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Mar 13 2013
Opinion
President Obama: There Is No Debt Crisis
There has been no shortage of dire warnings about the mounting US national debt but President Obama is now offering a different assessment no big deal. We dont have an immediate crisis in terms of debt President Obama said in an exclusive interview with George Stephanopoulos for Good Morning America. In fact for the next 10 years its gonna be in a sustainable place. Its an assessment that will
ABC News (Online)
Sep 20 2014
News
Americans Back Airstrikes On ISIS Even Though They Don't Think They'll Work
Americans remain big supporters of airstrikes against the Islamic State militants, even though few think they'll do any good, a new HuffPost/YouGov poll shows.
According to the poll, 66 percent of Americans now support the decision to conduct airstrikes against the Islamic State, while only 19 percent are opposed. Seventy percent of Democrats, 75 percent of Republicans and 59 percent of
HuffPost
Dec 06 2019
Opinion
Adam Schiff’s Attack on the Free Press
Even if John Solomon’s reporting on Ukraine was misleading or destructive, it wouldn’t warrant being unmasked by the government. Where are all the self-styled champions of the free press now that Adam Schiff has used the surveillance powers of the state to smear not only his political rivals but a journalist?
With the release of the House Intelligence Committee’s impeachment report
National Review (News)
Jul 03 2012
News
Holder: Contempt Vote Not About "Documents"
In an interview with the Washington Post, Attorney General Eric Holder said the House vote last week to hold him in criminal and civil contempt was hardly about documents, but about Republicans not liking his boss President Obama and the decisions his Justice Department has made when it comes to certain issues like DOMA, terrorism and voting rights. Holder is the only sitting attorney general
Townhall
Jul 02 2012
News
Fehrnstrom bucks Republican line on 'Obamacare' as 'tax'
In the wake of last week's Supreme Court decision on President Barack Obama's health care law, a senior adviser to Mitt Romney's presidential campaign parted with Republican talking points Monday, arguing the mandate that most individuals obtain health coverage or pay a government fine is "not a tax."
The high court on Thursday found the individual unconstitutional under Congress'
CNN (Online News)
May 05 2020
News
Sweden's Coronavirus Response
This Abridge News topic aggregates four unique arguments on different sides of the debate. Here are the quick facts to get you started:
THE QUICK FACTS
While the rest of the developed world lives under lockdown, Sweden has allowed public spaces such as schools, gyms, cafes, bars and restaurants to remain open. However, public gatherings of 50 people or more have Abridge News
Jun 28 2012
News
Supreme Court upholds Obama’s health care overhaul
The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the heart of President Obamas health care law, ruling the federal government can compel Americans to buy health insurance, and striking a new balance for the scope of federal authority in the 21st century.
The ruling lets Mr. Obama continue to push the law ahead of its full implementation in 2014 and will likely amp up pressure on a number of states
Washington Times
Jun 28 2012
News
Republicans: Ruling focuses election on Obama’s health care tax
The Supreme Court handed President Obama a major political victory on his signature health-care issue Thursday, but the justices also provided Republicans with a sharper campaign issue by defining the laws individual mandate as a tax.
The ruling allows Mr. Obama to engage in a four-month-long victory lap as he campaigns for reelection. And it validates the presidents decision to devote
Washington Times
Jun 25 2012
News
Supreme Court upholds key part of Arizona for now; strikes down other provisions
The Supreme Court on Monday said states may play a limited role in enforcing laws on illegal immigration, upholding part of Arizonas controversial law but striking other portions it said intruded on the federal governments powers.
The justices let stand for now the part of the law that requires police to check the immigration status of anyone they detain or arrest if they have “
Washington Post
Jan 31 2015
News
GOP Lawmakers Weigh Contentious Tactic to Dismantle Health Law
A growing number of congressional Republicans want to use a contentious budget procedure to dismantle the Affordable Care Act, according to senior lawmakers and aides involved in discussions over the strategy.
A final decision could be weeks if not months away, but Republican lawmakers and aides say there is broad enthusiasm for using the process known as reconciliation to try to repeal
Wall Street Journal (News)