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Jul 08 2019
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Justice Department changing lawyers on census case
The Justice Department is swapping out the lawyers who had been representing the administration in its legal battle to put a question about citizenship on the 2020 Census, possibly signaling career attorneys’ legal or ethical concerns over the maneuvering ordered by President Trump.
The department announced the move in a statement, which was issued after The Washington Post inquired
Washington PostOct 19 2013
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Many students would welcome third major political party
George Washington issued a warning about political parties more than 200 years ago, saying they were destructive and could divide the country.
Those sentiments reflect the views of the majority of the American people surveyed in a Gallup poll released last week.
According to the poll, 60% of Americans say the Democratic and Republican parties do such a poor job representing the
USA TODAYOct 10 2013
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Treasury Secretary: Debt Default Would Have Dire Consequences
Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew urged lawmakers on Thursday to raise the government's borrowing limit or face the prospect of causing lasting damage to the U.S. economy.
In testimony before the Senate Finance Committee, Lew said that if Congress fails to meet its responsibility to raise the debt ceiling "it could deeply damage financial markets, the ongoing economic recovery, and the jobs
NPR (Online News)Mar 25 2020
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Story of the Week: Congress, Trump Unite to Pass $2.2 Trillion Coronavirus Stimulus
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Updated 3/27/2020 at 4:54 p.m. ET: President Donald Trump signed a $2.2 trillion stimulus bill into law Friday afternoon, aimed at stabilizing the economy and American life amid the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak.
The legislation — the largest of its kind in U.S. history — includes direct payments to
Henry A. BrechterApr 22 2019
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Seth Moulton announces 2020 bid
Representative Seth Moulton announced Monday that he is running for president, vowing to engage young people and military veterans and becoming the third Massachusetts politician to throw a hat into the 2020 ring.
An Iraq veteran who led an unsuccessful effort to oust Nancy Pelosi from the House leadership last year, the 40-year-old Moulton has said he plans to run a campaign focused on
PoliticoFeb 07 2013
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Immigrant Son
Oriales GarcÃÂa Rubio knows how it feels to want more. When she was a girl in central Cuba in the 1930s, her family of nine lived in a one-room house with a dirt floor. Her dolls were Coke bottles dressed in rags. She dreamed of becoming an actress. Instead she married a security guard, moved with him to the U.S. and found work as a hotel maid. Her husband got a job as a bartender while
Time MagazineMay 31 2012
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Mitt Romney's Massachusetts Record Criticized In New Obama Campaign Video
The Obama campaign ramped up its attack on Mitt Romney's record in Massachusetts with a new web video on Thursday, which focused on the former governor's economic results and his inability to translate his private sector experience into job growth in the state.
The video, over four minutes long and titled "Broken Promises: Romney's Massachusetts Record," features a series of clips
HuffPostJan 27 2023
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The Economy Grew in 2022. Are Experts Still Predicting a Recession in 2023?
Thursday’s robust economic growth report led some analysts to scale back their predictions for a recession this year. Most, however, still think at least a “mild recession” is likely.
For Context: The Bureau of Economic Analysis reported Thursday that real (inflation-adjusted) U.S. GDP grew 2.9% in the fourth quarter of 2022, pulling the year’s overall growth up to 2.1%. While the
Associated Press Forbes Fox BusinessSep 26 2015
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Bobby Jindal Calls for Senate Leader Mitch McConnell to Resign Next
When news of GOP Speaker of the House Rep. John Boehner (R-OH)35% ’s resignation filtered into the Values Voter Summit on Friday, Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal used the occasion to call for GOP Senate Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY)52% to follow the Speaker into retirement.
Kentucky’s Mitch McConnell only came to be the Senate majority leader with the 2014 elections when the GOP
Breitbart NewsJan 23 2013
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Women In Combat: Leon Panetta Removes Military Ban, Opening Front-Line Positions
Senior defense officials say Pentagon chief Leon Panetta is removing the military's ban on women serving in combat, opening hundreds of thousands of front-line positions and potentially elite commando jobs after more than a decade at war.
The groundbreaking move recommended by the Joint Chiefs of Staff overturns a 1994 rule prohibiting women from being assigned to smaller ground combat
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