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Apr 01 2024
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Student Loan Forgiveness Lawsuit Filed by 11 States
This week, 11 states filed a lawsuit against President Joe Biden's $156 billion Saving on a Valuable Education Plan (SAVE), asking to be repaid for the student loan forgiveness.
Key Details: The states are Alabama, Alaska, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Montana, Nebraska, South Carolina, Texas and Utah. These states either fully or partially backed former President Donald Trump in the
Newsweek CNN (Online News) Washington ExaminerFeb 17 2015
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Obama Administration Vows Challenge to Texas Decision Blocking Executive Action
In a statement released to reporters in the early morning hours, White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest reacted to Texas Federal Judge Andrew Hanen’s temporary injunction halting President Obama’s executive amnesty program.
The ruling was issued in response to a lawsuit filed by Attorney General Greg Abbott on behalf of the State of Texas before he was elected governor.
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Breitbart NewsNov 25 2012
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CEO Council Demands Cuts To Poor, Elderly While Reaping Billions In Government Contracts, Tax Breaks
The corporate CEOs who have made a high-profile foray into deficit negotiations have themselves been substantially responsible for the size of the deficit they now want closed. The companies represented by executives working with the Campaign To Fix The Debt have received trillions in federal war contracts, subsidies and bailouts, as well as specialized tax breaks and loopholes that virtually
HuffPostNov 25 2012
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TRENDING: Graham says he'd break no-tax 'pledge'
Sen. Lindsey Graham said he believes capping tax deductions should be part of a plan to reduce the federal debt - a revenue-raising tactic that pushes against Norquist's Taxpayer Protection Pledge, which stipulates lawmakers who sign the document will "oppose any net reduction or elimination of deductions and credits, unless matched dollar for dollar by further reducing tax rates."
CNN (Online News)Feb 18 2021
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Story of the Week: Vaccine Rollout Expands As Cases Fall
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The Biden administration announced Tuesday it will expand its COVID-19 vaccine distribution, as new cases of the virus continue to fall. The government will boost its weekly vaccine shipments to states from 11 million to 13.5 million doses, and will increase its weekly shipment to pharmacies from 1 million to
AllSides StaffFeb 15 2015
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Drone on: FAA sets rules for unmanned aircraft
The Obama administration on Sunday released a long-awaited set of guidelines to govern drones in American skies, setting the stage for widespread use of unmanned aircraft in a variety of industries.
The Federal Aviation Administration proposal, which is in draft form and will be open to public comment for the next 60 days, applies to drones weighing less than 55 pounds and being used
Washington TimesJan 20 2014
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Documents Show NSA Phone Program Provided 1,000 Terror Tips A Year To FBI
The National Security Agency's phone-surveillance program generated more than 1,000 tips a year to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, according to newly declassified documents.
The court documents, released late Friday by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, are frequently repetitive and contain a significant number of redacted sections, but also contain intriguing
Wall Street Journal (News)Feb 14 2015
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Obama Want's More Data-Sharing: Silicon Valley Upset
Suddenly, Barack Obama isn’t quite as popular with Silicon Valley execs as he used to be, primarily because they do not trust his efforts to increase the sharing of digital data between their companies and the federal government.
On Friday, the same day he signed an executive order to facilitate greater sharing, Obama is spoke at a cyber-summit at Stanford University. But Facebook CEO
Breitbart NewsFeb 12 2015
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Loretta Lynch faces delayed vote over confirmation
The debate about confirming Loretta Lynch is suddenly getting partisan. Democrats are now increasingly slamming Republicans’ handling of President Barack Obama’s nominee for attorney general, accusing them of slow-walking the veteran federal prosecutor’s confirmation. Their newest evidence: the Senate Judiciary Committee’s decision Thursday to postpone voting on Lynch until after next week’s
PoliticoOct 10 2015
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Obama Weighing Executive Order to Expand Background Checks to Some Privare Gun Sales
Eight days after a gunman opened fire in Roseburg, Oregon, with weapons acquired through a background check, President Obama is weighing the option of using an executive order to circumvent Congress and make background checks a requirement for certain private sellers.
According to The Hill, a White House official has confirmed that the executive order would set a threshold as to the
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