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May 02 2016
Opinion
'Peaceful' leftist demonstrators attack police during May Day riots in Seattle
Spring is in the air around most of the country (finally) and with it comes one of the lower profile holidays on the calendar. Yesterday was May Day, traditionally celebrated as a rite of passage from winter to the growing season, but it’s also taken on a decidedly anti-capitalist tone over the decades. With that in mind, leftist and neo-socialists took to the streets of Seattle for some
HotAirMar 13 2020
News
Congress under pressure to rush money out the door to households to prevent deep coronavirus recession
Congress is under pressure to pass a major tax cut to address not just the immediate dislocations caused by the coronavirus pandemic but also the hit to medium-term commerce that would result if fear becomes self-reinforcing and leads to a pullback in spending and investment plans.
President Trump is calling on Congress to enact a payroll tax holiday, which would amount to a roughly $
Washington ExaminerNov 30 2012
News
Obama warns of "Scrooge" Christmas without tax-cut extension
Stumping for a deal to avoid automatic tax increases and spending cuts that will otherwise hit at year's end, President Barack Obama on Friday toured a Pennsylvania toy factory that's churning out would-be holiday gifts, warning of a "Scrooge" Christmas if Congress does not pass legislation extending tax cuts for 98% of Americans.
CNN DigitalDec 24 2019
Opinion
Bernie Sanders and the socialist Christmas spirit
During the Great Depression, farmers facing terribly low crop prices, or no buyers at all, were forced into foreclosure by the thousands. Some local communities looking for some way to protect themselves from financial apocalypse hit on the "Penny Auction," where during a foreclosure auction anyone bidding more than a few cents would find a heavy, unfriendly hand on his shoulder, and retract
Ryan CooperFeb 18 2015
News
White House facing rocky legal road on immigration
A carefully targeted lawsuit by states opposed to President Barack Obama’s immigration executive actions hit a bulls-eye Tuesday, forcing postponement of a key element of the president’s plan hours before it was to get underway. But the injunction issued late on the President’s Day holiday by a federal judge appointed by President George W. Bush could just be the beginning of a rocky legal
PoliticoDec 10 2020
News
U.S. Jobless Claims Jump to Three-Month High Amid New Shutdowns
Applications for U.S. unemployment benefits surged last week, topping estimates with the highest level since September, suggesting that widening business shutdowns to curb the pandemic are spurring fresh job losses.
Initial jobless claims in regular state programs rose by 137,000 to 853,000 in the week ended Dec. 5, Labor Department data showed Thursday. On an unadjusted basis, the
BloombergMar 18 2021
News
Recall or science? Newsom's sudden reopening push has many wondering
California Gov. Gavin Newsom spent the past year as one of the nation's most restrictive pandemic governors. Now, he’s throwing the doors open.
Facing a recall threat, Newsom this month announced the return of outdoor concerts and Major League Baseball games, allowed Disneyland to open its gates soon and signed legislation that attempts to reopen schools.
The Democratic governor
PoliticoDec 21 2014
News
For Obama, a good December, but hard choices lie ahead
President Obama left Washington on Friday for a lengthy holiday vacation in Hawaii, as if the beating he and the Democrats absorbed last month was of no particular consequence to him. Life could be different when he returns in January.
Obama closed out the year with a news conference performance that gave no hint that he was suffering from the Republican takeover of the Senate, its
Washington PostDec 18 2014
News
Obama to hold end-of-year press conference Friday
President Obama will hold a traditional end-of-year news conference Friday at the White House before leaving on a 17-day vacation in Hawaii.
The president will take questions from reporters before departing with his family on Air Force One to Oahu, where the Obamas will stay in an exclusive rented home for the holidays. Mr. Obama is due to return to Washington on the weekend after New
Washington TimesDec 25 2013
News
Christmas In Bethlehem Draws Crowds To Holy Land To Celebrate Birth Of Jesus (PHOTOS)
Thousands of Christian pilgrims from around the world packed the West Bank town of Bethlehem for Christmas Eve celebrations on Tuesday bringing warm holiday cheer to the biblical birthplace of Jesus on a cool clear night. The heavy turnout its highest in years helped lift spirits in Bethlehem as leaders expressed hope that the coming year would finally bring the Palestinians an independent
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