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Mar 11 2019
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Mark Janus: The Man Who Ended Compulsory Union Dues
He asked the Supreme Court to acknowledge his First Amendment rights, and it did.
An average guy, provoked enough, can accomplish things that are above average.
Mark Janus is such a guy. Provoked by what he believed was a bald violation of his First Amendment rights, he took action to see them protected. And he prevailed. Big time, as an average guy might say.
His name,
National Review (News)Jan 07 2015
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Boehner takes revenge
John Boehner is getting revenge. After he secured his third term as speaker Tuesday afternoon, losing 25 votes on the House floor to some relatively unknown members of the Republican Conference, Boehner moved swiftly to boot two of the insurgents from the influential Rules Committee. That could be just the start of payback for the speaker’s betrayers, who might see subcommittee chairmanships
PoliticoJan 06 2015
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Jeb Bush sets up ‘Right to Rise’ PAC
In another clear step toward a possible presidential run in 2016, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush announced Tuesday he’s setting up a political action committee to support like-minded candidates as he actively explores a potential bid for the White House.
“Hey everybody — today we’re setting up the ‘Right to Rise’ PAC, which is a PAC to support candidates that believe in conservative
Washington TimesJan 03 2015
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Energized Obama Aims To Start 2015 On His Own Terms
President Barack Obama is aiming to set the agenda for the new year on his terms despite emboldened Republicans who feel their victory in November's elections given them a mandate to rein him in.
Obama, who returns to the White House this weekend after closing out 2014 with a Hawaiian vacation, was energized by a series of high-profile end-of-the-year moves, most notably on immigration
HuffPostJan 03 2015
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More Sanctions on North Korea After Sony Case
The Obama administration doubled down on Friday on its allegation that North Korea’s leadership was behind the hacking of Sony Pictures, announcing new, if largely symbolic, economic sanctions against 10 senior North Korean officials and the intelligence agency it said was the source of “many of North Korea’s major cyberoperations.”
The actions were based on an executive order President
New York Times (News)Aug 02 2014
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Netanyahu to US: Don't second guess me on Hamas
Following the quick collapse of the cease-fire in Gaza, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the White House not to force a truce with Palestinian militants on Israel.
Sources familiar with conversations between Netanyahu and senior U.S. officials, including Secretary of State John Kerry, say the Israeli leader advised the Obama administration "not to ever second guess me
TownhallAug 01 2014
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Gaza Truce Unravels as Israel Soldier Said to Be Captured
A three-day truce between Israel’s army and Hamas unraveled within hours today as a surge in fighting claimed the lives of Palestinians and Israel said it suspected one of its soldiers had been seized.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Hamas was responsible for breaking the cease-fire accord with an attack on its forces around an hour after the truce began. He said the
BloombergJul 30 2014
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Barack Obama: 'Not a new Cold War'
President Barack Obama on Tuesday announced escalated U.S. sanctions against Russia in the energy, arms and finance sectors, turning up the heat as European countries agreed to take their strongest steps yet targeting Russia over claims it is fomenting unrest in Ukraine. “Today is a reminder that the United States means what it says and we will rally the international community in standing up
PoliticoJul 29 2014
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Barack Obama: 'Not a new Cold War'
President Barack Obama on Tuesday announced escalated U.S. sanctions against Russia in the energy, arms and finance sectors, turning up the heat as European countries agreed to take their strongest steps yet targeting Russia over claims it is fomenting unrest in Ukraine. “Today is a reminder that the United States means what it says and we will rally the international community in standing up
PoliticoDec 27 2014
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Emails Offer View of How Jeb Bush Operated as Florida Governor
Just a few hours after armed federal agents seized 6-year-old Elian Gonzalez in a predawn raid on his relatives’ Miami home, Florida Gov. Jeb Bush was responding to emails from outraged citizens.
“This is a horrible day,” he wrote to one correspondent at 8:32 a.m. on April 22, 2000.
“I am heartbroken over the federal government’s actions this morning,” he told a 19-year-old Cuban
Wall Street Journal (News)