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Jun 03 2012
News
Lugar: Syrian rebels need safe zones in Turkey
The ranking GOP member on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee says the U.S. should work with Turkey to establish safe zones for retreating Syrian rebels.
Sen. Richard G. Lugar, Indiana Republican, says the so-called safe zones would be on Turkish territory and guarded by Turks to allow Syrians to retreat from violence.
Washington TimesMar 04 2020
Opinion
The Democratic Party Wasn’t Ripe for a Takeover
Not long ago, commentators were declaring that “Bernie Sanders’ revolution is coming” and “It’s Bernie’s party’s now.” Pundits were delivering eulogies over the supposedly lifeless body of Joe Biden’s campaign. The moderate candidates in the Democratic presidential race who hadn’t yet dropped out were lagging behind Sanders. The only chance of stopping the Vermont senator’s socialist takeover
The AtlanticAug 22 2016
News
Why It's So Hard for Trump to Retreat on Immigration
Since launching his presidential candidacy 14 months ago, Donald Trump's most consistent and uncompromising policy issue has been immigration. Indeed, it was the subject of his first general-election TV ad that started airing on Friday. Yet over the weekend, his top aides and advisers suggested that Trump might be shifting on his past position that all of the 11 million undocumented immigrants
NBC News DigitalJul 07 2012
News
Jobs Report And Politics: The Monthly Spin Cycle
Like any Oval Office incumbent seeking re-election, President Obama would prefer to have the economy exceeding expectations in terms of job creation at this point in the campaign.
NPR (Online News)Jul 06 2012
News
Republican teachers uneasy at Obama-themed union convention
Republican teachers at the annual National Education Association convention said they felt pressure from union leaders and the rank-and-file to support President Obama's re-election.
Fox News DigitalOct 10 2016
News
Blow by blow: Clinton, Trump face off in second debate
With less than a month left before the US elections, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are pulling no punches as they head into the second presidential debate on Sunday night at the Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. The “town hall” style debate follows Friday’s revelations about candidates – Trump’s crude remarks about women during a television shoot in 2005, published by NBC, and
RTMar 03 2016
News
How Campaign Finance Reform Contributed to Polarization
One of the more compelling arguments for campaign finance reform has long been that it would undermine partisanship. After all, a great deal of money goes to political parties. Cut off the money to them, and you undermine their influence over candidates and elected officials, right?
If these issues concern you, I strongly encourage you to read Ray La Raja and Brian Schaffner's
Pacific StandardOct 14 2020
News
The Fracking Debate
This Abridge News topic aggregates four unique arguments on different sides of the debate. Here are the quick facts to get you started:
THE QUICK FACTS
Hydraulic fracturing, commonly called fracking, is a drilling technique used for extracting oil or natural gas from deep underground.Fracking is a hotly debated environmental and political issue. Advocates insist Abridge NewsAug 27 2014
News
Report: Obama Seeking Global Climate Deal Without Congress
President Barack Obama is working toward an international agreement that would pressure countries to cut fossil fuel emissions, and is doing so without seeking congressional approval, The New York Times reports.
The agreement is set to be signed in Paris in 2015.
The U.S. Constitution requires a president to obtain a two-thirds majority vote of the Senate for a treaty to be
Newsmax (News)May 16 2014
News
Opposition leader Narendra Modi to be India's next prime minister
Opposition leader Narendra Modi will be India's next prime minister, winning the most decisive election victory the country has seen in more than a quarter century and sweeping the long-dominant Congress party from power, partial results showed Friday.
Washington Times