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Oct 04 2015
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Abortion, birth control, race top Supreme Court's agenda
Abortion, birth control and race are among the most divisive issues the Supreme Court will confront over the next nine months, amid a presidential election campaign in which some candidates are talking pointedly about the justices and the prospect of replacing some of them in the next few years.
The justices are returning to the bench on Monday for the start of their new term and their
Fox News (Online News)Jun 18 2012
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Five scenarios: Health care options before the justices
The Supreme Court is set to release within a few days its much-anticipated rulings on the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act, the comprehensive health care law enacted two years ago. The election-year rulings will not only guide how every American receives medical care but will also establish precedent-setting boundaries for how government regulation can affect a range of social
CNN (Online News)Mar 22 2019
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Eyes on the prize: In poll, Democrats care more about victory than ideology in 2020 nominee
As the 2020 presidential field takes shape, Democratic voters by double digits say they are more interested in nominating a candidate who can defeat President Trump than one they agree with most on the issues, a new USA TODAY/Suffolk University Poll finds.
By 55-35 percent, the Democrats surveyed endorse electability over ideological purity even though they also embrace progressive
USA TODAYMar 22 2019
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Golan Heights
On Thursday, President Donald Trump tweeted, “After 52 years it is time for the United States to fully recognize Israel’s Sovereignty over the Golan Heights.” Twitter
The move “gives Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a political boost a month before what is expected to be a close election [in Israel].” AP News
The left worries that the move sets a dangerous precedent by
The Flip SideApr 09 2024
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Trump's Abortion Statement Sparks Critiques From Liberals, Conservatives
Voices across the political spectrum are analyzing former President Donald Trump’s recent statements regarding abortion legislation.
“Trump’s Coalition”: A writer in Vox (Left bias) cast doubt on Trump’s statement, arguing that regardless of Trump’s stated position on abortion, there are “powerful groups within Trump’s coalition — both his base of supporters and his stable of former and
Vox Daily Beast National Review (Opinion)Jun 12 2012
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North Dakota Considers Eliminating Property Tax
BISMARCK, N.D.  Since Californians shrank their property taxes more than three decades ago by passing Proposition 13, people around the nation have echoed their dismay over such levies, putting forth plans to even them, simplify them, cap them, slash them. In an election here on Tuesday, residents of North Dakota will consider a measure that reaches far beyond any of that  one
New York Times (News)Aug 19 2017
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With Bannon Back at Breitbart, a Right-Wing Army Prepares for War
Whatever the “alt-right” is or was, it no longer has a spokesman within 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, with the possible exception of the president. A little before noon on Friday, the White House confirmed that Steve Bannon, the embattled “economic nationalist” whose mastery of Breitbart News helped get Donald Trump elected—thus planting the seed of his own demise—had tendered his resignation.
Vanity FairJul 26 2014
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Michele Bachmann: Gay community wants to let adults "prey on little children sexually"
Representative Michele Bachmann (R-MN) said this week that the gay community wants to repeal age of consent laws "so that adults would be able to freely prey on little children sexually," reports Brian Tashman of Right Wing Watch.
Bachmann, who is not running for re-election to her House seat, made the comments Wednesday on a conservative talk radio show, Faith & Liberty. The former
VoxApr 14 2013
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Brown On Senate Bid: 'Nothing's Off ... And Nothing's On The Table'
WASHINGTON -- Former Massachusetts Sen. Scott Brown on Sunday declined to comment about rumors that he may run for the U.S. Senate in New Hampshire in 2014 but Republican strategist Karl Rove appeared enthusiastic about the possibility of a Brown candidacy. During an appearance on Fox News Sunday host Chris Wallace asked Brown whether he was in fact considering a bid to unseat Sen. Jeanne
HuffPostSep 26 2015
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Gavel Battle: Boehner resignation sparks House leadership scramble
House Speaker John Boehner’s stunning announcement that he will resign his post and seat in Congress sparked chaos on Capitol Hill Friday, with lawmakers immediately jockeying for position ahead of the upcoming reshuffle.
“This is going to be a barn burner of a leadership election,” one source said.
The 13-term Ohio Republican shocked his GOP caucus early Friday morning when he
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