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Oct 14 2019
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Trump announces sanctions on Turkey after it pushes into Syria
President Trump has gone full bipartisan.
Matching calls from both sides of the aisle, Trump announced Monday that he would soon authorize sanctions "against current and former officials" in Turkey and "any persons contributing to Turkey's destabilizing actions in northeast Syria," as well as other tariffs against the country. The move comes after the U.S. withdrew troops from the
The Week - NewsAug 24 2013
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Obama: NSA surveillance programs ‘loaded gun’ that can be abused if unchecked
President Obama strongly defended National Security Agency surveillance programs on Friday morning but acknowledged that, if unchecked, they could easily be abused. “There are legitimate concerns that people have that technology is moving so quick that, at some point, does the technology outpace the laws that are in place and the protections that are in place?” Mr. Obama told CNN’s Chris Cuomo
Washington TimesJan 21 2015
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American Sniper is a dishonest whitewash of the Iraq war
American Sniper, Clint Eastwood's love letter to decorated, real-life Iraq war sniper Chris Kyle, is dominating America's box offices. But does this movie, much of which portrays intense ground combat in Iraqi cities, have anything to say about the war itself?
The film's star, Bradley Cooper, insists the film is "not a political discussion about war." But viewers of American Sniper are
VoxJan 14 2015
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As 2016 Race Gains Steam, Christie Sees No Need to Rush
Gov. Chris Christie is preparing to take his first concrete steps toward a presidential campaign, with plans to set up a political action committee as early as the end of January that could help finance political travel and provide a fund-raising vehicle for would-be donors.
But amid the aggressive, elbows-out jockeying between his likely rivals Jeb Bush and Mitt Romney, Mr. Christie,
New York Times (News)May 10 2014
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First gay marriage license issued in Arkansas
An Arkansas clerk has issued the state's first gay marriage license, breaking a barrier that voters put in place with a constitutional amendment 10 years ago.
Carroll County Deputy Clerk Jane Osborn issued a license Saturday morning to Kristin Seaton and Jennifer Rambo of Fort Smith.
Pulaski County Circuit Judge Chris Piazza said there is "no rational reason" for preventing gay
USA TODAYJun 25 2020
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New forecast: 180,000 U.S. deaths of COVID-19 by October. But mask order can save 33,000
Experts have now forecast that there will be 179,106 COVID-19 deaths in the United States by Oct. 1. But a universal mask-wearing order in the US could save as many as 33,000 lives.
The University of Washington’s Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation released a model Wednesday with a range of 159,497 to 213,715 deaths nationwide.
Institute Director Dr. Chris Murray, however
USA TODAYJul 09 2012
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Congressional Democrats Target GOP In Advance Of Health Care Repeal Vote
In advance of a Wednesday vote in the House of Representatives to repeal the health care law, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is going after seven Republican members with ties to the insurance industry.
The DCCC has released online ads targeting Reps. Dan Lungren and Mary Bono Mack (Calif.); Bob Dold, Judy Biggert and Bobby Schilling (Ill.); and Nan Hayworth and Chris
HuffPostApr 09 2020
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Left-wing UK mayor says Boris Johnson 'completely deserves' coronavirus — and pays big price for her 'deeply offensive' remarks
While a Facebook post had asked people to say a "little prayer" for United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson after he was admitted to intensive care Monday night for his worsening COVID-19 condition, Sheila Oakes — mayor of Heanor in Derbyshire — had other ideas.
"Sorry, he completely deserves this, and he is one of the worst PMs we've ever had," Oakes noted in a comment, BBC News
The BlazeJun 19 2020
Analysis
7 Times John Roberts Was A Leftist Hack
Knock, knock. Who’s there? Unelected leftist politicians in robes with lifetime tenure. Turns out, the Supreme Court is a joke, and the punchline is Chief Justice John Roberts.
Two high court decisions this week brought that reality into focus, when the George W. Bush-appointed chief sided with leftist justices to say sexual orientation is “sex,” and that the current commander in chief
The FederalistApr 07 2020
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Special Report: Johnson listened to his scientists about coronavirus - but they were slow to sound the alarm
It was early spring when British scientists laid out the bald truth to their government. It was “highly likely,” they said, that there was now “sustained transmission” of COVID-19 in the United Kingdom.
If unconstrained and if the virus behaved as in China, up to four-fifths of Britons could be infected and one in a hundred might die, wrote the scientists, members of an official
Reuters