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Oct 25 2012
News
Chrysler Alive but Jeep About to Shift Production to China
First off, I love Jeeps. I drove a blue stick-shift Jeep in high school and dream of one day owning another one (pre-bailout edition) of course. President Obama has based a large portion of his re-election campaign on the auto-bailout which has resonated with many voters in Ohio, a state Mitt Romney needs to win. However, due to burdonsome regulations, high taxes and the overall high cost of
TownhallOct 27 2014
News
Ahead of 2016, Immigration Activists Want Answers From Clinton
Hillary Rodham Clinton had just finished telling the crowd that North Carolina families could count on Senator Kay Hagan when the chants of Oliver Merino — a 25-year-old whose mother, an undocumented Mexican immigrant, faces deportation — grew louder.
He held a sign that read, “Hillary, do you stand with our immigrant families?” and shouted that his mother lives in constant fear of
New York Times (News)Feb 22 2014
News
Major spending cut proposed for Medicare Advantage
The Obama administration is proposing a major cut in 2015 payments to Medicare Advantage, in a move that is sure to set off a ferocious campaign by the insurance industry to reverse the decision and likely will further complicate the health care politics of the midterm elections. An annual notice released Friday after the markets closed would reduce Medicare Advantage spending by 3.55 percent
PoliticoOct 16 2012
News
Races tight, Pennsylvania reclaims "swing state" status: poll
he U.S. Senate race in Pennsylvania has become "too close to call" three weeks before the election, while President Barack Obama's lead in the state has slipped from 12 to 4 percentage points after a disappointing debate performance, a Quinnipiac poll said on Tuesday.
Pennsylvania, seen until recently as secure for the Democratic president, now appears to be competitive, with Obama
TownhallApr 09 2024
Headline Roundup
Trump's Abortion Statement Sparks Critiques From Liberals, Conservatives
Voices across the political spectrum are analyzing former President Donald Trump’s recent statements regarding abortion legislation.
“Trump’s Coalition”: A writer in Vox (Left bias) cast doubt on Trump’s statement, arguing that regardless of Trump’s stated position on abortion, there are “powerful groups within Trump’s coalition — both his base of supporters and his stable of former and
Vox Daily Beast National Review (Opinion)Jun 09 2020
Perspectives Blog
Media Bias Alert: Were London Protests and Riots “Largely Peaceful”?
After protests and riots erupted in London over the weekend, seemingly inspired by similar gatherings in the U.S. over alleged racism in policing, some Twitter users pointed out apparent media bias in a BBC headline.
“27 police officers injured during largely peaceful anti-racism protests in London,” the headline reads.
The tweet led many on Twitter to point out the
Julie MastrineMay 04 2015
News
The 2016 Republican field might be the most diverse ever — for either party
The addition of Carly Fiorina (not a white man) and Ben Carson (not a white man) to a Republican 2016 field that already includes Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio and Rand Paul means that the 2016 Republican field will likely be the most diverse from either party since at least 1992. Given how the country has diversified -- and given how many non-white-men are already in the GOP field -- it's likely that
Washington PostMar 19 2015
Perspectives Blog
Story of the Week: Netanyahu Victory in Israel
This week, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu of Israel's conservative Likud party won a fourth term. He had recently been trailing in the polls behind the center-left Zionist Union alliance. Because of Netanyahu's stand against a Palestinian state and a US-led deal with Iran on its nuclear program, his strained relationship with President Obama, and how close the race was, this election has been John Gable, AllSides Co-founderSep 09 2013
News
Fiasco: Did Kerry's Syria Gaffe 'Solve' Obama's PR Crisis, or Make It Worse?
Kerry's accidental gambit in London -- the details of which we'll discuss in a moment -- may have opened up a face-saving escape route for the president, and not a moment too soon. It's not like it's been smooth sailing for Obama since his re-election, but let's face it: Drawing a red line, then dithering for months before disclaiming the red line while threatening ("unbelievably small")
TownhallOct 07 2014
Opinion
Why it matters if Republicans win the Senate
There's one American voter with particularly high stakes in whether Republicans win control of the U.S. Senate on Election Night.
Meet Barack Obama.
Republicans wrestled control of the House from Democrats four years ago. Since then, President Obama has counted on the Democratic majority in the Senate to block the GOP's congressional agenda and make life a little easier for the
USA TODAY