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May 20 2024
Headline Roundup
President Biden Speaks at Morehouse College
On Sunday, President Joe Biden gave the commencement address at Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia, and focused on Israel, Gaza, and the future of democracy.
Key Details: Despite calls for protests at the HBCU, there were just a few interruptions and some students turned their backs during the speech.
Key Quote: “I support peaceful nonviolent protest,” Biden, told the
NPR (Online News) New York Post (News) The HillJul 12 2015
News
The Best Way to Vilify Hillary Clinton? G.O.P. Spends Heavily to Test It
Inside an office park here, about a dozen women gathered to watch a 30-second television spot that opened with Hillary Rodham Clinton looking well-coiffed and aristocratic, toasting champagne with her tuxedoed husband, the former president, against a golden-hued backdrop.
The ad then cut to Mrs. Clinton describing being “dead broke” when she and her husband left the White House, before
New York Times (News)Mar 03 2020
News
US-Taliban Deal
“The United States signed a deal with Taliban insurgents on Saturday that could pave the way toward a full withdrawal of foreign soldiers from Afghanistan and represent a step toward ending the 18-year-war in the nation.” (Reuters)
“Afghanistan’s president said Sunday that he will not free thousands of Taliban prisoners ahead of all-Afghan power-sharing talks set for next week [as laid
The Flip SideDec 19 2021
Headline Roundup
Is Freedom of the Press as Risk with Extradition of WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange?
The British High Court ruled last week that Julian Assange may be extradited to the U.S., where he will face 17 counts of violating the Espionage Act and one count of hacking into a government computer.
Assange, 50, is being tried for publishing classified military and diplomatic documents back in 2010. These criminal charges could see Assange sentenced to 175 years in prison, despite
Reason Salon Wall Street Journal (News)Feb 01 2017
News
Protests, Violence Prompt UC Berkeley to Cancel Milo Yiannopoulos Event
A scheduled speech by controversial Breitbart editor Milo Yiannopoulos at the University of California, Berkeley led to violent protests that caused the event to be called off, the university said.
The university said fires were set, including one caused by a firebomb that ignited a generator-powered spotlight, and commercial-grade fireworks were thrown at police. NBC Bay Area showed a
NBC News DigitalDec 09 2014
News
Jonathan Gruber apologizes to Congress for ‘inexcusable’ political comments about Obamacare
Jonathan Gruber, the man whose clumsy remarks sparked the latest Obamacare headache for the White House, apologized to Congress for “glib, thoughtless and sometimes downright insulting” observations about the stupidity of the American voters and how the health overhaul passed, testifying Tuesday he shouldn’t have forayed into politics in his academic speeches.
Mr. Gruber said his caught
Washington TimesApr 11 2020
Background
Economy of the United States
The economy of the United States is highly developed and mixed.[33][34] It is the world's largest economy by nominal GDP and net wealth and the second-largest by purchasing power parity (PPP).[35] It also has the world's eighth-highest per capita GDP (nominal) and the tenth-highest per capita GDP (PPP) in 2019.[36] The U.S. has the most technologically powerful economy in the world and its
WikipediaMay 19 2020
Fact Check
Viral post claims Trump sent Obama a $214 million bill for vacations that weren't 'official state business'
A viral Facebook post shared more than 63,000 times claims President Donald Trump sent former President Barack Obama a bill to “repay the government” for vacations that weren’t “official state business.”
Verdict: False. There is no truth to the claim. It originated on a satirical website.
Fact Check: The claim that Trump sent Obama a $214 million bill for vacations that weren’t “
Check Your FactOct 04 2012
Opinion
Energy and Environmental Policy is a National Priority
Lawmakers should implement a long-term plan that allows free markets to balance supply and demand, ensures reliable and competitively priced energy for the future, and creates incentives for responsible stewardship of the nation's resources and environment.
The Heritage FoundationDec 17 2019
News
USMCA
“House Democrats and the White House announced a deal Tuesday on a modified North American trade pact… They said the revamped U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement [USMCA] was a significant improvement over the original North American Free Trade Agreement, with Democrats crowing about winning stronger provisions on enforcing the agreement while Republicans said it will help keep the economy humming
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