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May 19 2013
News
President Obama exercises a fluid grip on the levers of power
President Obamas professed ignorance of the targeting of conservatives by one government agency and his support of tracking journalists sources by another highlight one of the great paradoxes of his presidency: Sometimes he uses his office as aggressively as anyone whos held it; other times he seems unacquainted with the work of his own administration.
Washington PostAug 28 2020
News
Trump attacks Biden hard in White House address accepting GOP nomination
President Trump attacked Joe Biden as a purveyor of a liberal agenda that would lead America to ruin in his address accepting the 2020 Republican presidential nomination from the White House on Thursday, seeking to present a contrast with the Democratic nominee as he trails him in the polls.
Trump leaned into themes that his campaign has already sought to hammer home, casting Biden as
The HillOct 12 2021
Perspectives Blog
The COVID-19 Vaccine Divide, Part 2: Immunity & Side Effects
For many diseases, achieving herd immunity – when the population hits a certain threshold of resistance against a disease – is the most effective way to reduce the spread of infection. In the case of COVID-19, immunity can be granted through vaccination, infection, or both.
A big debate around the topic of COVID-19 vaccines is whether greater immunity is granted after infection or
Andrew WeinzierlJun 06 2019
Opinion
OPINION: How Madame X helped win D-Day
On this day, June 6, 75 years ago, my dad was awakened early — or, more accurately, late.
Just about midnight, he and his crewmates were stirred roughly from a much too short sleep and told to get ready for what would be Mission #10 of the 25 expected for their B-17 bomber.
The time alone was a signal that this might be the day most of their base at Nuthampstead -- indeed most of
Guest Writer - LeftJan 15 2016
News
Trump Is Winning, And The GOP Can't Figure Out How To Stop Him
After Mitt Romney’s resounding defeat in the 2012 presidential election, the Republican National Committee commissioned a 97-page report that laid out “a path forward for the Republican Party to ensure success in winning more elections.”
It sounded great.
But its drafters probably didn’t envision that the GOP's “path forward” would involve its 2016 presidential front-runner
HuffPostApr 27 2020
Opinion
Peacocks and Vultures Are Circling the Deficit
Almost a decade has passed since I published a column, “Myths of Austerity,” warning that deficit alarmism would delay recovery from the Great Recession — which it did. Unfortunately, that kind of alarmism seems to be making a comeback.
You can see that comeback in the gradually increasing number of news analyses emphasizing how much debt we’ll run up dealing with the Covid-19 crisis.
Paul KrugmanJan 09 2016
News
Germany's Merkel backs tighter refugee rules amid sex assault protests
As demonstrations erupted in Cologne on Saturday over New Year's Eve sexual assaults and robberies blamed largely on foreigners, Chancellor Angela Merkel called for stricter laws regulating asylum seekers.
Merkel, who has been particularly outspoken in welcoming refugees to Germany, told a two-day meeting of the Christian Democrats in Mainz that tighter restrictions would be "in the
USA TODAYOct 04 2012
Opinion
REPORT Who would promote job growth most in the near term? Macroeconomic impacts of the Obama and Romney budget proposals
The most pressing economic challenge facing the United States as of September 2012 remains elevated unemployment and underemployment rates, a legacy of the Great Recession that began at the end of 2007 and from which the labor market has yet to fully recover. In the near term, boosting employment will overwhelmingly hinge on fiscal policy.
Economic Policy InstituteFeb 05 2020
News
State of the Union: Trump hails 'American comeback'
President Donald Trump has hailed the "great American comeback" in a speech to Congress that exposed sharp divisions at the top of US politics.
At his annual State of the Union address, Mr Trump set out his case for another four years in office.
He was speaking on the eve of his expected acquittal on corruption charges in his impeachment trial.
At one point the Democratic
BBC NewsFeb 05 2020
Fact Check
State of the Union: Fact-checking Trump's claims on jobs, wealth and wages
To hear President Trump tell it in his State of the Union speech Tuesday, he rescued a declining, hollowed-out economy from ruin to create the greatest era of prosperity in U.S. history.
Trump has presided over a solid economy since taking office in 2017 but mischaracterized the state of the economy under President Obama and overstated his accomplishments. In truth, the economy has
USA TODAY