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Jul 17 2012
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The dark art of negative ads
One reason so many campaign contributions end up funding negative advertisements  all that footage of a teenage Mitt Romney shaving the heads of gay classmates or young Barack Obama heading off with his lunchbox to a madrassa in Indonesia  is because the pleasure of elections is to say no to some person or idea.
Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0712/78595.
PoliticoFeb 22 2014
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Major spending cut proposed for Medicare Advantage
The Obama administration is proposing a major cut in 2015 payments to Medicare Advantage, in a move that is sure to set off a ferocious campaign by the insurance industry to reverse the decision and likely will further complicate the health care politics of the midterm elections. An annual notice released Friday after the markets closed would reduce Medicare Advantage spending by 3.55 percent
PoliticoJan 10 2024
Headline Roundup
What To Watch for in Wednesday’s Republican Primary Debate
On Wednesday evening, Republican presidential candidates Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis will square off in a head-to-head debate in Des Moines, Iowa, as they battle to emerge as the clear alternative to front-runner and former President Donald Trump.
Key Details: The debate comes before the Iowa Caucuses, which will be held on Monday, January 15th, as the first-in-the-nation test for the
Washington Times Reuters USA TODAYMay 23 2019
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How Much Political Experience Does It Take to Be Elected President?
You’ve never seen a House member elected president. Neither have your parents — nor, in all likelihood, their parents. The last time it happened, there were 38 states and electricity was a novelty.
The year was 1880, the congressman James Garfield. The 14 decades since are littered with the failed campaigns of House members who thought they could replicate his feat.
But that hasn
New York Times (News)Feb 20 2013
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Obama administration reportedly considering fines, trade penalties for cybertheft
The White House is reportedly considering fines and other trade penalties against China or any other country guilty of cyberattacks amid evidence of an unrelenting cyber espionage campaign linked to the Chinese government. The Associated Press reported Wednesday that the actions are being considered as part of the Obama administration's response to a report that claimed the Chinese Army
Fox News DigitalJul 13 2012
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Obama’s Losing the Youth Vote
In 2008, capturing the youth vote was key component of President Obamas win. He claimed two of every three ballots cast by voters 30 and under, who most certainly drank the Hope n Change Kool-Aid. Well now, if the president wants to secure that same voting sector, hes going to have to do a lot more to fire up the youth than be Mr. “Cool, push campaign swag, visit colleges in swing states, and
TownhallFeb 19 2014
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Dems struggle (again) to explain why less work is better
For a second straight week, Democrats find themselves explaining why it’s a good thing for fewer Americans to be employed. Last week, it was a Congressional Budget Office report that said millions would leave the U.S. workforce in order to obtain ObamaCare benefits. This week, the CBO says that the centerpiece of the Obama Democrats midterm campaign pitch, a call to increase the federal
Fox News DigitalFeb 18 2014
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Billionaire Tom Steyer turning his anti-Keystone offensive into an all-out climate crusade for 2014
If we had to assign a name to the most tangible reason why Keystone XL is still only a proposed pipeline extension and not yet a physical one, then reason, they name is hedge fund billionaire Tom Steyer and his well-monied, self-fancied “green,” and heavily Democrat-donating ilk. Ahead of his reelection, President Obama did not want to forgo this largely California- and Manhattan-based set’s
HotAirMay 22 2019
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As 2020 field balloons, Democrats struggle to emerge from pack
The 23 Democratic presidential candidates are seeing the downsides to such a big field. Some passed on Senate bids where they might have had better shots.
Dear reader:
There are too many Democrats running for president.
The party, and the candidates themselves, won’t say that, of course. “The more the merrier!” is the typical response given by various hopefuls when asked
Christian Science MonitorMar 27 2019
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Prosecutors drop charges against Jussie Smollett, drawing strong rebuke from Chicago’s mayor and police
Prosecutors in Cook County, Ill., dropped charges against Jussie Smollett on Tuesday, an astonishing reversal that came a month after the actor was arrested, charged with lying to police about a bigoted attack and pilloried by Chicago’s top police official on live television.
Prosecutors announced their decision only 18 days after a grand jury had indicted Smollett on 16 felony counts.
Washington Post