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Aug 20 2012
News
Medicare now focal point of Obama-Romney debate
The Romney and Obama campaigns  both convinced that their man is more trustworthy with the future of Medicare  ramped up the debate this weekend, with operatives trading prickly barbs, the president dismissing Republican plans as “snake oil and Paul Ryan bringing his 78-year-old mother into the fracas. “This is the first election cycle I can remember for a long time that
Washington TimesOct 05 2014
News
CDC Chief On Ebola: The U.S. 'Won't See A Large Number Of Cases'
Thomas Frieden, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said Sunday that he is "confident" the United States will not see an Ebola outbreak, despite concerns raised by the string of mistakes made by a Texas hospital treating an infected patient.
Frieden said on CNN's "State of the Union" that the patient in Dallas is so far the only confirmed case of Ebola diagnosed
HuffPostOct 01 2014
News
Justices poised to tackle constitutional right of same-sex marriage
The one-sentence order from the U.S. Supreme Court was brief but emphatic. The year was 1972 and the justices were asked to decide something extraordinary in that era: whether an openly gay couple from Minnesota had a "fundamental right" under the Constitution to legally wed. In just 13 words, the court under Chief Justice Warren Burger dismissed the Baker v. Nelson petition, "for want of a
CNN (Online News)Aug 17 2022
Headline Roundup
Teacher Shortages Loom Nationwide as New School Year Starts
School districts around the country are struggling to hire and retain teachers for the new school year.
Schools have resorted to a range of tactics to resolve staffing issues, including experimenting with four-day school weeks and filling teaching roles with retired police officers, veterans, college students and remote virtual teachers. The National Education Association, the country’s
Fox Business NewsNation CBS News (Online)Sep 03 2015
Perspectives Blog
Story of the Week: Kentucky Clerk
A federal judge has just found Kentucky clerk Kim Davis in contempt of court for defying a Supreme Court ruling by refusing to issue same-sex marriage licenses. Davis is an Apostolic Christian who cites her beliefs, saying that issuing the licenses would be in violation of her religion and her conscience. Outside the courthouse, the public response was similar to responses across the media: a John Gable, AllSides Co-founderJun 27 2020
Perspectives Blog
Media Bias Alert: Minimal Coverage of Foster Care Executive Order
On June 24, President Donald Trump signed an executive order aimed at strengthening the foster care system. But with little coverage on the matter from major news outlets, you might not have read about it in the news, or heard it debated by the Coopers and Hannitys of the media industry. In fact, I first found out about the news because I follow the First Lady on Instagram.
The order
Hirsh JoshiFeb 18 2021
Headline Roundup
School Reopening Guidelines Fuel Public Health Debate
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released guidance for reopening schools last week amid the COVID-19 pandemic, laying out essential features of safe reopening including mask-wearing, social distancing and more testing. Some experts praised the guidance; others say it won't do enough to fully open schools. The Biden administration has at times been inconsistent on its goals for
Fox News (Online News) ABC News (Online) CNBCMar 15 2015
News
Human-Trafficking Bill Fight Could Hold Up Loretta Lynch Vote
The U.S. Senate majority leader said on Sunday he would not schedule a vote to confirm President Barack Obama's nominee for attorney general, Loretta Lynch, until Democrats stop blocking an unrelated human trafficking bill. Republican Senator Mitch McConnell told CNN's "State of the Union" program he had planned to take up Lynch's nomination this week but may put it off if an anti-human
Newsmax (News)Feb 20 2015
Opinion
Vergara Plaintiff Talks Landmark Decision on Teacher Tenure
Landmark court decision puts students' needs above ineffective teachers and the unions that protect them. "Being a kid in the California system right now is a lot like the lottery," says Julia Macias, a ninth grader who lives in California's San Fernando Valley. "You might get an amazing teacher one year and then a not so amazing teacher and you see your scores are reflected upon that."
ReasonSep 08 2021
Perspectives Blog
Calculating the costs of the Afghanistan War in lives, dollars and years
This piece originally appeared on The Conversation, which AllSides rates as Lean Left. It was written by Neta C. Crawford, a Professor of Political Science and Department Chair at Boston University. The writer's bias has not been rated.
The U.S. invaded Afghanistan in late 2001 to destroy al-Qaida, remove the Taliban from power and remake the nation. On Aug. 30, 2021, the U.S.
"The Conversation" Contributor