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Oct 18 2014
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Obama: US can't cut itself off from West Africa
President Barack Obama urged Americans on Saturday not to succumb to hysteria about Ebola, even as he warned that addressing the deadly virus would require citizens, government leaders and the media to all pitch in.
In his weekly radio and Internet address, Obama also pushed back against calls for the U.S. to institute a travel ban. Lawmakers have called it a common-sense step to
TownhallApr 14 2021
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U.S. House Committee Advances D.C. Statehood Bill
The House Oversight Committee voted Wednesday to advance the Washington, D.C. Admission Act, which would make Washington, D.C. the first state, to the full chamber. The committee voted 25 to 19 along party lines, with Democrats in favor and Republicans against the act. It now moves onto the full chamber, where its odds of passage by the Democratic-controlled House are favorable. However, the
The Hill The Daily Caller Washington PostMay 03 2014
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White House Correspondents Dinner Brings Together Obama, Journalists, Celebrities And More
President Barack Obama was set to join journalists, government officials, politicians and media personalities Saturday night at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner for an evening of humor and celebrity gazing that has become an annual tradition in the nation's capital.
Ahead of the dinner, Obama was spending the afternoon golfing at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, with three
HuffPostJan 19 2013
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Boehner wants Senate budget before any final debt ceiling deal
Capping a three-day GOP retreat, House GOP leaders announced that next week they will pursue a three-month extension of the nations borrowing limit to give Congress more time to pass a federal budget  warning that the proposal will also freeze members pay if they fail to do their job.
Washington TimesJul 12 2016
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Hillary: I Don't Accept the FBI's 'Extremely Careless' Email Scandal Rebuke
The best part of Hillary Clinton's presidency will be the accountability. Following a hard-hitting Inspector General report -- the result of an investigation with which Mrs. Clinton refused to cooperate -- her campaign basically ignored its damaging findings, laughably twisting its conclusions as 'vindication.' Now that her reckless misconduct and flagrant lies have also been laid bare by
TownhallMay 03 2023
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Fed Hikes Interest Rates Again, Signals Openness to Pause
The Federal Reserve said Wednesday it would raise interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point but signaled it could pause rate hikes if inflation continues to slow.
For Context: Coverage in multiple outlets said the quarter-point hike matched experts’ expectations. While inflation appears to be slowing, some have raised concerns about the broader impact of the Fed’s rate hikes.
Axios CNBC Washington TimesMar 24 2013
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Attorney General Eric Holder averts furloughs of prison staff
Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. says he has averted daily furloughs of 3570 federal prison staffers around the country moving 150 million from other Justice Department accounts to stave off a serious threat to the lives and safety of correctional staff inmates and the public.
Washington TimesMar 24 2013
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Wayne LaPierre Batters David Gregory
National Rifle Association head Wayne LaPierre on Sunday ripped the national media for not reporting that Chicago suffering from an epidemic of gun violence ranks dead last in enforcement of federal gun laws. Let me hold up a mirror right now to the whole national news media and...
The BlazeMay 15 2019
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Alabama Senate votes to ban almost all abortions, sending measure to governor's desk
The Alabama Senate on Tuesday evening passed legislation that bans nearly all abortions in the state, sending the measure to Gov. Kay Ivey's (R) desk to be signed into law.
Ivey has not said whether she will sign the measure, which passed by a 25-6 margin. It would ban abortions in virtually all instances in Alabama, including for victims of rape and incest, and would only permit the
The HillFeb 23 2019
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Vote Fraud, in the Flesh
North Carolina throws out an election after a mail-in ballot fiasco. For months, Republican Mark Harris urged North Carolina’s elections board to certify his 905-vote victory last year so he could take his seat in Congress. Now Mr. Harris has finally admitted what was apparent all along: The results in the state’s 9th District were tainted by fraud. On Thursday a new election was ordered, and
Wall Street Journal (Opinion)