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Jun 12 2013
News
Edward Snowden Tells South China Morning Post: U.S. Has Been Hacking Hong Kong And China Since 2009
The South China Morning Post published another article early Thursday morning local time about its exclusive interview with Edward Snowden, the person responsible for leaking top-secret information about the National Security Agency's secret surveillance programs. The Post reported that Snowden said that the U.S. government "had been hacking into computers in Hong Kong and [in China] for years
HuffPost
Jan 12 2021
Perspectives Blog
An Expert's Proposals for Social Media Reforms May Appeal to Both Parties
From the CenterThis viewpoint is from a writer rated Center.
There are disagreements over what role social media companies should play in securing our First Amendment rights and what role, if any, our government should play in regulating hate speech and disinformation. In this context, the Knight First Amendment Institute offers a novel approach to thinking about regulating
Rolf Hendriks
Mar 08 2024
Headline Roundup
TikTok Asks Users to Oppose ‘Ban,’ Emboldening Congress Ahead of Vote
TikTok sent a push notification on Wednesday prompting users to call their representatives to “stop a TikTok shutdown.” Inundated with calls, a House committee unanimously backed a proposal that could ban the app, setting up a floor vote as early as next week.
Key Quotes: TikTok’s message read: “Congress is planning a total ban of TikTok. Speak up now—before your government strips 170
Fortune
Axios 
Cato Institute 
Jan 11 2021
Perspectives Blog
It's Time to Think About a Third Party
From the CenterThis viewpoint is from a writer rated Center.
As Democrats and Republicans retreat toward their respective ideological end zones, frustrated voters have often wondered about the possibility of a third party emerging that could target that vast, yet largely unseen political center. It seems logical that a competitive political marketplace would welcome another
Dan Schnur
Oct 22 2012
News
Jimmy Carter says Mideast peace is ‘vanishing’
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter said Monday during a visit to Jerusalem that the prospect of an Israel-Palestinian peace accord is “vanishing, blaming Israeli settlement of the West Bank. Carter, a longtime critic of Israeli policies, called the current situation “catastrophic and blamed Israel for the growing isolation of east Jerusalem from the West Bank. He said a Palestinian state has
Washington Times
Oct 23 2019
Opinion
Donald Trump’s Quid Pro Quo Is Now a Smoking Gun
Mr. Trump’s own acting envoy, William Taylor, described how the president tried to force Ukraine to advance his political interests.
If Tuesday’s congressional testimony by William Taylor, the acting United States envoy to Ukraine, is to be taken at face value — and no one in the Trump administration has yet denied a word of it — then it is now beyond doubt: President Trump placed his
New York Times (Opinion)
Mar 04 2015
News
GOP probably stuck with weakened Boehner
Nothing has changed for John Boehner. When he kept hold of the speaker’s gavel fewer than 60 days ago, his advisers and close allies said the worst was behind them. He now had the largest Republican majority in eight decades. He had moderates willing to back him up. And he had a partner in Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell who would bolster Boehner in his battles against President Barack
Politico
May 27 2013
News
Obama offers salute to Korean War vets as Afghanistan War winds down
President Barack Obama gave a special salute Monday to Americans who lost their lives fighting in the Korean War, noting the upcoming 60th anniversary of the conflict's end, and asked Americans to remember the troops' work in Afghanistan as that war winds down. "Over the last decade, we've seen the character of our country again," the president said after laying a wreath at the Tomb of the
CNN Digital
Oct 16 2012
News
Races tight, Pennsylvania reclaims "swing state" status: poll
he U.S. Senate race in Pennsylvania has become "too close to call" three weeks before the election, while President Barack Obama's lead in the state has slipped from 12 to 4 percentage points after a disappointing debate performance, a Quinnipiac poll said on Tuesday.
Pennsylvania, seen until recently as secure for the Democratic president, now appears to be competitive, with Obama
Townhall
Oct 12 2015
News
Obama Tells ‘60 Minutes’ Hillary Clinton Made Email ‘Mistake’
President Obama on Sunday called Hillary Rodham Clinton’s use of a private email server “a mistake,” but said it had not endangered national security and had been “ginned-up” into a political attack by Republicans eager to keep her from being president.
Mr. Obama made the comments during an interview on CBS’s “60 Minutes” program in which he also defended his policy in Syria during a
New York Times (News)