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Nov 20 2020
Headline Roundup
CDC Recommends Against Traveling for Thanksgiving
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is recommending against traveling for Thanksgiving this year, with updated official guidance saying that "Postponing travel and staying home is the best way to protect yourself and others this year." While the new guidance is not mandatory, the CDC's Dr. Henry Walke called it "a strong recommendation." However, some states and local governments
Associated Press NBC News (Online) Washington ExaminerApr 15 2021
Perspectives Blog
Story of the Week: Minnesota Officer Charged With Manslaughter After Fatal Police Shooting Sparks Protests
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As the trial of George Floyd's alleged killer continues in Minneapolis, demonstrations and unrest broke out just miles away in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota after another black man, 20-year-old Daunte Wright, was fatally shot by a police officer on Sunday. Police said they stopped Wright for a traffic violation
AllSides StaffNov 13 2012
News
Peter Welch: Go Over Fiscal Cliff If Necessary For A Good Deal
Democrats should be willing to go over the so-called fiscal cliff if that is what it takes to get a good deal on taxes and spending, leading progressive Rep. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) argued Tuesday.
The fiscal cliff is the combination of automatic tax hikes and spending cuts Congress has passed over the last several years that is set to kick in at the start of 2013.
All sides agree
HuffPostJun 14 2019
News
Hong Kong Protests
“Hundreds of thousands of protesters marched through Hong Kong [last] Sunday to voice their opposition to legislation that would allow people to be extradited to mainland China where they could face politically charged trials.” (AP News)
Despite the odds, both sides are cheering the protestors in their fight against China:
“For any protest anywhere, a million marchers would be
The Flip SideAug 16 2014
News
Obama Faces Immigration Fight With Democrats, Too
President Barack Obama is facing potential rifts with members of his own party in tough re-election contests as he barrels toward a fall fight with Republicans over his ability to change immigration policies.
If Obama takes the broadest action under consideration — removing the threat of deportation for millions of people in this country illegally — the short-term risks appear greatest
Newsmax (News)Aug 10 2014
News
Hillary Clinton: 'Failure' to Help Syrian Rebels Led to the Rise of ISIS
President Obama has long-ridiculed the idea that the U.S., early in the Syrian civil war, could have shaped the forces fighting the Assad regime, thereby stopping al Qaeda-inspired groups—like the one rampaging across Syria and Iraq today—from seizing control of the rebellion. In an interview in February, the president told me that “when you have a professional army ... fighting against a
The AtlanticOct 04 2012
Opinion
Immigration Policy in the 2012 Election
The federal government has failed in one of its most basic functions: controlling who enters the country. A significant portion of the roughly 10.8 million illegal immigrants inside the United States entered with a valid visa but stayed after their visas expired. Those who favor granting amnestyâ€â€including the Obama Administrationâ€â€have tried to convince Americans to support this
The Heritage FoundationMay 08 2020
Perspectives Blog
Story of the Week: Lifted Lockdowns Bring Relief, Fears of Regression
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As social distancing restrictions are relaxed throughout the U.S., feelings of liberation are conflicting with concerns of a possible second surge in coronavirus cases.
An immensely disrupted economy is an additional factor; over 33 million Americans have filed for unemployment since the pandemic's
Henry A. BrechterApr 01 2015
News
Obama Approval Rating Holds Steady
President Obama’s approval rating has softened since registering a sharp upward spike early this year, but he has regained some of the ground lost to Republicans during and after their big victories in the 2014 midterm elections, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll...The president’s overall approval rating stands at 47 percent in the new survey, ticking down from 50 percent in
HuffPostMay 03 2024
Headline Roundup
Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar Charged With Conspiracy, Bribery
The Department of Justice charged Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX) with bribery, conspiracy, and more.
Details: Cuellar is charged with conspiracy, bribery, money laundering, acting as a foreign agent, and more. The Department of Justice alleges that Cuellar, who has represented Texas district since 2005, accepted $600,000 in foreign bribes from 2014 to 2021 from an Azerbaijan-controlled
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