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Oct 11 2018
Perspectives Blog
Brett Kavanaugh Confirmed to Supreme Court, Ending Fierce Partisan Battle
Brett Kavanaugh was confirmed to the Supreme Court on Saturday after a fierce partisan battle that reverberated throughout the country. Kavanaugh's supporters say that he was rightly elevated to the high court, with some asserting that the Democrats' politicization of his confirmation process will backfire and help the GOP in the midterm elections. Others counter that the saga will John Gable, AllSides Co-founderNov 17 2014
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How the GOP used Twitter to stretch election laws
Republicans and outside groups used anonymous Twitter accounts to share internal polling data ahead of the midterm elections, CNN has learned, a practice that raises questions about whether they violated campaign finance laws that prohibit coordination. The Twitter accounts were hidden in plain sight. The profiles were publicly available but meaningless without knowledge of how to find them
CNN DigitalJun 21 2012
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Campaigns Release Fundraising Numbers, But Some Big Spenders Stay Mum
From the retired librarian in Kentucky who gave President Obama's campaign $19 to the Arkansas investment banker who gave the superPAC backing GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney a half-million dollars — it's all there at the Federal Election Commission website.
The presidential candidates and the superPACs supporting them turned over hundreds of thousands of lines of detail
NPR (Online News)Oct 31 2013
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New problems emerge with health-care Web site; Sebelius acknowledges frustrations
New problems emerged Wednesday with the implementation of President Obama’s health-care law even as Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius assured lawmakers that “miserably frustrating” problems with a nearly month-old health-insurance Web site would soon be fixed.
The Web site, HealthCare.gov, was down again most of the morning while Sebelius was testifying before a
Washington PostMay 30 2021
Analysis
California has the most gun-control laws in US. Do they work?
California is by far the most regulated state in America when it comes to restricting the sale, use, and ownership of guns. Gun-control advocates call it the national leader, the “tip of the spear” setting the tone for other states, as Christian Heyne, vice president of policy at Brady, a gun-control advocacy group, puts it.
The Golden State also has had a series of high-profile public
Christian Science MonitorOct 30 2014
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Dem turnout machine cranks up
New polls and turnout data in the Democrat must-win states of Iowa, North Carolina and Colorado show the party poised to lose control of the Senate after eight years in command. But the latest Fox News national poll suggests that the blue team, after spending more than a billion dollars and hitting every wedge issue imaginable, may finally be getting some traction in the effort to mobilize its
Fox News DigitalJun 10 2021
Perspectives Blog
AllSides Live: Should AllSides Censor Instagram Comments?
This week on AllSides Live, our Instagram Live Show, we were joined by Sharon McMahon, a former high school government and law teacher on a mission to combat political misinformation. You may know her from her viral Instagram account @SharonSaysSo, where she's amassed over 600,000 followers. Sharon is dedicated to sharing non-partisan facts about the US government and democracy.
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Julie MastrineAug 11 2016
Perspectives Blog
Trump’s Economic Plan + Other Media Contrasts This Week
This was one of those weeks when sources on the Left, Right, and Center have largely focused on entirely different stories. For example, while the Left has been talking about Trump’s campaign woes and the Justice Department’s findings of bias in the Baltimore Police Department, the Right has been highlighting Hillary's newest email concerns and a House probe into skewed intel on the ISIS fight John Gable, AllSides Co-founderCandidate, Campaign or Advocate
Michael Bloomberg
Michael Rubens Bloomberg (born February 14, 1942) is an American business magnate, politician and philanthropist. He is the 108th and current Mayor of New York City, having served three consecutive terms since his first election in 2001. With a net worth of $27 billion, he is also the 7th-richest person in the United States.[1] He is the founder and 88% owner of Bloomberg L.P., the global financial data and media company most famous for its Bloomberg Terminal.[2][3]
Jan 05 2024
Headline Roundup
US Economy Added 216,000 Jobs in December
The U.S. economy added 216,000 jobs in December, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The Details: Economists expected between 160,000-170,000 jobs added. The unemployment rate stayed at 3.7%. Sectors that added the most jobs included government employment (52,000 added), health care (38,000), and social assistance (21,000). The labor force participation rate fell 0.3 percentage
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