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Aug 21 2019
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Bernie Sanders’s call to ban facial recognition tech for policing, explained
He’s taken a tougher stance on it than Elizabeth Warren.
Sen. Bernie Sanders is the first presidential candidate to call for a total ban on the use of facial recognition software for policing. He’s also calling for a moratorium on the use of algorithmic risk assessment tools that aim to predict which criminals will reoffend.
His pledge to institute these changes if elected is
Vox
Mar 17 2016
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This year’s GOP presidential battle isn’t the first – or even the deepest – party divide
Donald Trump may be leading in the race for the Republican presidential nomination, but much of the GOP’s establishment is mobilizing to try to block him. And should those efforts fail, many prominent Republicans are saying they won’t support Trump if he is the nominee. Some are even floating the idea of an anti-Trump third party.
Most times, even after fierce nomination battles and
Pew Research Center
Jun 12 2012
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Arizona Voters Choose Gifford's Replacement
Tuesdays special election to fill the remainder of former Representative Gabrielle Giffordss third term in Congress has been widely regarded as a measure of the political winds in Arizona, a historically conservative state where a bruising battle over immigration and immigrant rights could help Democrats in November.
New York Times (News)
May 03 2019
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Mueller fallout deepens Senate tensions
The fallout from special counsel Robert Mueller's probe is deepening fracture lines in the Senate.
Tensions spiked during the Judiciary Committee’s questioning of Attorney General William Barr, marking the latest point of frustration on the high-profile panel.
Republicans accused Democrats of giving Trump’s AG the “Kavanaugh treatment,” while Democrats returned fire by suggesting
The Hill
Apr 08 2015
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Rand Paul Taking an Untested Route to the Republican Nomination
Senator Rand Paul’s entry on Tuesday into the race for the White House said as much about his own political aspirations as it did about a vexing truth for Republicans: Many of them believe their party is simply not big enough to elect a president in 2016.
Offering a conservative message threaded with a contrarian strain of libertarianism that he hopes will appeal to minority and younger
New York Times (News)
Oct 24 2012
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In homestretch, Obama and Romney begin battleground blitz
Leaving behind the string of presidential debates that have put his re-election bid in doubt, President Obama embarked Tuesday on a blitz of battleground states in the final two weeks of the campaign, promoting an economic plan for a second term and portraying Republican rival Mitt Romney as unpatriotic and unprepared to lead.
Washington Times
Aug 20 2019
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Kashmir
On August 5, “India… revoked the special status of Kashmir, the Himalayan region that has long been a flashpoint in ties with neighboring Pakistan, moving to grasp its only Muslim-majority region more tightly.” (Reuters)
The left is critical of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s support for Hindu nationalism and worries about the rights of Kashmiris.
“Since [Modi’s] 2014
The Flip Side
Oct 22 2012
News
Dead Heat for Romney, Obama
Mitt Romney has strengthened his image as the candidate best able to boost the economy and has fought President Barack Obama to a near-draw on who can best serve as commander in chief, helping turn the 2012 election into a tie among likely voters, a new nationwide poll shows.
Wall Street Journal (News)
Oct 22 2012
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Dead Heat for Romney, Obama
Mitt Romney has strengthened his image as the candidate best able to boost the economy and has fought President Barack Obama to a near-draw on who can best serve as commander in chief, helping turn the 2012 election into a tie among likely voters, a new nationwide poll shows.
Wall Street Journal (News)
Jun 01 2014
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Obama Urging Europe To Keep Pressure On Russia
President Barack Obama will press European leaders this week to keep up pressure on Russia over its threatening moves in Ukraine, while seeking to assuage fears from Poland and other NATO allies that the West could slip back into a business-as-usual relationship with Moscow.
Obama's four day trip to Poland, Belgium and France comes against the backdrop of successful national elections
HuffPost