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Oct 05 2021
Perspectives Blog
The COVID-19 Vaccine Divide, Part 1: Perceptions & Effectiveness
Stories about COVID-19 breakthrough cases, safety of vaccines, mandates, booster shots, and so much more have been circling in the news and social media.
Partisan interests, bias by omission and misinterpretation of information make it tough to assess the COVID-19 vaccine's effectiveness with an objective lens. This is part 1 of a series devoted to breaking down COVID-19 vaccines and
Andrew WeinzierlFeb 13 2013
News
The minimum wage fight, explained
President Obamas call in his State of the Union address to bump the federal minimum wage up to $9 an hour has directed new attention to a politically divisive issue. And its already triggered a new round of criticism by congressional Republicans who dont agree with the president. To better anticipate the direction of the current debate, its helpful to look at the history of the federal minimum
Washington PostApr 06 2015
News
A Case Study On Why The Obamacare Lawsuit Is Based On Mythical History
Four years ago, Alabama’s new Republican governor, along with the state's first majority-GOP legislature since Reconstruction, faced a tough, high-stakes decision: Make the best of a federal health care reform law they hated, or stiff-arm President Barack Obama.
Even in this conservative Southern state, it wasn’t an easy call. Gov. Robert Bentley (R) had campaigned on a platform that
HuffPostAug 07 2013
News
First criminal charges filed in Benghazi attack probe
Federal authorities have filed the first criminal charges in the investigation of the deadly terror attack on the U.S. diplomatic compound in Benghazi.
CNN DigitalSep 12 2014
News
Court OKs voter ID in Wisconsin
The State of Wisconsin can enforce a new voter identification law in this November's election, a federal appeals court said Friday.
After hearing arguments on
PoliticoMar 10 2017
News
Sources: FBI investigation continues into 'odd' computer link between Russian bank and Trump Organization
Federal investigators and computer scientists continue to examine whether there was a computer server connection between the Trump Organization and a Russian bank, sources close to the investigation tell CNN.
Questions about the possible connection were widely dismissed four months ago. But the FBI's investigation remains open, the sources said, and is in the hands of the FBI's
CNN DigitalJun 09 2020
News
Key Democrats spurn push to defund police amid Trump attacks
President Donald Trump and his allies have seized on calls to “defund the police” as a dangerous example of Democratic overreach as he fights for momentum amid crises that threaten his reelection.
Key Democrats, including presumptive presidential nominee Joe Biden, are distancing themselves from the “defund” push, which some supporters say is a symbolic commitment to end systemic racism
Associated PressOct 10 2013
News
Tracing the Calendar Down to the Last Cent
Officials in Washington and traders on Wall Street are looking to Nov. 1 when more than 55 billion in federal payments come due.
New York Times (News)Feb 26 2014
Opinion
An attorney general's job is to defend the law -- no exceptions
When a federal judge struck down Virginia's traditional definition of marriage this month, the victory for gay marriage advocates did not come on an even playing field.
Fox News DigitalAug 19 2015
News
Clinton Is Defiant as Email Cases Loom
Hillary Clinton on Tuesday again dismissed criticism of her use of a private email server as politically minded attacks, as a federal judge prepares for a hearing amid a host of lawsuits over her communications while she was secretary of state.
Wall Street Journal (News)