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May 13 2024
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Trump Voices Support for Cryptocurrency, Spurs Market Reaction
2024 Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump recently expressed his support for cryptocurrency, drawing attention from tech and finance sectors.
Details: Trump voiced concern over the outflow of American crypto businesses due to what he calls the Biden administration's “hostility” towards the industry. Alongside these comments, Trump suggested he would accept
Politico Forbes Breitbart NewsJun 05 2012
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Ending the ‘civil war’ in Wisconsin
Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett is closing his campaign in Wisconsins recall election by saying its time to end the “civil war in the state that he accuses incumbent Gov. Scott Walker of starting.
Its an interesting approach, and its also an apt description of whats at stake. However this contest for the governorship turns out, no one expects either candidate to win by an enormous margin
Washington PostAug 13 2014
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Congressman Who Voted Against Minimum Wage Hike Complains He Hasn't Gotten A Raise
Rep. Lee Terry (R-Neb.) says Congress can't afford a pay cut because its last salary increase occurred six years ago.
Terry, considered one of the Republican Party’s most vulnerable incumbents this cycle, rebuffed his Democratic challenger state Sen. Brad Ashford on Monday. Ashford wants to cut lawmakers' salary by 10 percent and, if elected, would voluntarily return that amount until
HuffPostDec 22 2023
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Supreme Court Declines to Rule on Trump Immunity Argument
The Supreme Court declined the request from Special Counsel Jack Smith to issue a judgment on former President Donald Trump’s claim that he is immune from prosecution over his actions in the aftermath of the 2020 election.
For Context: In August, the Department of Justice charged Trump with four crimes in connection with the 2020 election and the January 6 Capitol riot. Trump’s legal
CNN (Online News) Wall Street Journal (News) Fox News (Online News)May 25 2012
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Republicans claim advantage in Walker recall, as early voting heats up
Every day looks like Election Day in Wisconsin, now that early voting has started in Gov. Scott Walker's recall battle. Lines spill out of the polling places in Milwaukee. Voters loiter around the front steps. About 90,000 absentee ballots have been requested and sent out.
Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/05/24/republicans-claim-advantage-i...
Fox News (Online News)May 02 2024
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Biden Says Japan's Economic Struggles Are Due to Xenophobia
President Joe Biden said Wednesday that Japan is struggling economically because of xenophobia and a reluctance to welcome immigrants.
For Context: Biden reportedly made the comment while speaking at a campaign fundraiser in Washington, D.C. The comment made headlines due to Japan being a key U.S. ally in Asia.
Key Quote: Biden stated, “This election is about freedom, America
NBC News (Online) The Hill Washington ExaminerJul 25 2014
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GOP Rank-and-File Discusses Ways to Take on Obama Over Amnesty, Including Impeachment
In a free-wheeling discussion that touched on dozens of proposals for how to address the tens of thousands of illegal immigrant children streaming across the southern U.S. borders, one thread connected the calls to add to or change a border crisis proposal from GOP leadership: President Barack Obama. The proposals included trying to prevent a future executive amnesty by Obama, telling the
Breitbart NewsOct 25 2012
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Romney erases Obama’s lead among women
What gender gap? Less than two weeks out from Election Day, Republican Mitt Romney has erased President Barack Obamas 16-point advantage among women, a new Associated Press-GfK poll shows. And the president, in turn, has largely eliminated Romneys edge among men. Those churning gender dynamics leave the presidential race still a virtual dead heat, with Romney favored by 47 percent of likely
Washington TimesOct 25 2012
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Obama says he has lead, as poll shows Romney ahead and gaining among women
A day after an interview aired in which President Obama declared he still has the lead, another national poll showed Mitt Romney slightly ahead while erasing Obama's advantage among women. The Associated Press-GfK poll showed Romney pulling 47 percent of likely voters to Obama's 45 percent -- a split within the margin of error, but which certainly challenges the president's claim of having the
Fox News (Online News)Dec 16 2013
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G.O.P. Firebrands Tone Down Their Message and Run Again
“My name is Congressman Bob Dold!” said the fleece-clad man making his way through a popular restaurant here.
Well, not exactly. His name is Bob Dold, but he isn’t a current member of Congress. He’s a former congressman who represented the 10th District of Illinois. “And I’d like to again,” he tells a table of diners about to tuck into a giant cheese crepe.
Mr. Dold is seeking a
New York Times (News)