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Sep 17 2016
News
Pope: Welcoming Refugees Helps Keeps Us Safe from Terrorism
Pope Francis has encouraged Europeans to welcome refugees, calling authentic hospitality "our greatest security against hateful acts of terrorism."
Francis Saturday spoke to alumni of Jesuit schools in Europe who were in Rome for a conference on refugees.
Newsmax (News)May 27 2016
News
Obama's talk on nukes at Hiroshima to clash with reality
There is the soaring rhetoric. And then there's the messy reality.
When President Obama and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe make an historic visit to Hiroshima on Friday -- the first time a sitting U.S. president has visited the site of the first atomic bomb attack -- their words advocating nuclear disarmament will clash with real-world security necessities.
Far from backing
CBS News (Online)Nov 29 2013
News
Interesting Legislation Would Require TSA to Spend Unclaimed Change on Military Lounges in Airports
Each year the TSA collects an average of 465,000 in unclaimed money from security checkpoints across the country.
TownhallFeb 18 2015
News
Obama Chooses Joseph Clancy to Head the Secret Service
President Obama has decided to appoint Joseph P. Clancy, who has guided the Secret Service on an interim basis for the last four months, to lead the agency permanently, law enforcement officials said Wednesday.
In appointing Mr. Clancy, a former head of Mr. Obama’s security detail, the president rejected calls from critics on Capitol Hill and members of a special Department of Homeland
New York Times (News)Nov 26 2013
Opinion
Karzai tells Susan Rice of more demands for accord extending U.S. troop presence
Karzai tells the U.S. national security adviser he needs more concessions to allow U.S. troops to remain.
Washington PostMay 25 2017
Perspectives Blog
Trump's 1st Budget Announced
Mick Mulvaney, the White House Budget Director, revealed President Trump's budget for 2018 titled A New Foundation for American Greatness. As expected, the response has been mixed. Many people on the Left decry the cuts to social programs, while those on the Right who believe our government spending is out of control support the cuts. Trump's international visits were also big news this week. John Gable, AllSides Co-founderJul 02 2020
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U.S. farmers scramble for help as COVID-19 scuttles immigrant workforce
The novel coronavirus delayed the arrival of seasonal immigrants who normally help harvest U.S. wheat, leaving farmers to depend on high school students, school bus drivers, laid-off oilfield workers and others to run machines that bring in the crop.
As combines work their way north from the Southern Plains of Texas and Oklahoma, farmers and harvesting companies are having a hard time
ReutersJun 18 2019
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Trump vows mass immigration arrests, removals of ‘millions of illegal aliens’ starting next week
President Trump said in a tweet Monday night that U.S. immigration agents are planning to make mass arrests starting “next week,” an apparent reference to a plan in preparation for months that aims to round up thousands of migrant parents and children in a blitz operation across major U.S. cities.
“Next week ICE will begin the process of removing the millions of illegal aliens who have
Washington PostJun 03 2017
News
Trump Appears Unlikely to Hinder Comey’s Testimony About Russia Inquiry
President Trump does not plan to invoke executive privilege to try to prevent James B. Comey, the former F.B.I. director, from providing potentially damaging testimony to Congress on statements the president made about an investigation into his former national security adviser, two senior administration officials said Friday.
New York Times (News)Nov 14 2022
Headline Roundup
Google to Pay $391.5M to Settle Location-Tracking Lawsuit
Google has agreed to pay $391.5 million to 40 states to settle a probe of how the company tracked users’ locations.
Key Quotes: "For years Google has prioritized profit over their users' privacy," Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum said in a release. "They have been crafty and deceptive. Consumers thought they had turned off their location tracking features on Google, but the
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