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Jan 05 2017
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After Widespread Outrage, Republicans Ditch Effort to Gut Ethics Office
On Capitol Hill, Republican senators backed down Tuesday from a plan to gut the Office of Congressional Ethics, following widespread outcry from the public. If the rule change had gone through, it would have been the very first move enacted by the new Republican-controlled Congress. But the effort quickly fell apart Tuesday, as lawmakers’ offices were inundated by calls from an angry public
Democracy Now!Jul 09 2012
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Obama calls for Bush tax cut extensions for those making less than $250,000
President Barack Obama called Monday for Congress to pass a one-year extension of the Bush-era tax cuts for people earning less than $250,000 a year. "I believe prosperity comes from an economy that's built on a strong and growing middle class," Obama said at the White House, with people described as working Americans standing behind him. In addition, an Obama campaign official said the
CNN DigitalJun 03 2024
Headline Roundup
Leftist Claudia Sheinbaum Becomes Mexico’s First Female President
Climate Scientist and former Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum was elected Mexico’s first female president on Sunday.
The Details: Sheinbaum, of the leftist Morena party, is widely considered the successor to outgoing President Andres Manuel López Obrador and won nearly 60% of the vote. The Morena party is also expected to hold majorities in both chambers of Congress.
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Associated Press Reuters The Telegraph - UKFeb 21 2020
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Rivals worry Sanders building 'insurmountable' Super Tuesday lead
Senator Bernie Sanders’s (I-Vt.) rivals are sounding the alarm over his growing strength and warning that he could effectively secure the presidential nomination on Super Tuesday if Democrats don’t quickly align behind an alternative.
The clock is ticking fast toward March 3, when about one-third of all delegates will be allocated after 14 states and territories get to vote in the
The HillDec 05 2013
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Democratic infighting erupts over 'we can have it all' fantasy on entitlements
The Democratic rift over entitlements deepened this week as a top party contender for governor in Pennsylvania came under fire from liberals after a think tank, of which she is co-chairwoman, criticized economic-populism messages of Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and New York Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio.
Washington TimesMay 27 2020
Analysis
Media’s Unpunished Lies Hurt The Nation Far Worse Than Trump’s Indefensible Tweets
Donald Trump’s tweets suggesting Joe Scarborough somehow murdered a young woman who died of natural causes nearly 20 years ago are reprehensible. This is in no way because these tweets defame Scarborough. It’s pretty hard to feel bad for a guy whose media presence enabled Trump’s political rise to the point he openly flirted with running as his vice president before making a comic heel turn
The FederalistMay 25 2012
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N.C. Democrats try To Shake Off Pre-Convention Blues
The Democratic Party will hold its national convention in Charlotte this September. The choice of venue was a signal that North Carolina would be a key part of President Obama's re-election strategy.
But the state's Democrats have suffered a few blows lately.
NPR (Online News)May 09 2019
News
Joe Biden, Rusty Weather Vane
Say what you will about the ethics of plagiarists—at least they have an ear for what audiences want to hear.
When Joe Biden cratered in his first official run at the White House in 1987, it was because of a series of borrowed speech passages, hand gestures, and even biographical details (no, he didn't derive from a family of coal miners, as he once claimed, nor was he "the first" in his
ReasonOct 26 2012
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Barack Obama, Mitt Romney Campaigning Furiously In Ohio, A Sign Of Things To Come
As the Election Day countdown neared single-digit territory Thursday, President Barack Obama and challenger Mitt Romney continued their furious pace of campaigning in swing states, with both finding positive news in polls and each ending the day with a dramatic night-time rally.
HuffPostMar 18 2013
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RNC Report Concedes That Voters See GOP As 'Scary,' 'Out Of Touch'
The Republican National Committee (RNC) released its wide-ranging autopsy report on Monday admitting some of its shortcomings after losing the 2012 presidential election. Coined the Growth and Opportunity Project the document includes market research from voter focus groups around the country.
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