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Aug 16 2015
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AT&T Helped U.S. Spy on Internet on a Vast Scale
The National Security Agency’s ability to spy on vast quantities of Internet traffic passing through the United States has relied on its extraordinary, decades-long partnership with a single company: the telecom giant AT&T.
While it has been long known that American telecommunications companies worked closely with the spy agency, newly disclosed N.S.A. documents show that the
New York Times (News)Aug 16 2015
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G.O.P. Is Vague on Using Power Abroad
If the diverse group of candidates competing for the Republican presidential nomination agree on one thing when describing how they would engage with the world if they made it to the White House, it is this: If only the United States were stronger, and more feared, the country would not feel threatened by the Islamic State, manipulated by Iran or challenged by a rising China.
But after
New York Times (News)Jun 05 2020
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The Story Behind Bill Barr’s Unmarked Federal Agents
Few sights from the nation’s protests in recent days have seemed more dystopian than the appearance of rows of heavily armed riot police around Washington, D.C., in drab military-style uniforms with no insignia, identifying emblems or names badges. Many of the apparently federal agents have refused to identify which agency they work for. “Tell us who you are, identify yourselves!” protesters
PoliticoJul 17 2019
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Republican support for Trump rises after racially charged tweets: Reuters/Ipsos poll
Support for U.S. President Donald Trump increased slightly among Republicans after he lashed out on Twitter over the weekend in a racially charged attack on four minority Democratic congresswomen, a Reuters/Ipsos public opinion poll shows.
The national survey, conducted on Monday and Tuesday after Trump told the lawmakers they should “go back and help fix the totally broken and crime
ReutersJun 04 2020
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Trump Threatens to Deploy Military Against Rioters
This Abridge News topic aggregates four unique arguments on different sides of the debate. Here are the quick facts to get you started:
THE QUICK FACTS
In a Monday speech from the White House Rose Garden, President Trump recommended governors send in the National Guard "in sufficient numbers that we dominate the streets" to combat "the riots and lawlessness that Abridge NewsSep 01 2013
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Obama Says U.S. Should Take Action In Syria, Will Seek Congress' Authorization For Use Of Force
President Barack Obama addressed the crisis in Syria on Saturday, saying he has decided the United States should take military action against regime targets, but that he will seek authorization from Congress before taking action.
"I will seek authorization for the use of force from the American people's representatives in Congress," Obama said during a press conference in the White
HuffPostOct 08 2014
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Thomas Eric Duncan Dead, Dallas Ebola Patient Had Been Critically Ill
Thomas Eric Duncan, the Liberian man who had been diagnosed with Ebola in Dallas, Texas, died on Wednesday.
He was 42.
Duncan was the first person to have been diagnosed with the virus in the United States. He had been receiving the experimental drug brincidofovir since Saturday. The latest update on his condition, released yesterday afternoon by Texas Health Presbyterian
HuffPostSep 17 2019
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‘Squad’ member Pressley pushing Kavanaugh impeachment inquiry, despite allegation concerns
Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., one of the four freshman congresswomen known collectively as the “Squad,” is planning Tuesday to introduce a resolution seeking an impeachment inquiry into Supreme Court Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh, despite reluctance from top Democrats to pursue one and concerns about the basis for the latest accusations.
The resolution follows a New York Times
Fox News DigitalApr 30 2013
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Fox News' Ed Henry Challenges Obama on Syria's Chemical Weapons - and Obama Redefines His 'Red Line'
With evidence that Syria has purportedly used chemical weapons against its own people, President Barack Obama spoke out today against Bashar al-Assad and his regime. That said, he was seemingly somewhat more measured and cautious than he has been in the past when describing about how the United States plans to handle the contentious scenario.
The BlazeMay 02 2019
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DOJ formally backs lawsuit that could strike Obamacare entirely
A Texas judge “correctly held” that Obamacare’s individual mandate to hold insurance is inseparable from the rest of the law, the Trump administration told an appeals court Wednesday in arguing the entire program must fall.
The Justice Department’s brief solidified President Trump’s support for a lawsuit that could decimate his predecessor’s signature health program, even though
Washington Times