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Jun 04 2012
News
Fight Brewing over New Medical Equipment Tax
An election-year battle is brewing over a tax created under President Obama's 2010 health care overhaul. Republicans are trying to repeal a 2.3 percent tax on medical equipment makers. They plan to push the measure through the House this week.
CBNDec 06 2019
News
U.S. Hiring Strengthened in November, Fueling Expansion
Employers add 266,000 jobs, unemployment rate drops to 50-year low of 3.5%.
The U.S. job market strengthened in November, as hiring jumped and unemployment fell, adding fuel to the economic expansion.
Employers added 266,000 jobs in November and the jobless rate fell to a 50-year low of 3.5%, matching September’s level, the Labor Department said Friday. Wages advanced 3.1% from a
Wall Street Journal (News)Mar 28 2016
News
Suicide Blast at Park Leaves More than 50 Dead in Lahore, Pakistan
Not even a week after coordinated attacks in Brussels, Belgium, killed 31 civilians, and barely 24 hours after an ISIS attack in Iraq that killed 25, another tragedy: a blast in Lahore, Pakistan, has taken the lives of at least 56 adults and children, with the approximate death toll still rising.
A single suicide bomber’s explosion rocked Gulshan-e-Iqbal park in Lahore on Sunday. No
Vanity FairJul 31 2014
News
Cruz: Let's repeal ‘every bloody word' of Obamacare
Sen. Ted Cruz on Tuesday forcefully argued that Obamacare is not here to stay and pledged that he would continue working to dismantle the health care law in 2014 and 2016.
“I think those elections should be about many, many things,” the Texas Republican said, listing jobs and growth as examples. “But they should be about repealing every bloody wo
CNN (Online News)Jun 03 2021
Perspectives Blog
Story of the Week: Interest in COVID-19 Lab Leak Theory Grows
The theory that the COVID-19 pandemic originated from a laboratory leak in Wuhan, China is gaining traction and media coverage after it was initially dismissed early on in the pandemic. Last week, a report revealed that three researchers at the Wuhan Institute of Virology were hospitalized with symptoms consistent with COVID-19 in November 2019, reigniting speculation. Shortly after, President
AllSides StaffSep 16 2013
News
Double Take 'Toons: Obamacare, The Final Battle?
In what GOP Sen. Ted Cruz describes as the last best chance to stop the the Affordable Care Act some House Republicans are maneuvering to try to defund the health law. Rick McKee thinks Obamacare is a weapon of mass destruction while Christopher Weyant doubts defunding will be a surgical strike.
NPR (Online News)Jun 18 2019
News
How Socialist Are the Democrats?
A discussion about the state of the party, as presidential debate season kicks off
Last week, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I–Vt.) gave a long-awaited speech about the meaning and import of his preferred ideological label, "democratic socialism." Also last week, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D–Mass.) began eclipsing Sanders in some polls, Joe Biden and other presidential candidates stepped up their
ReasonNov 02 2021
Perspectives Blog
Right-Rated Outlets Omit Relevant Context of “Let’s Go Brandon” YouTube Ban
A View From The Left
In their coverage of YouTube’s removal of Bryson Gray’s popular rap song “Let’s Go Brandon,” many right-leaning outlets ignored key factors which likely contributed to YouTube’s decision to remove the song. This example of media bias by omission fueled assertions that big tech was making excuses to censor Democrats’ critics.
“Let’s Go Brandon
Joseph RatliffOct 27 2014
News
WSJ: Obama's 'Incompetence' Behind NY, NJ Quarantine Orders
President Barack Obama opposes the mandatory quarantine of health workers returning from treating Ebola patients in Africa that was announced Friday by Andrew Cuomo and Chris Christie, but the governors of New York and New Jersey took matters into their own hands because the federal government has proved itself incompetent, The Wall Street Journal said in an editorial.
Cuomo, the New
Newsmax (News)Feb 05 2020
Analysis
Pete Buttigieg is more electable than Bernie Sanders — and more progressive than you think
The case for Pete Buttigieg is simple: The Democratic Party wins when it nominates young, charismatic leaders who are able to convince people outside the party’s base that Democratic values are their own.
It is a model that drove Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Jimmy Carter, and John F. Kennedy to the presidency. And it could be the model that puts Pete Buttigieg there.
As the former
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