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Dec 17 2016
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Hamilton Electors Have a Message for Donald Trump: "You're Fired"
Donald Trump continues to shock the world as he endlessly fires off derogatory, lie-laden tweets and nominates generals and fossil-fuel zealots to his Cabinet posts. Hillary Clinton’s lead in the popular vote has climbed to 2.8 million votes, yet Trump retains his lead in electoral votes with 306 to Clinton’s 232. The disparity has many questioning the existence of the Electoral College, just
Democracy Now!Sep 23 2019
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Trump: Biden discussed in Ukraine call
President Trump confirmed Sunday that he spoke about former Vice President Joseph R. Biden in a midsummer call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky but said he did nothing wrong, as Democrats warned these latest charges may have “crossed the Rubicon” and into impeachment territory.
Leaving the White House on Sunday, Mr. Trump insisted the conversation that has consumed Washington
Washington TimesDec 16 2016
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The Conservative Case for Nuclear Energy
It’s reliable, safe, and, unlike solar and wind, doesn’t eat up huge swathes of land.
As the Trump transition team prepares to take power in Washington, they should be making the conservative case for nuclear energy. During the campaign, President-elect Donald Trump declared: “Nuclear power is a valuable source of energy and should be part of an all-the-above program for providing power
National Review (News)Feb 03 2014
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Battles Loom in Many States Over What to Do With Budget Surpluses
In a year when three dozen governors are up for election, unexpectedly robust revenues from taxes and other sources are filling most state coffers, creating surpluses not seen in years and prompting statehouse battles over what to do with the money.
After so many years of sluggish revenues, layoffs and draconian service cuts, governors and legislators are eager to use the newfound money
New York Times (News)May 31 2012
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Obama Plays Hardball and Loses Favorability
President Obama has adopted a new, tough-guy persona for the general election, but so far it doesnt seem to be paying off. Obama, stung for years by complaints from his political base that he was a pushover and facing a Republican rival clearly unafraid to throw punches, the president is trying to show some edge.
Fox News DigitalFeb 23 2015
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Chris Christie’s Role Atop Governors Group Yet to Pay Off
For two years, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie crisscrossed the country to help his fellow Republican governors, raising money and campaigning for their election.
And yet the nation’s 31 Republican governors, faced with a wealth of choices in the still-forming presidential field, so far aren’t racing to back Mr. Christie in his anticipated White House campaign.
As the nation’s
Wall Street Journal (News)Aug 03 2012
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Walter Jones On Mitt Romney's Tax Returns: 'I Don't Think This Will Go Away'
GOP Rep. Walter Jones (R-N.C.) said Thursday that Mitt Romney's refusal to release more than two years of tax returns could hurt him in the presidential election.
"I don't think this will go away," Jones told The Hill. "And if we're still talking about this in September, he's in deep trouble."
HuffPostOct 17 2015
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Hillary Clinton Bets on Future With Spending Spree to Build Campaign Infrastructure
Hillary Rodham Clinton has spent more than twice as much as any other presidential candidate on campaign staff, more than three times as much on office space and millions of dollars more on advertising, according to reports filed this week with the Federal Election Commission.
Three months before the first nominating contest, Mrs. Clinton has built a cash-hungry campaign juggernaut that
New York Times (News)Jun 25 2019
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Panel calls for House to hold Trump officials in contempt over Census
A U.S. House panel on Tuesday moved to hold two top Trump administration officials in contempt of Congress for defying lawmakers investigating whether the administration was seeking to discriminate against certain groups by adding a citizenship question to the 2020 Census.
In a report, the Democratic-controlled House Oversight and Reform Committee called on the full U.S. House of
ReutersJan 23 2016
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Bloomberg, Sensing an Opening, Revisits a Potential White House Run
Michael R. Bloomberg has instructed advisers to draw up plans for a potential independent campaign in this year’s presidential race. His advisers and associates said he was galled by Donald J. Trump’s dominance of the Republican field, and troubled by Hillary Clinton’s stumbles and the rise of Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont on the Democratic side.
Mr. Bloomberg, the billionaire
New York Times (News)