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Nov 28 2012
News
Top House Republican Tom Cole: Join with Obama on Quick Deal
Politicos Jonathan Allen reports: “Republican Rep. Tom Cole urged colleagues in a private session Tuesday to vote to extend the Bush tax rates for all but the highest earners before the end of the year  and to battle over the rest later.
ABC News (Online)
Dec 20 2019
News
Partisanship and democracy's other ills holding down the economy, Harvard study says
The many problems with American democracy are a central reason the country has made so little progress in tackling major challenges during a decade of economic growth, Harvard Business School concludes in an ambitious report out this week.
More precisely, the report blames the Democratic and Republican parties for looking to advance partisan advantage over the public interest — wasting
The Fulcrum
Mar 04 2021
Perspectives Blog
Story of the Week: Vaccine Outlook Improves; Some States Loosen Pandemic Restrictions
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President Joe Biden said Tuesday that the U.S. will now have enough COVID-19 vaccines to inoculate all adults by the end of May, two months sooner than the previously-predicted July. Amid that expansion and falling new COVID-19 case rates, some states have loosened pandemic restrictions; Texas is lifting the
AllSides Staff
Mar 08 2013
News
Unemployment at 4-Year-Low as U.S. Hiring Gains Steam
Bolstered by a healthier private sector, the United States economy gained 236,000 jobs in February, well above what had been expected, while the unemployment rate fell to 7.7 percent, its lowest level since December 2008.
New York Times (News)
Oct 15 2014
News
Poll shows Obama approval low, GOP enthusiasm higher than Democrats’
Heading into the final weeks of the midterm campaign, the political landscape continues to tilt in favor of the Republican Party, with President Obama’s overall approval rating at the lowest level of his presidency and GOP voters signaling greater likelihood than Democrats that they will cast ballots, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll.
Washington Post
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May 31 2012
News
John Boehner, Nancy Pelosi duel over taxes for rich
A high-level brawl over taxes broke out between top House leaders Thursday as Speaker John Boehner and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi tussled over a proposal to let rates for the rich expire at the end of this year. In a news conference Thursday, Boehner knocked down Pelosis call to vote on permanently extending current tax rates for all except those making more than $1 million per year â
Politico
Sep 03 2013
Opinion
Wickham: Why Obama should not attack Syria
Despite sarin attack, getting U.S. involved in civil war is not in our interests. As horrific as the death count is from the sarin-filled bombs that the forces of Syrian President Bashar Assad allegedly hurled into a rebel stronghold on the edge of Damascus, it should not trigger a U.S. military intervention into Syria's two-and-a-half-year-old civil war.
USA TODAY
May 28 2019
News
Report: Elaine Chao still owns shares in stock she promised to divest
Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao reportedly still owns stock in a construction company that she previously promised to divest from upon taking office.
The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday that federal disclosure forms show Chao to be the owner of nearly $400,000 worth of stock in Vulcan Materials Co., a major supplier of materials for road pavement and other construction
The Hill