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Jul 29 2019
Opinion
Californians’ Transportation Choices Should Be Left to Them—Not Bureaucrats
Last month, the Los Angeles Times reported that the Metro system “is hemorrhaging bus riders.” The news was presented as, if not a crisis, at least an urgent matter that needs to be promptly addressed. Yet that’s hardly the case.
It’s troubling, we’re supposed to infer, that “passengers have fled” public transportation “for more convenient options — mostly, driving.” According to the
Pacific Research InstituteNov 19 2012
News
Both Sides Itching For A Confirmation Fight Over Susan Rice
The election was over. As President Obama faced the press in the East Room of the White House on Wednesday, the anger and bitterness of his long battle with Mitt Romney seemed to have faded. Unlike President George W. Bush after his 2004 re-election — and his comments about having political capital and intending to spend it — Obama seemed a bit more humble victor, talking more about compromise
NPR (Online News)Jun 04 2012
News
Medical Device Tax Repeal Bill Moving Through GOP-Led House
For Republicans, it's an irresistible trifecta: A bill that gives them an election-season chance to say they're fighting to protect jobs and cut taxes, even as it erodes financing for President Barack Obama's health care overhaul they despise.
HuffPostMar 23 2013
News
This State Could Be the First to Mandate Insurance Companies Pay for Abortions
OLYMPIA Wash. (AP) -- In 1970 Washington became the first - and remains the only - state in the country to legalize elective abortions by a popular vote. A generation later and 40 years removed from the landmark United States Supreme Court Roe v. Wade ruling that extended...
The BlazeNov 15 2012
News
Meet The New GOP, Same As The Old GOP?
There has been no dearth of post-election Republican self-flagellation.
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, on the eve of heading out to a meeting of Republican governors in Las Vegas, warned the GOP to "stop being the stupid party." At the gathering Wednesday night, he leveled more harsh criticism at party presidential candidate Mitt Romney.
Ronald Reagan biographer and conservative
NPR (Online News)Nov 02 2012
News
October jobs numbers: Little political ammunition in data
The final jobs report before Election Day paints a picture of the U.S. economy that looks a lot like the 2012 campaign itself: a long, grinding march forward with little in the way of big inspiration that still slightly favors President Barack Obama.
PoliticoMar 21 2013
News
Obamacare Mired in Bureaucracy, Delay and Discord
Three years two elections and one Supreme Court decision after President Barack Obama signed the Affordable Care Act its promise of health care for the uninsured may be delayed or undercut in much of the country because of entrenched opposition from many Republican state...
Newsmax (News)Apr 09 2019
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Attorney General Barr promises Mueller report 'within a week'
Attorney General William Barr told lawmakers on Tuesday that he intends to release within a week the long-awaited report on Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election from Special Counsel Robert Mueller.
“Within a week I will be in position to release that report to the public and then I will engage with the chairmen of both judiciary committees about that report, about any
ReutersDec 30 2019
Headline Roundup
Sanders Releases Doctors' Letters Saying He's "In Good Health"
Senator and 2020 presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders (I- Vt.) released the findings of his annual exam nearly three months after suffering a heart attack. The report concluded that Sanders "has the mental and physical health to fully undertake the rigors of the presidency," following speculation about the 78-year-old's health after he suffered a heart attack in October.
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Salon Axios Washington ExaminerOct 29 2013
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John McCain Worried ENDA Will Be Like 'Busing,' Lead To 'Reverse Discrimination'
Even though his wife is petitioning him to back the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) has not yet decided how he will vote, saying he is concerned the landmark civil rights legislation could result in "reverse discrimination." ENDA would prohibit workplace discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev
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