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Sep 28 2012
Candidate Stances
Social Security
Democrats view preservation of entitlements – including Social Security and Medicare -- as a key issue with their base. Republicans, conservatives and the tea party movement see these programs – large chunks of the federal budget -- as potential places to make cuts.
CNN (Online News)Sep 28 2012
Candidate Stances
Medicare
Democrats view preservation of entitlements – including Social Security and Medicare -- as a key issue with their base. Republicans, conservatives and the tea party movement see these programs – large chunks of the federal budget -- as potential places to make cuts.
CNN (Online News)Jul 29 2014
News
Mississippi Abortion Clinic Law Struck Down By Appeals Court Panel
A federal appeals court panel has ruled that a Mississippi law that would close the state's only abortion clinic is unconstitutional.
The three-judge panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued its ruling Tuesday in a case involving the state's 2012 law, which required physicians at the clinic to obtain admitting privileges at a local hospital.
HuffPostJul 24 2019
News
Mueller testifies no Russia conspiracy found, but Trump not exonerated on obstruction
Former Special Counsel Robert Mueller on Wednesday affirmed his finding of no criminal conspiracy between the Trump campaign and the Russians during the 2016 election -- but said his report did not exonerate the president on obstruction either.
He also said he won't discuss the origins of the FBI's investigation into the president as he made his highly anticipated appearance before a
Fox News (Online News)Nov 21 2019
News
Democratic Debate
On Wednesday evening, the Democrats held their fifth presidential primary debate. (NBC News)
The left doesn’t see any clear winners, but applauds the substantive policy discussions that took place.
“During the debate, each of these candidates answered questions playing to their strengths; Warren landed a punch with an exchange on her wealth tax, Biden talked about foreign policy
The Flip SideMar 15 2016
News
Political Polarization: Iowa Edition
Anyone watching the Republican and Democratic presidential debates would be excused for thinking that there are indeed two different countries called "America," a Republican America and a Democratic America. The way "America" was presented and described by the Republican candidates bore little resemblance to the "America" of Democrats. Political polarization today means more than people simply
HuffPostJan 07 2020
News
Iran General’s Wake Brings Deadly Stampede and Calls for Revenge
Iran said it is evaluating 13 possible ways to inflict a “historic nightmare” on the U.S. for killing a powerful Iranian general, whose burial was postponed after dozens of mourners died in a stampede.
General Qassem Soleimani’s exploits in conflicts from Syria to Yemen made him a national hero, and hundreds of thousands have turned out this week as his funeral procession stopped in
BloombergJul 09 2020
Perspectives Blog
Story of the Week: Cancel Culture Commands Nation's Attention
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The U.S. is undergoing a vast cultural reckoning, as people clash over eradicating purportedly systemic oppression, preserving civil debate, and protecting free thought and expression.
Known as cancel culture, this reckoning is defined by the targeting of people or institutions accused of enabling or
Henry A. BrechterOct 06 2016
Opinion
Millions of people disagree with your political views. That doesn't make them moral monsters.
I was first called a fascist in the early months of 1991.
Back then I was the editorial page editor of my undergraduate student newspaper and had spent the past several months preemptively railing against the coming Persian Gulf War. This made me quite popular with left-wing punks on campus. At least until the war got underway and Saddam Hussein began lobbing SCUD missiles at Tel Aviv,
Damon LinkerFeb 17 2020
Analysis
A new report raises more questions about Bloomberg’s alleged sexism and sexual harassment
Bloomberg faces these questions, highlighted by a new Washington Post report, as he rises in national polls.
As presidential candidate and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has risen in Democratic primary polls — he’s currently in third place nationally according to RealClearPolitics’ polling average — he’s faced increasing scrutiny about his past.
In particular,
Vox