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Mar 03 2020
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U.S. preps for a pandemic as coronavirus claims 6 lives in Washington state
The number of coronavirus cases continues to climb in the U.S. The new disease has killed six people in the country, four from one nursing home near Seattle and two others in the same county. The cluster of deaths at the nursing facility in King County highlights the serious threat the disease poses to the elderly and infirm. There were just over 100 cases in 15 states as of Tuesday morning,
CBS News (Online)Apr 22 2020
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Behind coronavirus lockdown protests, questions of whom to trust
Should states put more faith in their citizens to do the right thing, even amid a pandemic? It’s a question with enormous consequences. But many Americans say “yes.”
As the owner of Ken’s Greenhouses in Kalamazoo, Michigan, Mark Smit has a roomful of plants he worries will go unsold.
His anxiety isn’t really about the national all-hands-on-deck response to the coronavirus. It’s
Christian Science MonitorFeb 26 2020
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Cracks in Biden’s ‘firewall’? Black voters split in S. Carolina.
In recent primaries, black South Carolinians swung heavily for the eventual nominee. This time around, though, it’s apparent that the largest racial group in the state’s Democratic electorate is hardly a monolithic voting bloc.
Sitting on a cluster of chairs next to an abandoned softball field, Deacon James Morrison and his after-church buddies are busy sorting out the next president of
Christian Science MonitorJun 17 2022
Headline Roundup
EU Supports Ukraine's Bid for Membership
Ukraine just took its biggest step yet toward joining the European Union.
President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen said Friday that Ukraine should be granted candidate status for the EU. "Ukraine has clearly shown commitment to live up to European values and standards," said von der Leyen. "Ukrainians are ready to die for the European perspective. We want them to live
Fox News (Online News) Reuters CNN (Online News)Dec 23 2020
Perspectives Blog
When Congress Actually Gets Something Done
Can a new Congress learn old tricks?
After years of Capitol Hill gridlock driven by increased suspicion, hostility and polarization, it may be fitting that the final legislative agreement of the hyper-partisan Trump administration required an act of transcendent bipartisanship. In an era when true believers at the ideological fringes of both major parties have become increasingly
Dan SchnurAug 25 2023
Headline Roundup
Trump Mugshot Makes History
Former President Donald Trump became the first U.S. president with a mugshot when he was booked and photographed Thursday in Georgia.
The Details: Trump's mugshot was taken shortly after he surrendered at Fulton County Jail in Atlanta on charges of trying to overturn the state's 2020 election results.
How the Media Covered It: Trump's mugshot was at or near the top of many major
CNN (Opinion) Fox News (Online News) BBC NewsFeb 13 2017
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ICE Arrests 600 in Nationwide Raids After Trump Order Expands Criminalization of Immigrants
Immigrant communities across the country are on edge after federal immigration agents arrested over 600 people in the past week in the largest raids since Donald Trump became president. Raids were reported in at 11 states, including California, New York, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri and Wisconsin. On Sunday, Trump tweeted, "The
Democracy Now!May 10 2019
Headline Roundup
Multiple Abortion-Related Bills Move Through State Legislatures
Bills restricting abortion have made or are making their way through state legislatures in South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama and elsewhere. A bill criminalizing abortion in Alabama has been delayed due to an argument that broke out on the senate floor. In contrast, some states, including New York and Vermont, are working to strengthen abortion rights.
Townhall New York Times (News) USA TODAYMay 19 2014
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The Tea Party May Be Losing Races, But It's Tugging The GOP Rightward
Tuesday's high-profile primary elections may extend a streak of sorts for tea party Republicans: losing individual races but winning the larger ideological war by tugging the GOP rightward.
Several tea party-endorsed candidates are struggling in Tuesday's Republican congressional primaries in Georgia, Kentucky and Idaho. In each state, however, the "establishment" Republican candidates
HuffPostDec 11 2019
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Bloomberg Woos Minority Voters in 2020 Bid
‘Stop-and-frisk’ continues to pop up in the former mayor’s meetings with black leaders.
In his first few events as a Democratic presidential candidate, billionaire Michael Bloomberg has huddled with black elected officials and activists in Mississippi, addressed a diverse gathering of party leaders in Texas and toured an African-American history museum in Georgia.
The early
Wall Street Journal (News)