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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)Oct 12 2014
News
Texas health care worker tests positive for Ebola
A health care worker at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital who provided care for the Ebola patient who died there last week has tested positive for the deadly virus, authorities said Sunday.
The health care worker reported having a fever Friday night and was hospitalized, isolated and referred for testing within 90 minutes, Clay Jenkins, Dallas County's chief executive and its Homeland
USA TODAYMay 12 2014
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Obama adds solar panels to White House, pressing his support for green energy
Technicians have finished installing solar panels on the White House roof, capping a project that President Obama hopes will send a signal that renewable energy is feasible and environmentally shrewd.
Obama said in 2010 that he would retrofit his family's new home with solar panels starting in 2011, then use the power generated to heat water for the first family and provide some
Fox News DigitalMay 09 2013
News
Senate Panel Rejects Major Challenge to Immigration Bill
A sweeping immigration bill survived an early test Thursday as two Republican authors of the legislation sided with Democrats to vote down an amendment that would have strengthened border security provisions in the bill.
Supporters of the legislation said the real effect of the measure would have been to indefinitely delay citizenship for the estimated 11 million people living here
Newsmax (News)Mar 26 2024
Headline Roundup
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Avoids Trial, Settles Fraud Charges
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) reached an agreement with prosecutors on Tuesday to forgo facing trial for criminal securities fraud charges.
For Context: Paxton was indicted by state prosecutors in 2015 over securities fraud charges. Prosecutors alleged that Paxton tricked people into investing in a tech startup prior to becoming Attorney General.
Details: Prosecutors
Associated Press Reuters Washington ExaminerApr 11 2016
Background
Should Insider Trading by Congress Be Allowed?
The Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge (STOCK) Act intended to prohibit members of Congress from buying or selling securities based on information gained on the job, but the bill died in House committee three times (2006, 2007, 2009) with only a few sponsors. On Nov. 13, 2011, 60 Minutes reported that several members of Congress allegedly used insider information for personal gain, and
ProCon.orgApr 11 2016
Background
Do Electronic Voting Machines Improve the Voting Process?
Originally developed in the 1970s, direct recording electronic (DRE) voting machines have become increasingly used nationwide. After the 2000 US presidential election's troubles with "pregnant” and "hanging” chads and the subsequent passage of the 2002 Help America Vote Act which swelled use of DREs, electronic voting technology became widely debated.
Proponents argue that electronic
ProCon.orgApr 11 2016
Background
Should All Americans Have the Right (Be Entitled) to Health Care?
47.9 million people in the United States (15.4% of the US population) did not have health insurance in 2012 according to the US Census Bureau. The United States and Mexico are the only countries of the 34 members of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) that do not have universal health care.
Proponents of the right to health care say that no one in the
ProCon.orgMay 24 2019
News
Theresa May to Step Down as U.K. Prime Minister
Theresa May said she would quit as British prime minister once her Conservative Party chooses a successor, potentially paving the way for a new leader who would put a no-deal departure from the European Union back on the agenda.
The prospect of leaving with EU without an agreement to ease economic disruption faded earlier this year, as lawmakers made plain their opposition to a so-
Wall Street Journal (News)May 10 2021
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The Verdict
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From the CenterThis piece is from a writer rated Center.
I was relieved after the verdict was delivered in the trial of Derek Chauvin.
Like all of us, I remember the summer of unrest that the killing of George Floyd unleashed in America.
John R. Wood Jr.