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Apr 19 2021
News
Jury in Derek Chauvin Murder Trial Set to Hear Closing Arguments
Attorneys in the trial of the former Minneapolis police officer charged with killing George Floyd will make their final case to the jury on Monday, as the Twin Cities region prepares for the possibility of widespread unrest following a verdict in the case.
Closing arguments in the murder trial of Derek Chauvin come after nearly three weeks of testimony in which prosecutors have
Wall Street Journal (News)
Jun 11 2013
News
?Traitor?: John Boehner Sides With Obama and Makes It Clear What He Thinks About NSA Whistleblower
Hes a traitor. Thats how Speaker of the House John Boehner describes NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden the man who blew the cover on the NSAs phone-spying and Internet-tapping practices. Boehner made his thoughts clear in an interview with ABCs George Stephanopoulos. But he didnt stop at traitor....
The Blaze
May 30 2013
News
Former Bush Official Said to Be Obama Pick to Lead F.B.I.
President Obama plans to nominate James B. Comey, a former hedge fund executive who served as a senior Justice Department official under President George W. Bush, to replace Robert S. Mueller III as the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, according to two people with knowledge of the selection.
New York Times (News)
Sep 18 2012
Opinion
The Magnitude of the Mess We're In
Sometimes a few facts tell important stories. The American economy now is full of facts that tell stories that you really don't want, but need, to hear. By George P. Shultz, Michael J. Boskin, John F. Cogan, Allan H. Meltzer and John B. Taylor
Wall Street Journal (Opinion)
Feb 15 2021
News
Bipartisan Support Grows For 9/11-Style Commission To Probe Capitol Riot
With the impeachment trial in the rearview mirror, lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are calling for the creation of a congressional commission to investigate the January 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, though Democrats are still more focused on former President Donald Trump’s role in inciting the mob than Republicans.
On Sunday, one day after Trump was acquitted despite 57 senators
Forbes
Apr 15 2021
Analysis
Why This Keeps Happening in Minneapolis
Even as it reels from the continuing trial of Derek Chauvin, Minneapolis is again mourning the death of a Black man killed by the police. On Sunday, a 20-year-old father, Daunte Wright, was pulled over in Brooklyn Center, a suburb of the city. When police reportedly tried to arrest him for an outstanding warrant, he sought to reenter his vehicle. One of the officers, Kim Potter, shouted “Taser
Slate
Sep 09 2014
Opinion
OPINION: Condi Rice: The one person who could save the NFL
Condoleezza Rice made a startling admission to the New York Times in 2002. The then-national security adviser to President George W. Bush said it was “absolutely right” that she wanted to be commissioner of the National Football League. This was no joke. Rice was serious, but she wanted it to be known that she wouldn’t want to do it “before Paul Tagliabue is ready to step down.”
Washington Post
Mar 20 2016
News
Reince Priebus Says It’s ‘Too Late’ For A New Candidate To Stop Trump
It’s too late to field an independent candidate who could serve as a conservative alternative to Donald Trump, said Republican National Committee chairman Reince Priebus.
“It’s far too late,” Priebus said on “This Week with George Stephanopoulos” Sunday. Priebus also said another candidate would only doom Republicans in November.
“Some folks find it to be interes
HuffPost
Jul 12 2020
Analysis
Biden: Make America Great Again
A promise of economic nationalism, an expensive infrastructure bill that’s really a make-work program, prejudice against foreigners, denunciations of Wall Street — Joe Biden is running the 2016 Trump campaign against Donald Trump in 2020.
Joe Biden gave a big economic speech in Pennsylvania yesterday, and his economic agenda has three parts: 1) a $400 billion federal-spending spree with
National Review (News)
Nov 23 2013
News
New Study: Americans Disturbingly Ignorant About Fracking
Advances in hydraulic fracturing, also known as fracking, have revolutionized America's energy landscape. However, most Americans are so uninformed about the practice that they don't have an opinion on it according to a new study.
The study, titled "American perceptions of hydraulic fracturing" and produced by scholars at George Mason University, Orego
Townhall