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May 03 2014
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How (and why) Benghazi is back
The release of a new documents related to the 2012 embassy attack has unleashed a new torrent of outrage on the right about the Obama Administration's handling of the Sept. 2012 terrorist attack that left four Americans dead. Conservatives say new e-mails prove that the White House deliberately portrayed the attacks as the result of spontaneous protests inspired by a video disparaging the
Washington PostMay 25 2012
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Union, Liberal Coalition Pushes Obama Tax Plan
A coalition of big unions and left-leaning activist groups has formed to support President Barack Obamas proposal to raise tax rates on families earning more than $250,000, amid growing signs that Democratic lawmakers want to limit tax increases to people making $1 million or more.
Organizers of the new coalition, called Americans for Tax Fairness, worry that Democratic lawmakers are
Wall Street Journal (News)Jul 22 2012
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Aurora, Colo., shooting unlikely to change gun laws, both sides say
With the nations latest shooting massacre came the latest calls by gun-control advocates for tougher laws. But those views, once shared by most Americans, drew little reaction on Friday from a country and its political leaders whose sentiments have shifted dramatically over the past two decades.
Washington PostFeb 11 2013
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Obama to Renew Drive for Cuts in Nuclear Arms
President Obama will use his State of the Union speech on Tuesday to reinvigorate one of his signature national security objectives  drastically reducing nuclear arsenals around the world  after securing agreement in recent months with the United States military that the American nuclear force can be cut in size by roughly a third.
New York Times (News)Feb 08 2013
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New York Times Realizes New Taxes Hurt Poor the Most
When many Americans received their first paycheck of 2013, they wondered why their paychecks were smaller. Obama supporters in particular were baffled, wondering why they were seeing less pay when they had just voted for a President who promised they would never see a tax increase, that after all was reserved for "rich" people.
TownhallJan 16 2014
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Obama’s Path From Critic to Overseer of Spying
As a young lawmaker defining himself as a presidential candidate, Barack Obama visited a center for scholars in August 2007 to give a speech on terrorism. He described a surveillance state run amok and vowed to rein it in. “That means no more illegal wiretapping of American citizens,” he declared. “No more national security letters to spy on citizens who are not suspected of a crime.”
New York Times (News)Dec 02 2012
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Former Republican Congressman Watts hints at bid for RNC chairmanship
Former Republican Rep. J.C. Watts is hinting at a potential bid to become the next Republican National Committee chairman. Watts, a black conservative, told Politico he has been “encouraged by supporters, amid the Republican Partys post-election commitment to appeal to a wider range of voters including Hispanics and African Americans.
Fox News DigitalOct 03 2019
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Trump Expected to Expand Private Medicare Advantage Program
President Trump is expected to unveil a new executive order on Thursday afternoon that expands the private-sector version of Medicare, framing the decision as the responsible alternative to the Medicare-for-All policies supported by some of his Democratic political opponents.
Seniors “like what they have, so the president is going to protect it,” Alex M. Azar II, the secretary of health
New York Times (News)Oct 03 2019
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Trump to sign order enhancing Medicare, heads to Florida to slam Dems' plans
President Trump will sign an executive order Thursday aimed at improving the Medicare program for seniors, hoping to redirect the 2020 conversation from his failure to overhaul President Barack Obama’s program to his step-by-step efforts to improve health care across the board.
Mr. Trump will promote the order in The Villages, Florida, a huge retirement community that’s home to many
Washington TimesOct 17 2014
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Frank Luntz on CBS: 'Collapse in Confidence' of Government, Media
Appearing on Friday's CBS This Morning, Republican pollster Frank Luntz reacted to the latest CBS News poll showing Americans having a "crisis of confidence" in government institutions: "The problem is that the institutions that have the greatest impact on us, the CDC, the FDA, the EPA, those that are responsible for our health and safety, are the ones that have had the biggest collapse. In
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