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Feb 21 2015
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White House Looks For Ways To 'Undercut' Netanyahu's Visit
The Obama administration is taking measures to undercut Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to the United States. Top officials, including Vice President Biden, are being sent away when the Israeli head of government delivers his address in March.
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TownhallJan 13 2020
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Thousands of Iranian protesters hit streets condemning leaders over downed plane
Apologies from Iranian leaders over the downing of an airliner last week have done little to quell mass anti-government protests spreading across the country.
Thousands of demonstrators hit the streets this weekend condemning Iranian authorities for shooting down a Ukrainian passenger plane and killing all 176 people on board.
The airliner disaster came hours after Iran fired
CNN (Online News)Jan 20 2013
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Obama Sworn In for 2nd Term, This Time Quietly
The quiet ceremony before Mondays public pomp, forced by a quirk of the constitutional calendar, started President Obamas second term with a divided government at home and persistent threats abroad.
New York Times (News)Aug 15 2013
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Obama warns of further steps in Egypt, cancels military exercises
President Barack Obama announced Thursday that the United States has canceled joint military training exercises with the Egyptian military and alluded to the fact that his administration could take further steps to deal with the violence in Egypt. "Going forward, I've asked my national security team to assess the implications of the actions taken by the interim government and further steps we
CNN (Online News)Apr 23 2020
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'We're winging this.' Coronavirus protests tout independence as national groups eye election
Madison Elmer got the offer shortly after she and some friends started organizing a protest to oppose Wisconsin's coronavirus stay-at-home order: An outside group wanted to chip in some money to help pay for the rally she plans this week.
Concerned about the strings that could be attached, Elmer turned it down.
"We felt like it had a political agenda behind it,” said the
USA TODAYAug 07 2020
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Why Black Workers Will Hurt the Most if Congress Doesn’t Extend Jobless Benefits
When Congress expanded unemployment insurance this year to meet the staggering economic toll of the pandemic, it had one less-noticed effect: It made America’s fractured jobless benefits system more fair.
Starting in April, the federal government provided $600 weekly payments to unemployed workers in addition to state jobless benefits, smoothing sharp differences between more and less
New York Times (News)Nov 12 2013
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Obamacare Web Users Invited by U.S. to Try Signup Again
About 275,000 people who tried and failed to sign up for Obamacare health plans are being asked by the U.S. government to return to the website as the software flaws that initially shut them out are being corrected.
BloombergNov 07 2019
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China says Beijing, US to lift tariff hikes as talks advance
Beijing and Washington have agreed to reduce some punitive tariffs on each other’s goods as talks on ending their trade war progress, a Chinese spokesman said Thursday, removing a possible stumbling block to a settlement.
The agreement came during talks aimed at working out details of a “Phase 1” deal announced Oct. 12. Financial markets were rattled by reports China was pushing for
Associated PressJan 14 2014
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$1.1 trillion spending bill unveiled
House-Senate negotiators rolled out a 1.1 trillion spending bill Monday night - a giant package that fills in the blanks of the December budget agreement and promises to restore some order to government funding over the next year.
PoliticoOct 03 2023
Headline Roundup
Social Security Admin Claims Overpayments, Congress Demands Answers
Members of Congress are demanding answers after the Social Security Administration (SSA) said that beneficiaries owe billions in overpayments.
Details: Several lawmakers, like Rep. Mike Carey (R-OH) and Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL), called for congressional hearings and are pushing for the SSA to drop requests for overpayments to be returned. The SSA sent overpayment notices requesting
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