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Sep 21 2013
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House Bill Links Health Care Law and Budget Plan
House Republicans muscled through a stopgap bill Friday that would fund the government only if all spending for President Obama’s health care law is eliminated. Senate Democrats and President Obama quickly made it clear they had no intention of going along, putting the government on a course toward a shutdown unless one side relents.
New York Times (News)Jun 22 2012
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Latino Voters Are Still An Uphill Climb For Mitt Romney: Poll
President Barack Obama still leads Republican challenger Mitt Romney among Latino voters in five swing states, and his recent decision to halt deportation of undocumented young people upped enthusiasm, according to a poll released Friday by Latino Decisions.
HuffPostSep 12 2015
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Carly Fiorina swipes at Trump: 'Look at this face.'
"Ladies," Carly Fiorina Said, "Look at this face!"
Fiorina Took direct aim at Donald Trump here Friday evening, Offering up a sharp rejoinder to comments by Trump That Appeared to mock Fiorina's appearance.
"Look at that face," Trump Told Rolling Stone in an interview published Wednesday. "Would anyone vote for that? Can you Imagine That, the face of our next president ?!"
Washington PostJun 16 2012
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Obama's Birth Control Mandate "Compromise" Rejected By Catholics Again
While the Catholic Health Association - which represents the nation's Catholic hospitals - has long been an ally of President Obama, on Friday they officially came out in opposition to the President's controversial contraception mandate in a letter sent to his Department of Health and Human Services.
TownhallOct 22 2012
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French Tweet Sweep Shows Twitter's Local Struggles
Friday, Twitter agreed to pull racist tweets after a French organization threatened to sue. The company has resisted efforts to police its content. But hate speech is illegal in many European countries, and anti-hate groups there are grappling with how to deal with the challenge of social media.
NPR (Online News)Dec 19 2015
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Pentagon Chief: Iraqi Strike May Have Been 'Mistake' By 2 Sides
U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter says an American airstrike that may have killed a number of Iraqi soldiers seems to be "a mistake that involved both sides." Carter has called Iraq's prime minister, Haider al-Abadi, to express condolences. Carter spoke to reporters during a visit Saturday to the USS Kearsarge in the Persian Gulf. The U.S. military says an airstrike Friday against Islamic
HuffPostSep 08 2015
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Kentucky gay marriage row: Rally for jailed clerk Kim Davis
Hundreds have gathered in support of a county clerk in the US state of Kentucky who was jailed for refusing to issue marriage licences to gay couples. Kim Davis, an elected official in Rowan County, has said the Supreme Court's recent ruling on the issue conflicts with her Christian beliefs. Some of her deputies began processing the licences on Friday, providing one to a gay couple previously
BBC NewsAug 24 2014
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Police militarizing with few checks on power, expert says
Police forces around the United States are militarizing at an alarming rate, often without the knowledge of those who pay them, a criminal justice expert said Friday.
“Some of these city councils only become aware of what their police have and what they’ve been doing in the wake of a tragedy,” said Tim Lynch, the director of the Project on Criminal Justice at the Cato Institute, a
Washington TimesFeb 15 2013
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Obama heads to Chicago to focus on gun violence
In a city notorious for gun violence, President Barack Obama will continue his push for tougher laws on Friday amid questions about whether a key proposal to ban semi-automatic weapons that mimic military assault rifles would address the issue of handguns involved in most killings.
CNN (Online News)Aug 22 2014
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James Foley Killing Was a Terrorist Attack, White House Says
The White House said Friday that the beheading of American journalist James Foley by ISIS militants constituted a terrorist attack against the United States.
“When you see somebody killed in such a horrific way, that represents a terrorist attack — that represents a terrorist attack against our country and against an American citizen,” said Ben Rhodes, the White House deputy national
NBC News (Online)