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Oct 20 2014
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America’s Attention Not on Mid-Term Elections, Dems Delighted
With one month until the mid-term elections, it is shocking how little play the 2014 election is getting in the national media. It seems that ISIS and Russian belligerency, not to mention fall football and the baseball play-offs, have captured headlines and airwaves. This is making Republicans fret and giving Democrats hope. Why?
A great deal is at stake on November 4. All seats in the
The BlazeJul 30 2015
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Political News Click-Bait: This 7-Minute Video Will Open Your Eyes
Click-bait is the bane of the Internet. Urban Dictionary defines it as, "an eye-catching link on a website which encourages people to click on it. It is often paid for by the advertiser or generates income based on the number of clicks."
Social media users know that click-bait includes stories that have an provocative headline, but often don't live up to their promise.
Now, a
International Business TimesOct 18 2014
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Obama: US can't cut itself off from West Africa
President Barack Obama urged Americans on Saturday not to succumb to hysteria about Ebola, even as he warned that addressing the deadly virus would require citizens, government leaders and the media to all pitch in.
In his weekly radio and Internet address, Obama also pushed back against calls for the U.S. to institute a travel ban. Lawmakers have called it a common-sense step to
TownhallFeb 05 2024
Headline Roundup
Senate Releases Text of New $118 Billion Security Bill Including Border Agreement
After months of negotiations, the Senate released the text of a $118 billion package that includes a bipartisan border deal, and Ukraine and Israel aid.
The Details: The bill includes $60 billion for Ukraine, $14 billion for Israel, and $20 billion for immigration. It includes new measures that would make asylum screenings stricter, allow the president to turn away immigrants during
Washington Examiner Wall Street Journal (News) USA TODAYOct 16 2019
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Are the Democratic debates covering topics voters actually care about?
The intent of a presidential primary debate is ostensibly to give voters a chance to understand the differences among candidates. In practice, though, that goal is necessarily filtered through moderators, generally members of the media, whose assessments of what’s important to dig into may not entirely jibe with what voters are interested in.
May not. It’s easy, in the abstract, to
Washington PostOct 15 2014
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Americans' growing boredom with the 2014 midterms, in one chart
Normally, you'd expect people to grow more interested in elections as they draw nearer: the media starts covering them more, ads become more frequent, voters have to start thinking about their choices if they're undecided, and so forth. But 2014 is not most elections. Even for a midterm election, people aren't paying a lot of attention.
The stakes are real. This year's Senate results
VoxMar 15 2015
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A Young Manager for Clinton Juggles Data and Old Baggage
On MSNBC last week, 70-year-old James Carville denounced the coverage of his old friend Hillary Rodham Clinton’s use of a personal email account at the State Department, ticking off two decades’ worth of scandals surrounding the Clintons that he attributed to an irresponsible news media.
Mr. Carville complained to the host, Andrea Mitchell, that he had “lived through this.”
“Do
New York Times (News)Oct 10 2013
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AP Poll: Obama Approval Plummets to 37
Radio talk-show host Rush Limbaugh attacked survey results released on Wednesday that blamed Republicans for the federal shutdown while burying the news that President Barack Obama's approval ratings had plunged to 37 percent among Americans surveyed.
"The point is, once again, there is no media, there is no news," the conservative host said, according to a transcript of his afternoon
Newsmax (News)Aug 26 2019
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Trump Says China Talks Back On as Beijing Downplays Breakthrough
U.S. President Donald Trump said the prospects for a deal with China are better now than at any time since negotiations began last year, even as a top state-media editor in Beijing questioned his version of events.
Speaking at the Group of 7 meetings in Biarritz, France, Trump said last night China called “our trade people and said let’s get back to the table.” He also lauded President
BloombergApr 04 2024
Headline Roundup
No Labels Won't Run Third-Party Ticket to Challenge Biden, Trump
The No Labels groups will not run a third-party candidate in the 2024 presidential election.
For Context: No Labels, a multi-partisan group aiming to decrease political division, has been working to construct a bid for the White House, hoping to capitalize on widespread dissatisfaction with the major candidates, President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump. The group previously
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