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Feb 16 2023
Headline Roundup
Oakland Police Chief Fired for Alleged Downplaying of Officer's Misconduct
Oakland, California Police Chief LeRonne Armstrong was fired Wednesday by Mayor Sheng Thao for allegedly covering up an officer's misconduct.
The Details: An independent investigation concluded that Armstrong and the Oakland Police Department failed to properly investigate and discipline Sergeant Michael Chung after he was in involved in a hit-and-run with his police car in 2021.
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Jun 07 2012
News
Dems Can’t Make it Without Government Worker Unions
"We aren't going to go away. We're not going to pull a blanket over our head and pee in our pajamas." Marty Beil, executive director of the Wisconsin State Employees Union, talking to the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel about the loss of the power to strike and force state workers to pay dues. The Wall Street Journal today reports that the American Federation of State, County and Municipal
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Nov 14 2023
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Hundreds of US Officials Urge Biden to Demand Ceasefire in Gaza
Hundreds of United States officials have reportedly signed internal memos submitted through the State Department’s “dissent channel” protesting the Biden Administration's handling of the ongoing conflict in Gaza between Israel and Hamas.
Details: First established during the Vietnam War, the dissent channel allows officials to raise concerns and voice disapproval with federal policies.
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Jul 06 2023
Headline Roundup
How Will New Ruling on Social Media Censorship Impact the 2024 Election?
Following a judge's order that Biden administration officials can't push social media companies to censor “content containing protected free speech,” voices across the spectrum are speculating on the implications for 2024 and beyond.
Wild West: Coverage from The Hill (Center bias) quoted supporters and opponents of the judge’s order. It quotes Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-MO) calling the
New York Post (Opinion)
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New York Times (News)
May 24 2012
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Obama campaign pits president vs. Romney on LGBT rights
President Barack Obama's recent decision to support same-sex marriage was the lead selling point against Mitt Romney in the president's campaign announcement Wednesday of a new drive to court the lesbian-gay-bisexual-transgender (LGBT) community.
"The choice we're facing as a country and a community could not be clearer," said Joe Solmonese, a national campaign co-chair and president of
CNN Digital
Aug 10 2016
Opinion
Deleted Clinton emails might remain secret until after election
None of Hillary Clinton's work-related emails discovered by the FBI after being deleted from her private server have been released, raising questions about whether any will be seen in public before Election Day.
The FBI says it found “several thousand” work-related emails Clinton deleted, but the State Department has not committed to a schedule for their release, and it will be up to a
The Hill
May 25 2012
News
Union, Liberal Coalition Pushes Obama Tax Plan
A coalition of big unions and left-leaning activist groups has formed to support President Barack Obamas proposal to raise tax rates on families earning more than $250,000, amid growing signs that Democratic lawmakers want to limit tax increases to people making $1 million or more.
Organizers of the new coalition, called Americans for Tax Fairness, worry that Democratic lawmakers are
Wall Street Journal (News)
Feb 03 2024
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Trump’s March DC Election Interference Trial Postponed, No New Date Set
The federal judge overseeing former President Donald Trump’s January 6 election interference case has postponed his March 4 trial date as his claims of presidential immunity remain on appeal.
The Details: Judge Tanya Chutkan has not set a new trial date yet. The postponement means the first of the four criminal cases Trump will face is now the purported hush money payments he made to
National Review (News)
The Hill
Axios
Oct 31 2019
Perspectives Blog
When Presidents Abuse Their Power: Impeachment, Criticism, or Pass?
Has Donald Trump abused his power? How do his actions stack up to other Presidents in recent history? When people have thought a President used his office for personal gain or to unfairly advance his own political career, things have turned chaotic. Here are some top examples of alleged abuse of presidential power for personal gain in the last 50 years — and the consequences.
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Oct 14 2013
News
Senate Dems Go Old Testament: An eye for an eye
Senate Democrats are hunting for six Republicans votes to help Majority Leader Harry Reid jam the GOP-controlled House. With debt-limit doom just three days away, Senate Democrats are still finding time to pay back the House for making the focus of the current fiscal fights all about ObamaCare. Rather than rush to a deal, the evident effort in the Senate is to make House Republicans gag on an
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