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Apr 20 2013
News
Obama: 'A Tough Week'
President Barack Obama Friday night praised law enforcers and Bostonians after the massive manhunt that led to the capture of the second suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings. The first suspect was killed Thursday in a shootout with police.
HuffPostApr 19 2013
News
The ‘Public Safety’ Exception
Republican South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham on Friday took to Twitter to urge the Obama administration to detain a suspected Boston Marathon bomber as an enemy combatant for intelligence gathering purposes if he is captured alive.
Wall Street Journal (News)Nov 05 2013
News
Elections Pose First Test for Parties After U.S. Shutdown
Voters today select mayors in New York, Boston and Detroit, governors in New Jersey and Virginia, and decide ballot issues in six states in the biggest test for the parties since the Tea Party-led U.S. government shutdown.
BloombergMay 19 2021
News
Parents eye another option for fall: Hybrid home schooling
As parents consider how to make the school experience better, some are exploring hybrid home schooling. What might this interest suggest about how flexible families want education to be moving forward?
Amanda Holley and her family used to enjoy walking to a nearby public elementary school. Now, a local school isn’t a part of the plan: Ms. Holley home-schools three days a week and sends
Christian Science MonitorDec 30 2015
News
Kerry Names Climate Deal As Biggest Achievement of the Year
The State Department continues to live in an alternate universe. One day after the agency received criticism for claiming it is successfully “bringing peace” to Syria, Secretary of State John Kerry wrote in a Boston Globe op-ed that of all the achievements of 2015, he is most proud of the historic climate deal reached in Paris.
TownhallApr 22 2013
News
Bomb Suspects' Home Split Over Religion
A WSJ examination of the family of the Boston bombing suspects shows the family slipping into turmoil over the past five years. The upheaval was driven at least in part by a growing interest in religion by both Tamerlan Tsarnaev and his mother.
Wall Street Journal (News)Apr 03 2020
Opinion
Ban alcohol sales during the pandemic
Millions are beaten and injured annually in the United States by drunken domestic partners and parents, and that is when times are good. With the economy tanking and families locked together because of stay-at-home orders to combat the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, domestic violence rates appear to be soaring. This requires an urgent response: States should immediately order the closures
The Boston GlobeJul 03 2020
News
Redskins' Daniel Snyder has thumbed his nose at changing team's name, now demands are at fever pitch
Daniel Snyder bought the Washington Redskins in 1999 but he has never faced as much pressure to change the name of the team as he is facing now, when symbols and statues of the country's past have been torn down or removed amid heightened scrutiny about what those things really mean.
The Redskins name has been a source of controversy for about a month now, as politicians, media and now
Fox News (Online News)Apr 18 2020
Opinion
A parade that killed thousands?
How the refusal to ban large public gatherings during the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic led to disaster. Here's everything you need to know:
Why hold a parade?
America was in the waning months of World War I, and officials across the country were under enormous pressure to sell war bonds, or Liberty Loans. Big parades were staged in major cities to rally the public behind the war
The Week - OpinionApr 26 2013
Opinion
PAUL: Recurring tragedy from a broken immigration system
As our thoughts and prayers continue to go out to the victims affected by the Boston Marathon bombing, we should also note that this tragedy has yet again exposed long-standing weaknesses in our national security.
Washington Times