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Sep 08 2015
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Should Social Security Be Privatized?
Over the past 80 years, Social Security has become the largest single government program in the world, accounting for 26% ($906 billion) of total US federal spending in 2014 ($3.5 trillion). Since 2010, the Social Security trust fund has been paying out more in benefits than it collects in employee taxes, and is projected to run out of money by 2034. One proposal to replace the current
ProCon.orgMar 13 2019
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Why once-supportive Senate Republicans may sink House Dreamer bill
House Democrats introduced a bill Tuesday to grant permanent protections to undocumented immigrants brought to the country as children, but the fate of those Dreamers will ultimately rest in the hands of Senate Republicans, a group that has struggled for nearly two decades to come up with a solution that they, and their conservative base, can endorse.
There used to be a time when the
USA TODAYFeb 08 2015
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District of Columbia Sees Loophole in Congress’s Move to Halt Marijuana Law
Last fall, voters in the District of Columbia chose to join a handful of states in legalizing the growth and possession of small amounts of marijuana. But unlike in the states, the free will of district voters — no matter how overwhelmingly expressed — is never the end of the story.
Congressional Republicans believe they have successfully nullified the law. But officials here, seizing
New York Times (News)Feb 07 2015
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Chris Christie's weeklong train wreck
Chris Christie intended to use this week to present himself as a serious figure ready to lead the country at home and abroad. It didn’t quite work out that way. Story Continued Below The Republican governor started a trip to London by bobbling a question about whether measles vaccinations should be mandatory. The next day he snapped at a reporter who tried to ask him about foreign policy. He
PoliticoFeb 11 2016
Perspectives Blog
Story of the Week: The Oregon Standoff
While the presidential election continues to dominate American headlines, we're highlighting a different political story this week. Today, the 41-day standoff between occupiers and authorities at a federal wildlife refuge in Oregon ended when the last four protesters surrendered. In January, Robert "LaVoy" Finicum, one of the group's spokesmen, was shot and killed during a confrontation John Gable, AllSides Co-founderMar 12 2019
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Trump's 2020 Budget Proposal
“President Trump on Monday sent a record $4.75 trillion 2020 budget proposal to Congress, in which he called for a 5% increase in military spending, a $1.9 trillion cut to safety net programs and an additional $8.6 billion for his border wall.” Axios
The left is criticizing Trump’s efforts to slash the safety net and further increase the deficit.
“Give big tax breaks to the rich
The Flip SideFeb 05 2015
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Senators introduce new ‘sportsmen’s‘ bill to increase hunting, fishing access
Senators on Thursday introduced the 2015 version of a “sportsmen’s” bill intended to open more land up for hunting and fishing that would also pave the way for people to carry guns on certain land managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and transport bows and crossbows on National Park Service lands.
The “Bipartisan Sportsmen’s Act of 2015,” introduced by Sen. Lisa Murkowski, Alaska
Washington TimesMay 26 2015
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Cleveland, Justice Department Reach Policing Deal
Cleveland has reached a settlement with the Department of Justice over a pattern of excessive force and civil rights violations by its police department, and it could be announced as soon as Tuesday, a senior federal law enforcement official said.
The official, who wasn't authorized to speak publicly about the settlement before the formal announcement, spoke Monday on the condition of
Newsmax (News)Dec 13 2012
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White House, nonprofit groups battle over charitable deductions
The White House and the nations most prominent charities are embroiled in a tense, behind-the-scenes debate over President Obamas push to scale back the nearly century-old tax deduction on donations that the charities say is crucial for their financial health.
In a series of recent meetings and calls, top White House aides have pressed nonprofit groups to line up behind the presidents
Washington PostFeb 02 2015
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Obama to demand GOP fund new amnesties
President Obama will escalate the looming Homeland Security shutdown showdown Monday by traveling to the department’s headquarters for a special budget speech, saying more than 100,000 federal employees could be left on the job but without pay if Congress doesn’t pass a funding bill by the end of this month.
Almost all Homeland Security employees are deemed essential, which means the
Washington Times