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Jan 15 2020
News
New WNBA CBA to include salary bump, other cash compensation increases
The WNBA and the players' union have come to tentative terms on a new collective bargaining agreement that includes a significant salary bump for the league's highest-paid players, going from an annual base salary of $117,500 to $215,000.
The new CBA also includes other cash compensation increases, changes to free agency, travel improvements, additional motherhood and family-planning
ESPN.comMar 18 2015
News
White House Incensed Loretta Lynch Might Get Blocked By The Senate
In February United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York Loretta Lynch was approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee, placing her attorney general nomination on the Senate floor for a vote. Now, she's having a difficult time getting confirmed. Republicans don't like her approval of President Obama's executive amnesty and some Democrats don't believe she's been tough enough on
TownhallAug 09 2015
News
‘Shocker’ New Poll Says Trump Lost GOP Debate to Someone Who Wasn’t Even On Stage With Him
According to a new poll, Carly Fiorina is the Republican presidential candidate of choice after Thursday night’s debates.
The nationwide poll of more than 17,000 people from the Association of Mature American Citizens — a conservative organization for those 50-years-old and up — asked who won Thursday night and included candidates in the official GOP debate and the earlier, second-tier
The BlazeJan 15 2020
Opinion
The Democrats Have Had This Primary Before
The problem with campaigning on electability is that it’s a brittle rationale for a candidacy compared with organic support from the grassroots.
As of this writing, the Democratic presidential contest looks very fluid, with four candidates bunched up in Iowa and New Hampshire. But the sudden relevance of foreign policy, thanks to the confrontation with Iran, has made it look more and
Jonah GoldbergMar 16 2015
News
Hillary Clinton Taps Hispanics for Likely White House Campaign
Hillary Clinton has been calling Hispanic elected officials and tapping Hispanics for important campaign spots as part of an aggressive effort to blunt a potential Republican general-election threat and duplicate President Barack Obama’s success in wooing a fast-growing voting bloc.
If she enters the 2016 race as anticipated, Mrs. Clinton plans to name a Latina, Amanda Renteria, to the
Wall Street Journal (News)Jun 24 2012
News
Issa: 'We got a lie, we got a cover-up' from DOJ
Republican Rep. Darrell Issa, making the rounds of the Sunday shows as the House gets set for an unprecedented contempt vote against Attorney General Eric Holder, says the Justice Department is guilty of lying to Congress and covering up its actions related to the Fast and Furious scandal
PoliticoDec 03 2013
News
House Approves 10-Year Extension on Plastic Gun Ban
Congress voted to extend the 25-year-old prohibition against firearms that can evade metal detectors and X-ray machines, just days before the ban would have expired. Spurred on by the recent advances in 3-D printing techniques, some Democrats, gun control advocates and law enforcement officials believe the restrictions must also be tightened.
The BlazeMar 10 2015
News
Supreme Court to Review Florida’s Capital Punishment System
The Supreme Court agreed Monday to review whether Florida’s capital punishment system too easily allows juries to recommend the execution of criminals.
Florida permits executions based on divided jury votes and doesn’t require a jury to make specific findings regarding the aggravating factors that can justify death. The high court is to decide whether those practices violate of the U.S
Wall Street Journal (News)Jun 10 2019
Opinion
OPINION: Why Clinton Got Impeached
The anti-Clinton case then was stronger than the anti-Trump case is now. There’s been a cottage industry in accusing Republicans of impeachment hypocrisy.
They happily impeached Bill Clinton and now vociferously oppose the impeachment of Donald Trump, even though Clinton was accused of obstruction of justice — just as Trump is now.
Is this a legitimate point?
There are
Rich LowryDec 06 2015
News
Republicans brace for long battle against Donald Trump
Donald Trump, defying skeptics and overcoming an avalanche of mockery from establishment Republicans, has extended his streak as the party's presidential frontrunner for almost five months.
With the Iowa caucuses less than two months away, Republican leaders are growing deeply alarmed by Trump's resilience. Anxious that his lead may not fade before the voting starts, GOP strategists
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