 'm very particular . I take notes with Staedtler Triplus Fineliner pens , in purple and green , and on this particular day I 've run through the stash I keep in my desk at home . There is a small office supply store next to the university cafeteria ...
It is 2007, and I am an undergraduate at the University of Tehran. I'm very particular. I take notes with Staedtler Triplus Fineliner pens, in purple and green, and on this particular day I've run through the stash I keep in my desk at home. There is a small office supply store next to the university cafeteria, I've bo...
www.vox.com
0left
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media_bias
Vanity Fair
00
http://www.vanityfair.com/news/2016/12/there-is-no-good-answer-to-facebooks-fake-news-problem
There is No Good Answer to Facebook's Fake News Problem
Condé Nast, Maya Kosof, Abigail Tracy, Bess Levin, T.A. Frank, Laura Bradley
The utopian dream of the Internet as a place to connect the world and share ideas appears to have found its nemesis not in censorship , as some early Web pioneers feared , but in the proliferation of fake news , an even more pernicious form of misinformation , perfectly designed to take advantage of the viral nature of...
The utopian dream of the Internet as a place to connect the world and share ideas appears to have found its nemesis not in censorship, as some early Web pioneers feared, but in the proliferation of fake news, an even more pernicious form of misinformation, perfectly designed to take advantage of the viral nature of the...
www.vanityfair.com
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environment
Mother Jones
00
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2019/06/armed-extremists-just-escalated-oregons-fight-over-climate-legislation/
Armed Extremists Just Escalated Oregon’s Fight Over Climate Legislation
Nicole Javorsky
The Three Percenters ’ Oregon chapter has gotten involved in the Oregon standoff between Republican state senators , who fled the state to avoid the passage of cap-and-trade legislation , and the Democratic majority who wanted to put the measure to a vote . The paramilitary group , known for anti-government and pro-gun...
The Three Percenters’ Oregon chapter has gotten involved in the Oregon standoff between Republican state senators, who fled the state to avoid the passage of cap-and-trade legislation, and the Democratic majority who wanted to put the measure to a vote. The paramilitary group, known for anti-government and pro-gun sent...
www.motherjones.com
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republican_party
Salon
00
http://www.salon.com/2014/01/17/gops_next_moral_disgrace_how_right_wing_crazies_may_kill_a_voting_rights_fix/
GOP?s next moral disgrace?: How right-wing crazies may kill a voting rights fix
2014-01-17
Brian Beutler
The 2012 elections were supposed to create the political space Republicans needed to make their agenda more welcoming to growing Democratic constituencies , but instead it pushed conservatives into a deeper defensive crouch , from which they intimidated GOP leaders into squandering just about every opportunity they 've...
The 2012 elections were supposed to create the political space Republicans needed to make their agenda more welcoming to growing Democratic constituencies, but instead it pushed conservatives into a deeper defensive crouch, from which they intimidated GOP leaders into squandering just about every opportunity they've ha...
www.salon.com
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economic_policy
Democracy Now
00
http://www.democracynow.org/2014/5/15/fast_food_ceos_oppose_worker_raises
Fast-Food CEOs Oppose Worker Raises Despite Making 1,200 Times More Than Average Employee
2014-05-15
This is a rush transcript . Copy may not be in its final form . AMY GOODMAN : For more , we ’ re joined by two guests . Here in New York , Catherine Ruetschlin is a policy analyst at Demos and author of the report , “ Fast Food Failure : How CEO-to-Worker Pay Disparity Undermines the Industry and the Overall Economy. ”...
This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form. AMY GOODMAN: For more, we’re joined by two guests. Here in New York, Catherine Ruetschlin is a policy analyst at Demos and author of the report, “Fast Food Failure: How CEO-to-Worker Pay Disparity Undermines the Industry and the Overall Economy.” And Terran...
www.democracynow.org
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elections
ABC News
00
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2014/05/primary-season-revs-up-6-key-races-in-north-carolina-ohio-and-indiana/
Primary Season Revs Up: 6 Key Races in North Carolina, Ohio, and Indiana
Shushannah Walshe
A man leaves an early voting poling place in Lonoke , Ark. , May 5 , 2014 . ( Danny Johnston/AP Photo ) The primary season is truly upon us as North Carolina , Ohio , and Indiana host primaries today . Twenty-five states will hold primaries in the next six weeks and today 's key one to watch will take us into a fight t...
A man leaves an early voting poling place in Lonoke, Ark., May 5, 2014. (Danny Johnston/AP Photo) The primary season is truly upon us as North Carolina, Ohio , and Indiana host primaries today. Twenty-five states will hold primaries in the next six weeks and today's key one to watch will take us into a fight that will...
www.abcnews.go.com
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elections
Christian Science Monitor
11
http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/monitor_breakfast/2016/0613/Will-Dems-retake-House-It-s-too-early-to-tell-say-campaign-officials
Will Dems retake House? It's too early to tell, say campaign officials
2016-06-13
David Cook
Leaders of Democrats ’ efforts to win additional US House seats argue demographic trends are working in their favor along with Donald Trump ’ s controversial bid for the presidency . But they add it is too soon to predict whether Democrats will regain a House majority in the 2016 elections . “ The House battlefield is ...
Leaders of Democrats’ efforts to win additional US House seats argue demographic trends are working in their favor along with Donald Trump’s controversial bid for the presidency. But they add it is too soon to predict whether Democrats will regain a House majority in the 2016 elections. “The House battlefield is shift...
www.csmonitor.com
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republican_party
Michael Barone
22
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2013/02/07/at_last_republicans_make_their_case_to_main_street__116943.html
At Last, Republicans Make Their Case to Main Street
2013-02-07
Alan Fram, Caitlin Huey-Burns, Ruth Marcus, Froma Harrop, Eugene Robinson
The House Republicans , in serious trouble with public opinion as they blinked facing the `` fiscal cliff '' over New Year 's , seem suddenly to be playing a more successful game -- or rather , games -- an inside game and an outside game . The inside game can be described by the Washington phrase `` regular order . '' ...
By Michael Barone - February 7, 2013 The House Republicans, in serious trouble with public opinion as they blinked facing the "fiscal cliff" over New Year's, seem suddenly to be playing a more successful game -- or rather, games -- an inside game and an outside game. The inside game can be described by the Washington...
www.realclearpolitics.com
1right
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race_and_racism
TheBlaze.com
22
https://www.theblaze.com/news/ilhan-omar-protect-constituents-police
Ilhan Omar can't explain how to protect constituents when police are gone
2020-06-15
Sarah Taylor
Rep. Ilhan Omar ( D-Minn. ) could not answer CNN anchor Jake Tapper 's question about who will protect the citizens of Minneapolis if the local police force is disbanded . During Sunday 's `` State of the Union , '' Tapper asked Omar about her insistence that police should be defunded and an alternative law enforcement...
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) could not answer CNN anchor Jake Tapper's question about who will protect the citizens of Minneapolis if the local police force is disbanded. What are the details? During Sunday's "State of the Union," Tapper asked Omar about her insistence that police should be defunded and an alternative l...
www.theblaze.com
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business
Wall Street Journal - News
11
http://www.wsj.com/articles/advertisers-search-for-middle-america-1479687543
Trump’s Win Has Ad Agencies Rethink How They Collect Data, Recruit staff
Alexandra Bruell, Suzanne Vranica, John Boiler
Advertisers are grappling with a stark realization : After spending years courting U.S. consumers with aspirational images of upscale urban living , they may have misjudged the yearnings of much of their audience . In the wake of Donald Trump ’ s election as U.S. president with a wave of support from middle American vo...
Advertisers are grappling with a stark realization: After spending years courting U.S. consumers with aspirational images of upscale urban living, they may have misjudged the yearnings of much of their audience. In the wake of Donald Trump’s election as U.S. president with a wave of support from middle American voters...
www.wsj.com
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democratic_party
CNN (Web News)
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http://money.cnn.com/2014/11/03/investing/election-donations-wall-street-republicans/index.html?hpt=po_c2
Wall Street donors dump Democrats
2014-11-03
Jesse Solomon
Congressional GOP candidates are cashing more checks signed by Wall Street than ever before . A record 63 % of the political contributions from employees and corporations in the banking and investment sectors went to Republicans this election cycle , according to data from the Center for Responsive politics . It 's the...
Congressional GOP candidates are cashing more checks signed by Wall Street than ever before. A record 63% of the political contributions from employees and corporations in the banking and investment sectors went to Republicans this election cycle, according to data from the Center for Responsive politics. It's the lar...
www.money.cnn.com
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disaster
CBS News
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https://www.cbsnews.com/news/california-fire-santa-rosa-napa-anaheim-hills-sonoma-at-least-11-dead/
At least 11 dead as wildfires devour wide swaths of Northern California
SANTA ROSA , Calif. -- An onslaught of relentless wildfires across a wide swath of Northern California broke out almost simultaneously and then grew exponentially , swallowing up properties from wineries to trailer parks and tearing through both tiny rural towns and urban subdivisions . At least 13 people are dead , at...
SANTA ROSA, Calif. -- An onslaught of relentless wildfires across a wide swath of Northern California broke out almost simultaneously and then grew exponentially, swallowing up properties from wineries to trailer parks and tearing through both tiny rural towns and urban subdivisions. At least 13 people are dead, at le...
www.cbsnews.com
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foreign_policy
CBN
22
http://www.cbn.com/cbnnews/politics/2015/July/Obama-Battle-against-ISIS-Could-Take-Decades/
Obama: Battle against ISIS Could Take Decades
2015-07-07
President Barack Obama is proposing a new strategy in the fight against ISIS , saying the battle against the Islamic State will not be quick . In fact , he says it could take decades . During a rare visit to the Pentagon , Obama laid out his revamped strategy , saying the fight against the Islamic State will require mo...
President Barack Obama is proposing a new strategy in the fight against ISIS, saying the battle against the Islamic State will not be quick. In fact, he says it could take decades. During a rare visit to the Pentagon, Obama laid out his revamped strategy, saying the fight against the Islamic State will require more th...
www.cbn.com
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