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Jun 13 2012
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Jeb Bush comments have blogs in uproar
Conservatives in the blogosphere lashed out at Jeb Bush for saying that Ronald Reagan and his father, George H.W. Bush, would not have fit well in the modern Republican Party, ripping the former Florida governor as a “RINO and dismissing his “steaming pile of nonsense. The internet uproar was touched off by Bushs remarks at a Bloomberg View event on Monday when he said, “Ronald Reagan would
PoliticoMay 02 2019
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Democrats Threaten Barr with Contempt After He No-Shows House Hearing
Attorney General William P. Barr pulled out of a Thursday hearing of the House Judiciary Committee, and he has left House lawmakers investigating the president fuming and calculating.
House Democrats, decrying what they called an erosion of American democracy, threatened on Thursday to hold Attorney General William P. Barr in contempt of Congress after he failed to appear at a hearing
New York Times (News)Nov 25 2019
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Esper forces out Navy secretary over disputed SEAL case
Navy Secretary Richard Spencer resigned Sunday at Defense Secretary Mark Esper’s request over a private compromise Spencer proposed to the White House that would have allowed a sailor accused of war crimes to retire as a SEAL rather than being kicked out of the elite force’s ranks, the Pentagon said.
Spencer‘s departure marks the latest development in a case that has pitted military
PoliticoOct 22 2019
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CNN publishes mom's warning for mothers with 'white teen sons': 'If you don't pay attention to their online lives, white supremacists will'
Mom and writer Joanna Schroeder told CNN's Sara Sidner about the importance of parents watching out for their white teen sons' "online lives" — because if they don't, white supremacists will apparently swoop in and take over their child.
Schroeder, a self-described progressive and liberal, made her impassioned plea to mothers across the country in a lengthy post pointing out the warning
The BlazeOct 23 2023
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Israelis, Jews in US Seek Gun Ownership After Hamas Attack
More Israelis and Jews in the U.S. are reportedly looking to buy guns after the Hamas attack on Oct. 7.
Key Quotes: "We’ve definitely seen a tremendous increase in religious Jewish people, Orthodox people, purchasing firearms," said David Kowalsky, a Jewish man and the owner of the Florida Gun Store in Hollywood, Fla. "I’ve seen a surge in interest in individual training as well as
NBC News (Online) Financial Times Washington ExaminerJul 05 2019
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Democratic Senate hopes hinge on Trump tide
Democratic and Republican lawmakers believe next year’s battle for the Senate majority largely will hinge on the presidential race — and who wins the Democratic Party’s nomination.
Democrats think they have a shot at winning back the Senate and unified control of Congress, but only if their voters show up in mass to sweep Trump from office.
“It depends on who our candidate is,”
The HillJul 14 2016
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Divided we stand: The sad truth about America — we have always been split
After a week of senseless violence in America, President Obama called for unity on Tuesday in Dallas, where five police officers were murdered five days earlier, while downplaying the divisions that have become increasingly apparent over the past year. Since the Dallas slaughter and the tragic police shootings of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile last week, Obama has repeatedly stressed that
SalonFeb 12 2015
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Obama confounds Congress with vague Islamic State war powers request
Confidently declaring that the Islamic State “is going to lose,” President Obama on Wednesday asked Congress for broad yet intentionally vague war powers as he laid the foundation for a three-year military campaign against the terrorist group that ultimately could involve U.S. ground troops.
Washington Times