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Aug 11 2014
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Iraq Timetable Opens Obama to Scrutiny From Allies, Critics
President Barack Obama's admonition that airstrikes against Islamist militants likely will be a "long-term project" is fueling anxiety among Democratic allies who view the end of the Iraq war in 2011 as one of the greatest accomplishments of his presidency.
Antiwar Democrats worried about "mission creep" as multiple airstrikes were launched over the weekend, and it became clear that Mr
Wall Street Journal (News)May 10 2016
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http://theweek.com/articles/623407/libertarian-party-blowing-big-chance
The Libertarian Party should be having its runway moment: Ballot access in all 50 states. A plausible front-runner for its nomination who served as an actual governor and ran a profitable business. A deep-pocketed set of billionaires, including the Koch brothers, who would spend money if they thought it would make a difference. Mainstream parties getting ready to select their most unpopular
The Week - NewsJul 26 2014
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Russia accuses US of lying about Moscow, contributing to Ukraine's turmoil
Russia on Saturday accused the United States of adding fuel to the fire of the Ukraine crisis, and suggested that Obama administration “lies” about Moscow’s involvement in the downed Malaysian jetliner led European nations to impose new sanctions on Moscow.
The country’s foreign ministry said the U.S. is conducting "an unrelenting campaign of slander against Russia, ever more relying on
Fox News DigitalJul 01 2020
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Six months in, coronavirus failures outweigh successes
In the six months since the World Health Organization (WHO) detected a cluster of atypical pneumonia cases at a hospital in Wuhan, China, the coronavirus pandemic has touched every corner of the globe, carving a trail of death and despair as humankind races to catch up.
At least 10.4 million confirmed cases have been diagnosed worldwide, and the true toll is likely multiples of that
The HillSep 04 2020
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Two-thirds of Americans say they won't get COVID-19 vaccine when it's first available, USA TODAY/ Suffolk Poll shows
Two-thirds of U.S. voters say they won't try to get a coronavirus vaccine as soon as it becomes available and one in four say they don't want to get it ever, according to a new USA TODAY/Suffolk poll released the same week that the number of COVID-19 cases surpassed 6 million.
“I don’t plan on being anyone’s guinea pig,” Ebony Dew, an independent from Capitol Heights, Maryland, said. “I
USA TODAYMay 18 2014
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Gas prices shouldn't be high, but are: What gives?
Rumors about the demise of U.S. gasoline demand have been greatly exaggerated.
Until late 2013, most energy observers forecast the world's most reliably gas-guzzling market to consume less fuel this year. What was once thought to be a structural decline in demand, however, has proven more durable than expected.
As the summer driving season nears, retail gas remains stubbornly
USA TODAYAug 15 2015
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Bernie kicking into overdrive
After a poll this week showed the previously unthinkable — the 73-year-old Independent senator from Vermont surging past Hillary Clinton in New Hampshire — there’s a feeling that the Bernie Sanders operation is maturing from a quixotic pursuit for the White House into the real deal. Sanders’ campaign is calling the Franklin Pierce University and the Boston Herald poll, which found Sanders
PoliticoApr 01 2020
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Wall Street Donors Sit Tight Just When Biden Needs Cash Most
Big donors to U.S. presidential campaigns are feeling the economic pinch from the coronavirus pandemic and holding on to their money just when the candidates -- especially Democratic front-runner Joe Biden -- need it most.
With stocks falling, businesses shrinking and unemployment soaring, donors of all sizes are feeling the effects. Billionaires counted on to fuel super PAC spending
BloombergJan 15 2016
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The press, feeling the Bern, suddenly weighs whether Sanders could derail Hillary
One of the goals of President Obama’s State of the Union last night was to emphasize liberal issues, such as gun control, that could ease Hillary Clinton’s path to the White House.
But first she’s got to win the Democratic nomination, and for the first time in this contest, the mainstream media are considering the possibility that this isn’t a slam dunk.
The media’s conventional
Howard KurtzFeb 05 2014
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Budget office chief: ObamaCare creates ‘disincentive’ to work
The head of the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office delivered a damning assessment Wednesday of the Affordable Care Act, telling lawmakers that ObamaCare creates a "disincentive for people to work," adding fuel to Republican arguments that the law will hurt the economy.
The testimony from CBO Director Douglas Elmendorf comes after his office released a highly controversial report
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