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Oct 24 2012
News
Appeals Court Overturns Terrorism Conviction of Bin Laden’s Driver
A federal appeals court on Friday overturned the terrorism conviction of Salim Ahmed Hamdan, a former driver and bodyguard for Osama bin Laden whose case has been one of the most tangled to emerge from the war crimes trials of detainees held by the military at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba.
New York Times (News)Mar 30 2021
Perspectives Blog
Media Bias Alert: Headlines on Vaccine Passports Show Distortion
From the RightThis piece is from a writer rated Lean Right.
After the Biden White House announced it would develop “vaccine passports” — a proof-of-vaccination initiative — and New York state announced a digital vaccination/negative coronavirus test digital verification program, media bias was on full display.
The news that the highest government officials in the land
Julie MastrineOct 29 2014
News
2016 cash race: It’s on
Prospective presidential candidates and their supporters are spending money like it’s 2016. Groups allied with 15 of the top presidential prospects have raised $89 million and spent $87 million this election cycle as they gear up for 2016, with a focus on building campaign infrastructure and making inroads in key primary states, according to a POLITICO analysis of reports filed this month with
PoliticoMay 03 2013
News
Head Start Programs, Forced to Close Early, Still Have Funds For Flights
By cutting funds for Head Start, sequestration has sent low-income children in some states home 10 days early. But the federal government's inability to agree on a budget didn't prevent 2,800 Head Start leaders from attending a three-day conference in National Harbor, Md., this week.
ABC News (Online)Sep 30 2019
News
Whistleblower's Attorneys Worry For Client's Safety
Lawyers for the whistleblower behind the complaint related to President Donald Trump’s call with the leader of Ukraine said this weekend that they have “serious concerns” regarding their client’s safety.
In a letter addressed to acting Director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire, the lead attorney for the whistleblower, Andrew Bakaj, alluded that the whistleblower is currently
Yahoo NewsMay 07 2014
News
Report: Obamacare Tax Could Cost 286,000 Jobs, Billions in Sales
One of the numerous new taxes created under Obamacare will cost the United States hundreds of thousands of jobs over the next decade, a new report concludes.
The report by the National Federation of Independent Business Research Foundation, a nonprofit association of business owners, found that the Health Insurance Tax in the Affordable Care Act will cause a rise in the cost of employer
Newsmax (News)Mar 28 2015
News
Push for Private Options in Education Gains Momentum
A growing number of statehouses are considering measures that would allow school districts, parents and students increasingly to use taxpayer funds to explore alternatives to traditional state-backed public education.
The flurry of new bills—which range from supporting private-school options to putting education dollars directly into parents’ hands—comes amid concerns of federal
Wall Street Journal (News)Oct 26 2014
News
Obama Admin Asks States To Back Off Ebola Quarantine Orders
White House officials are asking the governors of four states to reverse their executive orders requiring the quarantine of medical workers returning from Africa. Governors Chris Christie (R-NJ) and Mario Cuomo (D-NY) reacted by standing by their decisions and blamed the federal government for not having strict enough guidelines. The move by the White House comes after the governors of
Breitbart NewsOct 17 2013
News
17 PHOTOS SHOWING WHAT THE END OF THE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN LOOKS LIKE
The barricades that were knocked over by protesters during the federal government shutdown have been officially taken away, opening parks now that Congress passed and the president signed a bill funding the government and restoring borrowing authority into 2014.
Here are 17 pictures showing what the end of the shutdown looks like from the parks’ perspective.
The BlazeJan 22 2020
Opinion
Trump’s impeachment defense is designed to destroy guardrails on presidential power
SENATE REPUBLICANS on Tuesday were laying the groundwork for a truncated trial of President Trump that would be a perversion of justice. Proposals by Democrats to obtain critical evidence were voted down. Unless several senators change their positions, votes to acquit Mr. Trump on the House’s charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress could come as soon as next week without any
Washington Post