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Mar 28 2015
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Hillary Clinton wiped email server clean, refuses to turn it over
Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has refused to turn her email server over to an independent third party and claims she has wiped the server clean, dealing a setback to the special investigative committee looking into the 2012 Benghazi terrorist attack, the probe said late Friday.
Committee Chairman Trey Gowdy said the whole House will have to decide what the next steps
Washington TimesNov 14 2015
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Donald Trump May Never Change, But Braver People Have and Do
Donald Trump just lost my respect. Some people may think I’m late to the party, but I have been willing to give him the benefit of the doubt—believing that his blunt, often very entertaining rhetoric might be a partial cure for the fear so many Americans have of speaking their minds.
Now, I see how destructive a person Trump actually is. Because, in attacking Ben Carson as permanently
The BlazeMar 13 2019
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GOP seizes on Pelosi's position on impeachment
Republicans are seizing on Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-Calif.) comments pumping the brakes on impeaching President Trump — and their reaction could exacerbate Democratic tensions on the issue.
Some supporters of the president argue that Pelosi’s comments, in a Washington Post interview, are tantamount to admitting there is insufficient evidence to launch impeachment proceedings.
The HillMar 23 2015
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A guide to the big differences between Congress' and Obama's 2016 budget proposals
Budget season is upon us, that magical time of year in which the parties announce bold visions of the future of the American experiment and/or mild adjustments to the near-term trajectory of federal outlays and revenues. The White House and the Republican-controlled Senate and House Budget Committees have unveiled their spending plans, meaning all three major players are on the record.
VoxNov 06 2014
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Obama still unmoved after ‘ass-whuppin’
President Obama was determined not to provide a descriptor for his party’s midterm election rout this week, using verbal gymnastics worthy of Alison Lundergan Grimes to deny headline writers an adjective akin to 2010’s “shellacking” or 2006’s “thumping.” So West Virginia Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin did the job for him, describing 2014’s bloodbath as a “real ass-whuppin’.” In a perfunctory
Fox News (Online News)Nov 06 2014
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Republican Sweep Highlights Climate Change Politics In Alaska
On election night in a hotel ballroom in Anchorage, Alaska, Sen. Lisa Murkowski picked up a chair and waved it over her head.
"I am the chairmaaaaaaaaaaan!" she shouted.
The Republican takeover Tuesday night puts Murkowski in charge of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. That's great news for Alaska, which is always eager for the feds to allow more oil drilling
NPR (Online News)Mar 12 2019
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Trump's Budget Would Add $7.9 Trillion to the National Debt Over the Next Decade
And the real outcome is likely to be worse, since the budget relies on overly rosy assumptions about future economic growth.
Page 1 of President Donald Trump's proposed budget boldly promises to tame America's runaway national debt, which recently surpassed $22 trillion and continues to grow.
"My 2020 Budget builds on the tremendous progress we have made and provides a clear
ReasonDec 12 2013
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House approves budget deal aimed at averting shutdown
A compromise federal budget plan that would remove the threat of a government shutdown for two years won easy approval Thursday from the Republican-controlled U.S. House. The deal worked out by House Budget Chairman Rep. Paul Ryan and Senate Budget Committee Chairwoman Patty Murray passed on a 332-94 vote and now goes to the Democratic-led Senate, which is expected to approve it next week. It
CNN (Online News)Sep 16 2021
Headline Roundup
Submarine Deal Between Australia, UK and US Draws Criticism from France and China
Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States announced a new trilateral security partnership on Wednesday, prompting criticism from France and China on Thursday. The partnership, dubbed “AUKUS,” will help Australia develop a fleet of nuclear-powered submarines — which will not be armed with nuclear weapons — allowing Australia to challenge China’s broad territorial claims in areas like
New York Times (News) BBC News New York Post (News)Nov 04 2014
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Final Update: Republicans Have A 3 In 4 Chance Of Winning The Senate
After two months of forecasting, it comes down to this: Republicans are favored to win the Senate. Their chances of doing so are 76 percent, according to FiveThirtyEight’s Senate forecast, which is principally based on an analysis of the polls in each state and the historical accuracy of Senate polling.
But they are not necessarily favored to have the race “called” for them on Tuesday
538 (ABC News)