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Feb 19 2020
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Warren And Klobuchar Immediately Went After Bloomberg For His Past Sexist Comments At The Debate
Senators Elizabeth Warren and Amy Klobuchar immediately went after Mike Bloomberg during his first appearance in a Democratic debate on Wednesday night, calling out his treatment of women.
"I'd like to talk about who we're running against," Warren said. "A billionaire who calls women fat broads and horse faced lesbians, and no, I'm not talking about Donald Trump, I'm talking about Mayor
BuzzFeed NewsMay 24 2019
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The Democrats’ Other Class War
There is a class war going on inside the Democratic Party.
Consider these two cris de couer: Writing in the New York Times under the headline “America’s Cities Are Unlivable—Blame Wealthy Liberals,” Farhad Manjoo argues that rich progressives have, through their political domination of cities such as San Francisco, built an invisible wall by artificially constricting the supply of
National Review (News)May 24 2019
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ACLU, Planned Parenthood sue over Alabama abortion ban
(Reuters) - The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and Planned Parenthood filed a lawsuit on Friday challenging a law enacted by Alabama last week that bans nearly all abortions and makes performing the procedure a felony punishable by up to 99 years in prison.
The lawsuit is one of several the groups have filed or are preparing to file against states that recently passed strict anti
ReutersJan 29 2015
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DHS Secretary Urges Congress To Stop Using His Agency's Budget As A 'Political Football'
With less than a month to go until the Department of Homeland Security runs out of funding and no clear end in sight to the gridlock that's preventing Congress from approving more, Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson warned lawmakers Thursday not to threaten his agency's budget over immigration disputes.
"The clock to February 27 is ticking," he said in a speech at the Wilson Center
HuffPostOct 12 2019
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The Military Officials Who Knew Saudi Arabia Would Fail
While it’s seems axiomatic that most Americans suffer from historical amnesia, that’s not necessarily true for the U.S. military. And as America and Iran were sprinting towards a military confrontation last week, a recently retired senior U.S. military officer expounded on what he called “the bumbling, incompetent and feckless stupidity of it all.”
The target of the officer’s ire was
The American ConservativeAug 07 2019
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Conflict in China
“China warned Tuesday that it will be ‘only a matter of time’ before it punishes those behind two months of pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong.” (AP News)
The left is critical of both Trump’s comments about Hong Kong and the decision to label China a currency manipulator.
“President Trump has essentially given China’s rulers a green light to crush the pro-democracy protests. His
The Flip SideJan 28 2015
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Walker forms political committee, says he's 'very interested' in 2016 bid
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker said Tuesday that he was "very interested" in a possible run for president on 2016, hours after he announced the launch of a new political committee.
In an interview with Fox News' Sean Hannity, Walker said he was considering a run for the same reason he initially ran for governor of Wisconsin in 2010.
"[My wife and I] were afraid that our sons were
Fox News (Online News)Apr 29 2020
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'Truth/Admission or to get him to lie'?: Notes show FBI discussed possible Michael Flynn prosecution before interview
Top FBI officials discussed the possibility of prosecuting retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn for lying to the FBI about his contacts with the Russians as agents planned how to conduct their interview of the Trump national security adviser, newly unsealed notes show.
The records, unsealed through a consent agreement by Flynn’s lawyers and the Justice Department, show an email from then-FBI
Washington ExaminerSep 09 2023
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Appeals Court Rules Biden Admin Violated First Amendment, Narrows Prior Ruling From Lower Court
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on Friday that the Biden administration violated the First Amendment in its attempts to pressure social media platforms to take down controversial content, particularly about COVID-19 and election fraud.
The Details: The court, made up of two George W. Bush nominees, and one Trump nominee, ruled Biden, the CDC, the FBI, and the surgeon general
Washington Post Reuters Fox News (Online News)Jun 11 2012
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Jeb Bush: No Place For Father, Reagan In Today's GOP
Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush said today that both Ronald Reagan and his father George H. W. Bush would have had a difficult time getting nominated by today's ultra-conservative Republican Party. "Ronald Reagan would have, based on his record of finding accommodation, finding some degree of common ground, as would my dad — they would have a hard time if you define the Republican party — and
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