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Oct 26 2014
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Senate Battle Looks As Competitive As Ever, But GOP Holds The Edge
The 2014 midterms are going down to the wire, but Republicans hold a slim edge in the states they need to take control of the Senate, new polling finds.
A set of NBC/Marist polls released Sunday find Republicans' numbers mostly on the upswing in the crucial swing states of Arkansas, Colorado, Iowa, Kansas and North Carolina, all of which remain within the margin of error. A sixth race,
HuffPostJan 23 2013
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Women In Combat: Leon Panetta Removes Military Ban, Opening Front-Line Positions
Senior defense officials say Pentagon chief Leon Panetta is removing the military's ban on women serving in combat, opening hundreds of thousands of front-line positions and potentially elite commando jobs after more than a decade at war.
The groundbreaking move recommended by the Joint Chiefs of Staff overturns a 1994 rule prohibiting women from being assigned to smaller ground combat
HuffPostMay 22 2019
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Both parties agree infrastructure needs fixing. So why hasn’t it happened?
It can be hard for Congress to pass legislation when there are sharp partisan differences. But on infrastructure, there’s actually plenty of agreement. Progress has stalled over questions of funding – and political positioning.
In the wee hours of the morning on Nov. 9, 2016, Donald Trump took to the podium for the first time as president-elect and promised to “begin the urgent task of
Christian Science MonitorJan 08 2014
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Thanks To Wind Energy, Texans Didn’t Lose Power During The Polar Vortex
On Tuesday, frigid temperatures pushed Texas to a new winter record for power usage. But thanks in part to wind power, Texans were able to avoid major power outages, despite the stress on the grid. On Monday, cold weather and shut downs of some power plants forced the Texas grid operator to begin implementing its emergency plan to meet demand. Demand remained high on Tuesday, but increased
ThinkProgressJan 06 2014
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Reid tries quick strike on welfare plan
If Harry Reid wants to put the hammer to House Republicans over resuming federal aid to those whose state unemployment insurance has expired, he will first have to mend some fences on the Senate side. The Senate majority leader, who shattered the remaining shards of goodwill in the upper chamber with his procedural gambit to fast-track the president’s nominees, didn’t sound ready to deal on
Fox News DigitalJun 07 2012
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Bernanke: Fed could act if US economy weakens
Chairman Ben Bernanke says the Federal Reserve is prepared to take further steps if the U.S. economy weakens, but he isn't signaling that any action is imminent. Bernanke says the European debt crisis poses significant risks to the U.S. financial markets. And he notes that U.S. unemployment remains high and the outlook for inflation subdued.
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Fox News DigitalOct 16 2014
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Hillary Heads South in Attempt to Reclaim Dixie Dems
Hillary Clinton has taken on a new role, actively campaigning in the South as she attempts to help bridge a political divide among Democrats, the New York Times reports.
Her presence on the campaign trail marks a re-introduction of sorts for Clinton, who first made visits there during the 2008 presidential primary, the Times noted.
And she brings to the table a disconnection from
Newsmax (News)Jun 05 2012
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In Health Care Reform Debate, White House Looks Beyond Individual Mandate
Health care reform advocates are growing more confident in the idea that the Affordable Care Act can remain viable even if the Supreme Court strikes down the provision that requires individual citizens to purchase health insurance.
Though conversations inside the White House have been kept secret, several Democratic sources said that administration officials now believe that the law can
HuffPostOct 13 2020
Perspectives Blog
When Both Parties Pretend Not to Be Thinking About Abortion
The Democrats are talking about health care. Republicans are talking about religious freedom. But at Amy Coney Barrett’s confirmation hearings this week, it’s really all about abortion.
Under normal circumstances, the partisan divide in this country over the controversial procedure would be dominating the Senate Judiciary Committee hearings and the surrounding media and public
Dan SchnurMar 27 2019
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Trump just guaranteed health care will be a huge issue in the 2020 election
President Trump just guaranteed health care will remain a dominant issue through the 2020 presidential campaign, opening up a massive vulnerability in his reelection bid.
In a legal brief filed this week, the Trump Justice Department argued to a federal court that the entire Affordable Care Act should be found unconstitutional. That would mean an end to the private markets where 15
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