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Jun 07 2012
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GOP: Obama exploiting student-loan deadline
The White House has been mum on new Republican offers to break an impasse on student loans, and President Obamas schedule on Thursday offers a reason for the delay: It gives Mr. Obama another chance to flog the issue on a college campus in the midst of a multimillion-dollar campaign fundraising trip.
Mr. Obama was visiting the University of Nevada-Las Vegas Thursday afternoon to call on
Washington Times
Jul 30 2012
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Romney Comments on Palestinians Draw Criticism
Mitt Romney found himself on the defensive yet again on his overseas trip, this time after offending Palestinian leaders with comments he made at a breakfast fund-raiser here on Monday.
Speaking to roughly four dozen donors at the King David Hotel in Jerusalem, Mr. Romney suggested that cultural differences between the Israelis and the Palestinians were the reason the Israelis were so
New York Times (News)
Mar 28 2015
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Nevada's Popular GOP Gov. Sandoval Leads List to Replace Reid in Senate
Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid's decision to retire next year leaves no clear successor in his home state of Nevada, where a popular Republican governor appears reluctant to change jobs and the pending loss of Reid's clout in Washington is causing anxiety over who might replace him.
As of Friday, the list of potential candidates came down to Gov. Brian Sandoval and everyone else. The
Newsmax (News)
May 24 2019
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Theresa May to quit next month as British prime minister
Theresa May announced Friday that she will step down as U.K. Conservative Party leader on June 7, admitting defeat in her attempt to take Britain out of the European Union and sparking a contest to become the country’s next prime minister.
She will stay as caretaker prime minister until the new leader is chosen, a process likely to take several weeks. The new Conservative leader will
Washington Times
Feb 21 2013
News
Obama Approval Rating Reaches 3-Year High In Bloomberg Poll
As President Obama faces a tough showdown with congressional Republicans over the looming sequestration cuts, a new poll shows the commander-in-chief with his highest approval rating in over three years.
A Bloomberg National poll released Wednesday found that 55 percent of Americans approve of Obama's performance, his highest rating in the poll since September 2009. The poll also found
HuffPost
Sep 19 2022
Headline Roundup
Biden Talks COVID-19, Inflation, 2024 and China in 60 Minutes Interview
President Joe Biden appeared on 60 Minutes Sunday and made a number of notable comments about hot-button issues.
Among them was his remark that though the U.S. still has "a problem with Covid," the "pandemic is over." When asked what he could do "better and faster" to combat the high inflation rate, Biden said that "for the last several months, it hasn't spiked, it is just barely, it's
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May 22 2019
News
Brexit: Theresa May urges MPs to back her plan after backlash
Theresa May has urged MPs to support her new Brexit plan, despite a backlash against it from MPs across the Commons.
In a statement outlining the Withdrawal Agreement Bill (WAB), the PM said there needed to be "compromise on all sides".
She said the bill - including the promise to give MPs a vote on a further referendum and different customs options - would be published on Friday
BBC News
Mar 17 2015
News
If You Own a Pitchfork, You Will Grab It When You See This Chart
This statistic provides a pretty compelling snapshot of the severity of our income gap: In 2014, Wall Street's bonus pool was roughly double the combined earnings of all Americans working full-time jobs at minimum wage.
That sobering tidbit came from a new Institute for Policy Studies report by Sarah Anderson, who looked at new figures from the New York State Comptroller and the Bureau
Mother Jones
Jul 09 2012
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Obama calls for Bush tax cut extensions for those making less than $250,000
President Barack Obama called Monday for Congress to pass a one-year extension of the Bush-era tax cuts for people earning less than $250,000 a year. "I believe prosperity comes from an economy that's built on a strong and growing middle class," Obama said at the White House, with people described as working Americans standing behind him. In addition, an Obama campaign official said the
CNN Digital
Mar 14 2015
News
Ferguson mayor, under fire, says he shouldn't be held accountable
The top elected official here says he had limited authority to tackle enormous problems and quell racial tensions.
"I make $350 a month before taxes for being part-time mayor of Ferguson," Mayor James Knowles told USA TODAY. "You want to hold me accountable for not knowing that some employees were sending racist e-mails. I have no executive authority. I have no administrative authority
USA TODAY