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Aug 27 2019
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Farmers’ Frustration With Trump Grows as U.S. Escalates China Fight
Peppered with complaints from farmers fed up with President Trump’s trade war, Sonny Perdue found his patience wearing thin. Mr. Perdue, the agriculture secretary and the guest of honor at the annual Farmfest gathering in southern Minnesota this month, tried to break the ice with a joke.
“What do you call two farmers in a basement?” Mr. Perdue asked near the end of a testy hourlong town
New York Times (News)Dec 06 2012
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Obama Approval Rating Reaches Three-Year High In Poll
A month after the election, President Barack Obama's approval ratings are at a level he hasn't seen for years, with contentious negotiations over the upcoming "fiscal cliff" so far not dampening his support.
Obama has an approval rating of 53 percent among registered voters, according to a poll released Thursday by Quinnipiac University -- the strongest approval level the university has
HuffPostApr 07 2015
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John McCain Announces He's Running For 6th Senate Term
U.S. Sen. John McCain has announced he will run for re-election in 2016.
The Arizona Republican made the announcement to run for a sixth term on Monday in an interview with NBC News (http://nbcnews.to/1NPIYdU). He is the chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee.
McCain uses his position as chairman to criticize President Barack Obama on national security.
"I have
HuffPostApr 06 2015
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Jeb Bush self-identified as Hispanic on 2009 voter registration: report
Former Florida governor and likely Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush identified himself as Hispanic on a 2009 voter registration form, The New York Times has revealed.
The Times reports that the application, obtained from the Miami-Dade County Elections Department, shows that Mr. Bush marked himself “Hispanic” in the field labeled “race/ethnicity.”
Under Florida law,
Washington TimesMar 18 2013
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Karl Rove Mocks Sarah Palin Tenure As Governor
WASHINGTON -- GOP uberconsultant Karl Rove lashed out at former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) on Sunday mocking her decision to leave office early. Roves criticism was a response to comments Palin made at the Conservative Political Action Conference in which she suggested the poor performance of Rove-backed candidates in the 2012 elections indicates that Rove should get out of the political
HuffPostJan 11 2014
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Scandal burnishes image of Christie as bully
Chris Christie's signature tough-talking style earned him plaudits from the press and politicos alike from the moment he emerged on the national stage as a candidate for New Jersey governor in 2009. It quickly catapulted him into a wider arena, the kind of place most politicians can only dream of: Whispers started coming soon after his election that he could star on a presidential ticket for
CNN DigitalMar 27 2019
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EU cannot betray 'increasing majority' who want UK to remain, says Tusk
EC president hails those who marched against Brexit and revoke article 50 petitioners
Donald Tusk has issued a rallying call to the “increasing majority” of British people who want to cancel Brexit and stay in the EU.
In a stirring intervention, the European council president has praised those who marched on the streets of London and the millions who are petitioning the
The GuardianMar 27 2019
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Pelosi, Dems look for upside to Mueller report
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Tuesday delivered a clear message to her troops: Don’t let the report from special counsel Robert Mueller get you down.
She urged Democrats to instead focus on bread-and-butter policy issues, such as health care, jobs and a better government, which won them the House a few months ago.
“This is really important today because we must, with all
The HillMar 27 2019
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Mueller report conclusion raises question of Trump pardons
Speculation is mounting over whether President Trump will grant pardons to his campaign associates charged during Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation, now that the report has turned up no evidence of collusion with the Russians during the 2016 presidential election.
The White House, in the past, has said that there had been no discussion of pardons for any of the players
Fox News DigitalSep 10 2020
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Story of the Week: Report Alleges Trump Belittled Fallen Soldiers, Military
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An article published Wednesday by the Atlantic cites anonymous sources who claim President Donald Trump made disparaging comments about the U.S. military and fallen service members, and expressed coldness toward military ceremonies. The president denied the report, and more than 20 former and current
Henry A. Brechter