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Nov 26 2012
News
Trying to Turn Obama Voters Into Tax Allies
When Tea Party activists swamped town hall-style meetings about health care in the summer of 2009, President Obamas army of campaign volunteers largely stayed away, seemingly less interested in fighting for legislation than they had been in electing the nations first African-American president.
New York Times (News)
Aug 08 2013
News
Defense Department considers more action on sexual assault
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is planning a new round of sexual assault policies that include expanding an advocacy program for victims to all military branches and recurring inspector general audits of all closed investigations, according to an internal memo of the draft plans obtained by POLITICO. In all, the Pentagon is floating six new executive actions to Capitol Hill that are ready for
Politico
Oct 03 2019
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Trump to sign order enhancing Medicare, heads to Florida to slam Dems' plans
President Trump will sign an executive order Thursday aimed at improving the Medicare program for seniors, hoping to redirect the 2020 conversation from his failure to overhaul President Barack Obama’s program to his step-by-step efforts to improve health care across the board.
Mr. Trump will promote the order in The Villages, Florida, a huge retirement community that’s home to many
Washington Times
Jun 10 2016
News
Orrin Hatch explains friendship with Muhammad Ali
Muhammad Ali was beloved around the world, but perhaps one of his unlikeliest friends was Sen. Orrin Hatch, who remembered the three-time heavyweight champion at his funeral on Friday.
The Utah Republican said Ali's commitment to finding common ground with people different from himself was one of his greatest gifts. Speaking at Ali's funeral in Louisville, Kentucky, Hatch said the two
CNN Digital
Jul 27 2014
News
Women's work: The GOP's glass ceiling
Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison knew her window to run for president had closed. That moment passed when then-Gov. George W. Bush, a fellow Texas Republican, ran for and won the presidency in 2000 and served two terms, the lawmaker told CNN. She was a senator with aspirations to a higher office who was also in the process of adopting two children. "The timing wasn't right for me. Even if he
CNN Digital
Nov 30 2020
Perspectives Blog
A Conservative Who Liberals Often Enjoyed and Respected: Justice Antonin Scalia
Former Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia (1936-2016) was deeply conservative. Yet many liberals admired his intellect and his way with words. He was gregarious, and many liberals even considered him a great friend. Even with his biting opinions, he could make liberals think more deeply about their own positions and how to argue them more persuasively.
It was not so much what Justice
Bella Jasper
Jul 02 2012
News
Stung by Recession, Young Voters Shed Image as Obama Brigade
Maria Verdugo, a 20-year-old graduate of the University of California, Santa Cruz, barely remembers the presidential election of 2008  the one that spawned a youth movement that was singular in its scope and political effectiveness  except for “something about Obama saying we needed a change.
New York Times (News)
Mar 30 2013
News
Campaigning Complicates Governing
President Barack Obama is about to launch his most concerted effort yet to help Democrats win full control of Congress a foray that could bolster the party in the 2014 midterm elections but threatens to undercut his efforts to win Republican support for his second-term initiatives on immigration gun control and the budget.
Wall Street Journal (News)
Sep 20 2012
News
Tone, not frequency of ads irk swing state voters
If you live in a battleground state, chances are you've seen your share of political ads this election season. They come on during prime-time network TV, pop up while you're cheering on the Buckeyes or the Broncos and they even get you when you're cruising to your favorite station on the way to work.
The reason for such a concentrated air war is that voters in swing states like Colorado
CNN Digital
Sep 27 2015
News
Race to replace Boehner expected to be another leadership vs. conservative caucus showdown
The battle among Capitol Hill Republicans to replace House Speaker John Boehner will likely unfold like the one that led to Boehner's resignation: GOP leadership vs. the party's most conservative caucus.
"Before we rush headlong into leadership elections, we need to take time to reflect on what has happened and have a serious discussion about … what we expect of our leaders, and how we
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