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Jan 14 2015
News
Feinstein, Grassley Up in Arms Over Legalized Pot
In November, Oregon, Alaska and the District of Columbia became the latest states to approve the legalization of marijuana, but those laws may place them at odds with international law, according to two members of the Senate.
On Jan. 6, Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California and Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa raised their concern with Secretary of State John Kerry and
Newsmax (News)Feb 04 2015
News
How The Voting Debates Will Be Different In 2015
State legislatures are back in session, under more Republican control now than at any other time in U.S. history. One issue they'll be debating a lot is voting — who gets to do it and how.
It's a hot topic, but this year's debate could be less contentious than it has been in the past. One reason is that lawmakers will be considering a lot of proposals to make voting easier and more
NPR (Online News)Oct 04 2012
Opinion
Delayed Recovery Historically Slow
In his third State of the Union address, President Obama, pointing to two years of job growth and the fastest job creation since 2005, argued that Americas economy is roaring back. These positive numbers lack context: In normal economic times they would represent healthy growth, but in the aftermath of the worst recession in two generations they represent a historically slow recovery. New jobs
The Heritage FoundationMar 19 2019
News
Mueller sought Michael Cohen’s emails months before FBI raid, warrants show
Special counsel Robert S. Mueller III obtained court-approved warrants to search the emails of President Trump’s lawyer Michael Cohen in July 2017 as his office investigated whether Cohen had illegally worked for foreign entities, according to newly unsealed documents illustrating how the investigation moved quickly and quietly to scour the digital trails of the president’s associates.
Washington PostSep 14 2013
News
Obama's Larger Syria Strategy in Disarray
After 2½ years of civil war in Syria, President Barack Obama's larger policy is in disarray even as his administration, with help from Russia, averted a military showdown for the time being.
In an address to the American people, Obama said he was working with U.S. allies to "provide humanitarian support, to help the moderate opposition and to shape a political settlement" for ending a
Newsmax (News)Sep 14 2013
News
John Kerry: U.S., Russia Reach Deal On Syrian Chemical Weapons
After days of intense negotiations, the United States and Russia reached agreement Saturday on a framework to secure and destroy Syria's chemical weapons by mid-2014 and impose U.N. penalties if the Assad government fails to comply.
The deal, announced by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Geneva, includes what Kerry called "a shared
HuffPostJun 01 2023
Headline Roundup
Recording Suggests Trump Knew Document He Kept Was Classified, Reports Say
Federal prosecutors have a recording of former President Donald Trump discussing a classified Pentagon document he took from the White House after his term ended, multiple reports said.
The Details: The recording pertains to a July 2021 meeting with two individuals working on former chief of staff Mark Meadows’ autobiography. Sources cited by CNN (Lean Left bias), which first reported
CNN Digital CNBC The Post MillennialApr 14 2015
News
GOP presidential hopefuls launch united front vs. Dem challenger Hillary Clinton
Republican 2016 presidential hopefuls wasted no time attacking Hillary Clinton after she announced her White House bid -- using the opportunity to rough up the Democratic front-runner while delaying the riskier business of attacking fellow primary challengers.
Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul, one of three Republicans who have so far declared a 2016 White House candidacy, launched a preemptive
Fox News DigitalAug 26 2013
News
GOP Rep Todd Rokita: Connecting Climate Change To Humans Is 'Arrogant'
Rep. Todd Rokita (R-Ind.) said Friday that he does not believe humans are responsible for climate change, according to The Purdue Exponent.
“I think it’s arrogant that we think as people that we can somehow change the climate of the whole earth when science is telling us that there’s a cycle to all this,” Rokita said in an interview with the college paper after a town hall meeting in
HuffPostJan 15 2015
News
Chicago Tribune: Higher Costs, Fewer Benefits for Workers Under Obamacare
Coverage of the president's signature legislative accomplishment has taken a back seat to other issues and international events in early 2015, but -- as expected -- the law's myriad woes continue to mount. Central promises employed to help market Obamacare to a skeptical public have fallen like dominoes, and the law is actively hurting many more people than it's helping. As we've discussed,
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