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Oct 04 2015
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Donald Trump: Obama ‘great divider’ on guns
Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump on Sunday said that President Obama made himself a “great divider” of Americans by pushing for more gun-control laws in response to last week’s mass shooting at an Oregon community college.
“He’s a great divider and, you know, you have a big issue between the Second Amendment folks and the non-Second Amendment folks, and he is a non-
Washington TimesApr 11 2015
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The ghost of Lehman Brothers haunts American higher education
The ghost of Lehman Brothers is still haunting colleges and universities around the country, continuing to extract money from institutions even though the financial firm itself is long dead.
When Lehman Brothers Holdings declared bankruptcy in 2008, it was the fourth largest investment bank in the United States. The giant’s collapse was felt in all corners of the global economy, but at
SalonOct 24 2019
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When Will the Democratic Presidential Primary Finally Slim Down?
The 2020 Democratic presidential primary features the largest field of candidates in modern electoral history. But the field is also narrowing faster than in previous campaigns. About a quarter of candidates who entered the race have already ended their campaigns. That is double the 1976-2016 median rate of 12% who had quit running at this point in the campaign, 100 days ahead of the Iowa
Wall Street Journal (News)Jan 26 2014
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Police Identify Gunman in Maryland Mall Shooting
The gunman in the deadly shooting at a shopping mall in suburban Maryland on Saturday was identified by police officials on Sunday as a young man who lived in the same community as one of the two victims.
The Howard County police chief, William J. McMahon, identified the gunman as Darion Marcus Aguilar, 19, of College Park, Md. He is believed to have killed two people at the Zumiez
New York Times (News)Feb 12 2020
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How Amy Klobuchar Pulled Off the Big Surprise of the New Hampshire Primary
After a disappointing fifth-place finish in the Iowa caucuses, the Minnesota senator made a series of bets in the Granite State.
Senator Amy Klobuchar knew she might have an opportunity in New Hampshire’s presidential primary.
As a fiscally moderate Democrat who opposes the “Medicare for all” and free four-year college plans of her liberal rivals, Ms. Klobuchar was in sync with
New York Times (News)Aug 12 2020
Data
Most Americans Say the Current Economy Is Helping the Rich, Hurting the Poor and Middle Class
By many measures, the U.S. economy is doing well. Unemployment is near a 50-year low, consumer spending is strong and the stock market is delivering solid returns for investors. Despite these positive indicators, public assessments of the economy are mixed, and they differ significantly by income, according to a new Pew Research Center survey.
Majorities of upper-income and middle-
Pew Research CenterJan 16 2021
Analysis
Truth, lies, and insurrection. How falsehood shakes democracy.
In the early morning hours of Nov. 4, 2020, President Donald Trump told possibly the most consequential falsehood of his life.
The lie was that he had been reelected by American voters to a second term, despite tens of millions of votes still outstanding and rapidly narrowing margins in key states such as Michigan and Pennsylvania.
“Frankly, we did win this election. We did win
Christian Science MonitorMay 24 2020
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New York Times front page honors Covid-19 victims as death toll nears 100,000
The stark front page of today's New York Times, plus three inside pages, consist of two-line obituaries ("Always first on the dance floor. ... Preferred bolo ties and suspenders") for 1,000 of the nearly 100,000 Americans who have died of the coronavirus — 1% of the toll.
The big picture: A huge team at The Times drew the accounts "from hundreds of obituaries, news articles and paid
AxiosMay 28 2019
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Joe Biden cruises as Dems pull punches against Obama's right-hand man
Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden has become the center of gravity in the Democratic presidential race since he announced his 2020 bid last month, fundamentally altering the contours of the primary and leaving other candidates to navigate the dust cloud in his wake.
His rallies and speeches earn presidential-level coverage on cable, and President Trump himself appears consumed with
Washington TimesMar 09 2015
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Obama: "Important" Second Amendment Responsible for High Homicide Rates
Speaking at Benedict College in South Carolina on March 6, President Obama said the “Second Amendment … is important,” that it is “part of our culture” and “part of who were are.” Then he quickly added, “But what we also have to recognize is, is that our homicide rates are so much higher than other industrialized countries–by like a mile.”
So, the Second Amendment is important but…
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