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Oct 01 2012
News
Romney camp joins in calls for clear Libya explanation, says Obama officials giving mixed info
The Obama administration and re-election campaign appeared to give conflicting statements Sunday about the presidents knowledge on the terror attack on the U.S. Consulate in Libya, according to the Romney camp, which has joined in calling for a clearer explanation of the assault and the U.S. response. Obama campaign senior adviser David Axelrod said on CNNs “State of the Union that the
Fox News (Online News)
Apr 02 2015
News
Hillary approval ratings slip after State email scandal
Hillary Clinton’s email problems are taking a bite out of her approval ratings, raising the GOP’s confidence that she can be defeated in 2016.
A new poll released Tuesday by Quinnipiac University found Clinton trailing former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush in the Sunshine State and enjoying only a 2 percentage point lead over Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.).
In February, she led both — with a
The Hill
May 15 2013
News
Conspiracy theorists flummoxed in face of actual scandals
If you spend every hour of your working life inventing new ways to attack Barack Obama or the government (or both), this is a very good week for you  or at least it should be. After trudging through the deserts of Benghazi and Fast and Furious for four years, trying to extract any tiny drop of scandal from stone, now suddenly comes manna from heaven, courtesy of the IRS and its
Salon
Jan 02 2015
Perspectives Blog
Story Not Covered
From time to time, AllSides notices a political story is covered by the Center and one side (Left or Right) while being completely or mostly ignored by the other side. While we regularly post those stories, we sometimes will feature that story at the top of the home page and indicate which side is missing. While in general we think it is valuable to highlight differences in news coverage, we
John Gable, AllSides Co-founder
Oct 31 2019
Perspectives Blog
When Presidents Abuse Their Power: Impeachment, Criticism, or Pass?
Has Donald Trump abused his power? How do his actions stack up to other Presidents in recent history? When people have thought a President used his office for personal gain or to unfairly advance his own political career, things have turned chaotic. Here are some top examples of alleged abuse of presidential power for personal gain in the last 50 years — and the consequences.
Richard Nixon John Gable, AllSides Co-founder
Aug 29 2022
Headline Roundup
At Least 15 Killed in Iraqi Unrest After Influential Leader Announces Retirement
Supporters of Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr clashed with riot police and entered Iraq's Republican Palace on Monday after the influential Iraqi leader announced his “final withdrawal” from politics.
At least 15 people have been killed and hundreds more injured, according to multiple reports. The Iraqi military declared a nationwide curfew, and caretaker Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi
The Jerusalem Post
Fox News (Online News)
Al Jazeera 
Aug 20 2018
Perspectives Blog
Media Bias Monday: Why AllSides Can't Always Cover All Sides
On Sunday, AllSides posted a headline roundup titled, "Facebook Apologizes After PragerU Says the Social Media Site "Heavily Censored" Its Videos." You may have noticed the headline roundup did not include any Left or Center media outlets:
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AllSides rates PragerU as a Right media bias, and only Right-
Julie Mastrine
Apr 25 2013
Perspectives Blog
Op-Ed contrasts: Boston and Islam; The Bush Presidency
This week: a fresh contrast in Opinion reflections on the Bush presidency and the Boston bombings and Islam in America.
Reflections on Bush PresidencySnippets:
From the Right “...it is important to remember what a good man with a good heart George W. Bush is.
I know from personal experience. ...I recall an evening when a group of us was sitting in the common room
Liz Lehman Teal
Dec 26 2014
Perspectives Blog
Reflecting on 2014: Year-end Lists
With every last gift unwrapped, the shared baked goods and hot chocolate become warm memories, and the nation starts reflecting on the year coming to a close. At AllSides, this is when we like to review what various political news sources are saying - in list form - about the last 12 months. Snippets from the Right Cultural Winner and Losers, 2014 Townhall Winner: Washington Redskins. This is John Gable, AllSides Co-founder
Aug 01 2013
Perspectives Blog
News Highlights this Week from AllSides
This week we saw stories about Obama's Grand Bargain proposal and Republicans pressing the new FBI director on Benghazi, but the biggest story in politics at the moment is about new NSA program information.
Yesterday, the Guardian broke a new story on documents provided by Snowden that explain an NSA Internet data collection program. On the same day, there was a Senate Judiciary hearing
John Gable, AllSides Co-founder