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Jan 15 2017
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The Peace Prize Winner Who Waged War
When he was first elected president, many observers, up to and including the Norwegian Nobel Committee, believed Barack Obama would represent a substantive departure from the foreign policy of his predecessor, George W. Bush. On the campaign trail, the then–senator from Illinois promised to bring the Iraq War to an end within 16 months. In reality, it ended in December 2011, as agreed upon in
Reason
Apr 17 2019
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ABC, CBS Mislead on Fox News Town Hall Crowd Cheering Medicare For All
As if it somehow sank the conservative agenda or upended a Fox News narrative, the ABC and CBS Tuesday evening news programs hailed the heavily Democratic Fox News town hall audience that cheered for Bernie Sander’s Medicare for All healthcare plan.
It was clear during ABC’s World News Tonight that they were going to twist the cheering crowd as proof that even Republicans supported
NewsBusters
Dec 07 2012
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Fox's Steve Doocy Casts Suspicion On Routine Revisions To Jobs Numbers
Fox's Steve Doocy cast completely unwarranted suspicion on the Bureau of Labor Statistics employment statistics, saying it was "curious" that the agency had issued a downward revision to the number of jobs the economy created in the months leading up to the November election.
Media Matters
Mar 28 2019
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Government Hints It's Aiming for Deal Vote Friday: Brexit Update
Even after promising to resign, Theresa May is still short of numbers to get her Brexit deal through Parliament but is aiming for a third vote on Friday after two resounding defeats. Winning over her Northern Irish allies in the DUP is key, so expect a flurry of London-Belfast talks today. If that doesn’t work, there are few options left and none of them are palatable for the prime minister: a
Bloomberg
Sep 12 2015
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Donald Trump: I Would Apologize ‘If I’m Ever Wrong’
Appearing on NBC’s “The Tonight Show” Friday, Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump told host Jimmy Fallon that he would apologize in the “hopefully distant future” if he was ever wrong.
When Fallon asked Trump if he’s ever apologized in his life, Trump recalled his campaign announcement speech when he made controversial comments about illegal immigrants. Trump said people
The Blaze
Aug 06 2014
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A Clinton-Colbert Name-Dropping Contest
If Hillary Rodham Clinton decides to sit out of the 2016 presidential race, she may have a future as a sketch comic.
Mrs. Clinton made a surprise appearance on “The Colbert Report” on Tuesday night in which she faux-sparred with the show’s faux ultraconservative host over who had more famous faux-friends.
It started when the host, Stephen Colbert, played audiobook clips of Mrs.
New York Times (News)
Aug 06 2014
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Martin O'Malley Accuses White House Of Spinning His Immigration Comments
Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley (D) pushed back this week on the White House for trying to "spin" his comments on unaccompanied minors after he criticized the administration's plans to speed up deportation of children and teenagers who had crossed the border illegally.
The statements, made to Fusion's Jorge Ramos in an interview that aired Tuesday evening, were the latest in a weekslong
HuffPost
Dec 18 2013
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Senate passes bipartisan budget agreement
Congress declared a holiday truce in the budget wars Wednesday, sending President Obama a blueprint for funding the government through 2015. But the next skirmish was already on the horizon: an election-year fight over the national debt.
The budget deal that passed the Senate on Wednesday amounts to a handshake
Washington Post
Jul 13 2016
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Swing-state stunner: Trump has edge in key states
Did Donald Trump really just surge past Hillary Clinton in two of the election's most important battlegrounds?
New swing-state polls released Wednesday by Quinnipiac University show Trump leading Clinton in Florida and Pennsylvania — and tied in the critical battleground state of Ohio. In three of the states that matter most in November, the surveys point to a race much closer than the
Politico
Aug 08 2023
Headline Roundup
Will Donald Trump Debate His Republican Primary Opponents?
Former president and 2024 candidate Donald Trump has repeatedly indicated he may not participate in the upcoming Republican primary debates. Is this posturing from the front-runner or a genuine statement?
“Does It Make Sense?” The Washington Examiner (Lean Right bias) reported on Trump’s speech at an Alabama GOP fundraising dinner last week. Trump said, “Nobody even has a chance” to
Washington Examiner
USA TODAY
Forbes 