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Apr 15 2015
News
Dabakis drops out of Salt Lake City mayoral race
Well, Jim was in.
State Sen. Jim Dabakis ended his campaign for Salt Lake City mayor on Wednesday, just 10 days after he launched it. He's now throwing his support behind Jackie Biskupski, a friend who has been in the race since January.
"Jackie is a hell of a persuasive lady! We decided that it would be best for me to leave the race," Dabakis posted on Facebook. "I am endorsing
Aug 19 2020
Perspectives Blog
When the Democrats Tell Young People To Wait Their Turn
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez received one minute to address the Democratic National Convention this week. That’s only one minute more than I got.
Joe Biden frequently talks about himself as a transition to a new generation of political leadership. But the Democrats’ future has not been on display this week nearly as much as its past. The first three nights are designed to highlight Clintons
Dan Schnur
Dec 17 2014
News
Tennessee Town Sparks Free Speech Debate After Banning Negative Online Comments
A new social networking policy just approved by a small Tennessee town has some questioning if the move infringes on the First Amendment.
South Pittsburg, on the banks of the Tennessee River, is a town of just over 3,100 people. At the town’s most recent monthly meeting on December 9, the city council approved a measure that would restrict any employee, elected official, contractor or
The Blaze
Apr 02 2015
News
FBI’s brazen terrorism lie: What the Boston Marathon bombing trial reveals about America’s deluded terror narrative
Close to the end of the March 25 testimony in the Dzhokhar Tsarnaev trial for his role in the April 25, 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, the government submitted a series of exhibits with chats from the defendant. One described wanting President Obama to win the Presidential election as the “lesser of two evils” but asserting “killing Muslims is the only promise [Obama or Mitt Romney] will
Salon
Sep 07 2022
Headline Roundup
Former Trump Advisor Steve Bannon Expected to Surrender to Manhattan Prosecutors
Steve Bannon, once a senior advisor to former President Donald Trump and still an influential figure in the MAGA movement, is expected to surrender himself to authorities in New York on Thursday to face charges related to a fundraising campaign to build a wall along the U.S-Mexico border.
Bannon has deemed the charges “phony” and alleged that the Manhattan District Attorney is trying to
Washington Post
Fox News Digital
Newsweek
Nov 14 2013
News
President's Obamacare Fix: Delay Insurance Cancellations
Bowing to pressure, President Barack Obama on Thursday announced changes to his healthcare law that would give insurance companies the option to keep offering consumers plans that would otherwise be canceled. The administrative changes are good for just one year, though senior administration officials said they could be extended if problems with the law persist. Obama announced the changes at
Newsmax (News)
Mar 26 2019
Opinion
OPINION: Trump, Mueller, and our post-facts society
Robert Mueller's final report to the attorney general of the United States found no evidence of a Russian conspiracy. This means, among other things, that our commander-in-chief is not the Manchurian Candidate.
Shouldn't we all be happy about this? I know I am. As one of those bores who insists on buying things made in the U.S. whenever possible, I for one prefer to have my elections
Guest Writer
Mar 26 2019
Opinion
OPINION: The Late, Not-So-Great Mueller Investigation
It followed the Soviet style: ‘Show me the man, and I’ll show you the crime.’
Had Hillary Clinton just won the 2016 election, there would have been neither a Mueller investigation nor much talk of Russian collusion.
A losing Donald Trump would have slunk off to left-wing and Never-Trump ridicule and condemnation — and no investigation about collusion.
A defeated Trump
Victor Hanson
Mar 30 2015
News
Obama to Make Landmark Presidential Trip to Father's Homeland, Kenya
Barack Obama will make a long-awaited trip to Kenya later this year, visiting his father's homeland for the first time since becoming US president six years ago, the White House said Monday.
During the long-promised visit this July, Obama will attend a Global Entrepreneurship Summit in the east African nation, a statement said.
Obama has visited Africa four times since becoming
Newsmax (News)
Mar 28 2015
News
Nevada's Popular GOP Gov. Sandoval Leads List to Replace Reid in Senate
Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid's decision to retire next year leaves no clear successor in his home state of Nevada, where a popular Republican governor appears reluctant to change jobs and the pending loss of Reid's clout in Washington is causing anxiety over who might replace him.
As of Friday, the list of potential candidates came down to Gov. Brian Sandoval and everyone else. The
Newsmax (News)