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Nov 27 2012
News
Obama to appeal to public on fiscal cliff
President Barack Obama plans to make a public case this week for his strategy for dealing with the looming fiscal cliff, traveling to the Philadelphia suburbs Friday as he pressures Republicans to allow tax increases on the wealthy while extending tax cuts for families earning $250,000 or less.
TownhallMar 05 2019
News
Must Read: Sarah Sanders's Fiery Monday Night Statement for Jerry Nadler
Democrats have not been shy about their priorities in this 116th Congress. The chairmen of some of the most powerful committees on the hill have begun the year by launching investigations into President Trump. They are going after his finances, his business dealings, his election win, and, of course, his relationship to Russia.
House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) sent
TownhallJul 15 2020
News
School’s starting soon. Why are parents and kids still in limbo?
Despite broad agreement on the importance of in-person instruction, many say there’s been a lack of official planning and resources provided to help schools reopen safely, as the COVID-19 pandemic appears far from over.
Karla Hayward, a working parent in Newfoundland, finally got back to her office in July, while her daughter has come home from camp each afternoon, as Mom puts it, “
Christian Science MonitorOct 16 2020
Analysis
Joe Biden Is Not Ready to Admit, Even to Himself, How Far Ahead He Is
At Thursday’s town hall, candidate Biden continued doing a fine keeping his head down. A much harder job awaits.
Like Donald Trump, Joe Biden conducted a TV town hall Thursday night. Unlike Donald Trump, Biden did not cover such subjects as who he owes hundreds of millions of dollars to, whether he can remember if he took a coronavirus test before the last debate, and if there is a
SlateApr 23 2013
News
Democrats call for regular budget order
Democrats have begun beating the drum that Republicans arenrsquot playing by the rules when it comes to negotiating a deal on the budget. Citing Republican opposition as a major hurdle Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid on Tuesday morning officially started the process of creating a budget conference committee with the House. But the move to iron...
PoliticoOct 03 2019
News
Trump impeachment: President lashes out at Democrats over inquiry
US President Donald Trump has lashed out at congressional Democrats after they vowed to summons the White House to produce documents this week.
Committees are demanding documents relating to the administration's dealings with Ukraine, which is now at the heart of an impeachment inquiry.
The president accused Democratic leaders of dishonesty and even treason.
Democrats have
BBC NewsOct 20 2012
Opinion
Think Again: Our Broken Political System
Much of Washington is in a panic about the possibility of $500 billion in sequestered defense spending over the next 10 years should both sides of Congress fail to reach a budget deal for the coming fiscal year, yet a significant majority of Americans appear to be looking forward to just such an outcome.
Center For American ProgressJun 06 2016
Opinion
The politics of perception: why we always think we're right
Steven Colbert’s take on how people would react to the State Department’s recent report stating that Hillary Clinton violated federal standards in her use of a private e-mail server – and that past secretaries of State were slow to follow standards – hit the nail on the head:
“If you thought Hillary Clinton was corrupt, you just had all of your suspicions validated. And if you thought
John Gable, AllSides Co-founderOct 17 2014
Opinion
OPINION: Ebola challenges America’s ability to adapt
In any health care setting, it is wise to listen to the nurses, who see all. Their reports from Dallas about the initial procedures used in treating Thomas Eric Duncan are appalling. Safety suits with exposed necklines left nurses to cover skin with tape. When tape is removed, it abrades the skin. One health expert I consulted described this practice in dealing with Ebola as “moronic.”
Michael GersonAug 14 2021
News
‘The volunteers saved Evia’: How grassroots fought the Greek fires
Volunteers were the first – and at times only – line of defense against the wildfires that engulfed the Greek island of Evia this week, leaving charred olive trees in a sea of ashes.
Some were brave local youth. Others came from other parts of the country, shocked into action by the inadequacy of the government response as it scrambled to fight an unprecedented number of fires across
Christian Science Monitor