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Mar 13 2015
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Gitmo detainees 'splash' guards daily with human waste, Marine general tells lawmakers
Hard-core detainees at Guantanamo Bay routinely hurl their waste and vomit at their guards in daily, stomach-turning acts of defiance, a top Pentagon official told lawmakers.
"Splashing," as Marine Gen. John Kelly, the commander of U.S. Southern Command, called the practice in testimony before the Senate Armed Services Committee, is just one of the occupational hazards faced by the men
Fox News DigitalApr 23 2019
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Rep. Eric Swalwell says Dems 'on that road' to impeachment, compares Trump to a toddler
Presidential candidate and House Judiciary Committee member Rep. Eric Swalwell said Tuesday that Democrats are “on that road” to impeachment, adding that “doing nothing is not an option” due to the precedent it sets.
“This president needs to be held accountable and if we do nothing, we do two things. We enable the president, and as the father of a 2-year-old, doing nothing is not an
Washington TimesJan 30 2024
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Rep. Cori Bush Faces DOJ Investigation Over Alleged Misuse of Security Funds
Rep. Cori Bush (D-MO) is under investigation by the Department of Justice for alleged misuse of funds related to her security.
Details: The investigation reportedly pertains to Bush’s campaign expenditures on security services paid to her now-husband, Cortney Merritts. Bush has been subjected to previous inquiries concerning the employment of her husband. Bush was cleared in these prior
New York Post (News) Time Magazine NewsweekJul 13 2012
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Obama takes his campaign to Virginia military country
President Barack Obama campaigns Friday in Virginia, taking his message of middle class opportunity to a region with a large military population worried about possible deep spending cuts if Congress fails to reach agreement this election year on comprehensive deficit reduction measures.
CNN DigitalNov 25 2013
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Krauthammer on Krauthammer
Charles Krauthammer was surprised when President Barack Obama invited him to the White House last month. Since Obama took office, the columnist and Fox News contributor has been among the most forceful critics of the president’s policies. Krauthammer’s long been widely read among conservatives, but has recently raised his prominence with unrelenting and searing attacks on the president’s
PoliticoFeb 05 2020
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CNN Hosts Final Town Hall Before New Hampshire Primary
CNN will host the final set of nationally televised town halls before the start of the New Hampshire primary on Feb. 11. The town halls will start Wednesday at 8 p.m. ET with former Vice President Joe Biden. Following him tonight, in order, will be Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), entrepreneur Andrew Yang, and businessman Tom Steyer. Tomorrow, the town hall will begin with Senator Bernie
Newsweek The Hill Fox News DigitalApr 22 2019
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Democrats Make Sure Trump Can’t Escape Mueller
Donald Trump returned from a long Easter weekend in Florida to a new political landscape, one where his administration is at last freed from Robert Mueller’s pursuit yet laid bare in all its dysfunction by the special counsel’s report.
Trump arrived Thursday to his Mar-a-Lago resort with the swagger of a conquering hero, after Mueller reiterated that he had found no evidence of a
BloombergApr 22 2019
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President Trump and his businesses ask a court to block Congress from obtaining accounting records
President Donald Trump and his private business filed a federal lawsuit Monday to block the House from obtaining financial records from the company’s longtime accountant.
The 14-page complaint, which reads like a cross between a campaign ad and a traditional lawsuit, accuses House Democrats of having “declared all-out political war” with “subpoenas are their weapon on choice.” It asks a
USA TODAYSep 18 2012
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Are SuperPACs Good For Democracy?
Money is flowing through this election season like never before. The proliferation is due in part to the Supreme Court's Citizens United decision and other recent rulings, which paved the way for superPACs, other outside groups and massive, secret donations from individuals, corporations and unions.
NPR (Online News)Aug 23 2019
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Trump to square off in court with House Democrats over financial records
President Donald Trump is expected to ask a federal judge on Friday to block Deutsche Bank AG (DBKGn.DE) and Capital One Financial Corp (COF.N) from handing the financial records of the Trump family and Trump Organization to Democratic lawmakers.
The case, before the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, is one of several legal battles between the Democrats, who took control of the U.S.
Reuters