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Feb 04 2020
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Iowa caucus debacle a wake-up call for American democracy
The delay in caucus results – and doubts about their accuracy – sowed distrust in Iowa’s vaunted civic exercise. But the debacle may spur needed reforms in election security in the run-up to the presidential election this fall.
Deborah West, dressed head to toe in yellow and blue, was giggling with excitement.
Pete Buttigieg, her preferred candidate, had just won the caucus in
Christian Science MonitorMar 27 2024
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Trump's Bible Sale Sparks Controversy
Former President Donald Trump recently started selling “God Bless the USA” bibles for $59.99 on Truth Social, his social media platform. Some critics accused Trump of commercializing religion for personal gain.
The Details: The “God Bless the USA Bible,” advertised as “the only Bible endorsed by President Trump,” features patriotic elements inspired by country singer Lee Greenwood's
The Christian Post Associated Press NewsweekMay 21 2019
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Republican Joins Democrats' Louder Calls for Impeachment as Former White House Attorney Defies Subpoena
WASHINGTON – On Capitol Hill today, a no show. At the request of President Trump, former White House attorney Don McGahn is defying a subpoena to testify before Congress about the Russia investigation.
McGahn was a key witness in Robert Mueller's report, and Democrats believe he offered the most damaging evidence against the president.
White House Counsel Pat Cipollone says
CBNSep 27 2015
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Bill Clinton: Republicans waging ‘full-scale frontal assault’ on Hillary
Former President Bill Clinton said Sunday that Republicans are spotlighting Hillary Rodham Clinton’s email scandal because they fear her presidential candidacy.
Mr. Clinton told Fareed Zakaria on CNN’s “GPS” that Republicans want his wife’s campaign “as mangled up as possible” because the Democratic primary race is about issues and substance while the Republican contest has turned into
Washington TimesNov 19 2014
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Fundraisers Rev Up for Possible Hillary Clinton Run
The fundraising machinery in support of Hillary Clinton’s anticipated presidential bid is churning along, with multiple events in the coming weeks aimed at smoothing her entrance into the 2016 contest.
A group of New Jersey-based Democratic fundraisers and political operatives has scheduled a dinner in Newark on Monday to gather commitments for a donation to Mrs. Clinton’s campaign as
Wall Street Journal (News)Feb 01 2016
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Iowa Caucus: Cruz Victory Deals Setback to Donald Trump
Senator Ted Cruz of Texas, powered by a surge of support from evangelical Christians, handily defeated Donald J. Trump in the Iowa caucuses on Monday, throwing into question the depth of support for Mr. Trump’s unconventional candidacy. In the first contest of a campaign that has been more of a populist revolt against the political order than a traditional Republican primary, Senator Marco
New York Times (News)May 20 2019
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Missouri governor expected to sign eight-week abortion ban into law
Missouri’s Republican governor could sign a law as early as this week banning most abortions in the Midwestern state after the eighth week of pregnancy, part of a wave of restrictions aimed at driving a challenge of abortion to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Republican Governor Mike Parson told reporters on Friday he planned to sign the bill, which was approved by the Republican-controlled
ReutersApr 29 2015
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Wait. What? Hillary calls for ‘restoring trust’ in politics
Facing a scandal that threatens to capsize her quest to return to the White House, Hillary Clinton debuted her first major policy speech since the official launch of her current campaign. Clinton focused on a call to end “mass incarceration” in America and denounced racial injustice in the legal system, but her focus was on the question of “trust” saying “we must urgently rebuild the bonds of
Fox News DigitalApr 29 2015
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Hillary Clinton just gave one of the most important speeches of her career
Fair or unfair, Democrats' chief criticism of Hillary Clinton has been that she doesn't truly share their most cherished values, particularly when it comes to addressing inequality. They also worry that she's not ready for prime time — that she's too stilted, too programmed, too cold on the stump.
On Wednesday she answered both points.
Her first major policy address of the 2016
VoxNov 11 2014
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GOP Senate Can't Resist a ‘War on Women’
During his reelection campaign, Mitch McConnell pledged that if he became Senate majority leader, one of his priorities would be legislation to ban abortions after 20 weeks. “In a Republican Senate, under my leadership, we would have the kind of real debate on the issues that the American people want,” McConnell told the National Right to Life Conference. Except polls show that seven in 10
Daily Beast