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May 30 2012
News
Syria, Sarajevo and Srebrenica: When outrage isn't enough
(CNN) -- On February 5, 1994, shoppers were crowded into the main market square in the Bosnian capital Sarajevo. At the time, the city was under siege by Bosnian Serb forces. Just before noon, a single 120mm artillery shell landed in the square. Sixty-eight people were killed; more than 200 wounded. Some victims were literally torn apart. For anyone watching the raw footage of that atrocity as
CNN DigitalFeb 08 2013
News
Prayer Breakfast Speech: Doctor Attacks Political Correctness, National Debt in Front of Obama
One of the more unique speeches delivered at this mornings National Prayer Breakfast came from Dr. Benjamin S. Carson, a world-renowned pediatric neurosurgeon at Johns Hopkins Hospital.
Dr. Benjamin Carson delivered a noteworthy National Prayer Breakfast keynote speech in President Barack Obamas presence Carson attacked political correctness as a “dangerous threat to free speech and
The BlazeApr 09 2019
News
Secret Service Director Alles Says He Wasn't Fired
United States Secret Service Director Randolph “Tex” Alles on Monday pushed back on reports he was fired by President Donald Trump.
"My departure from the U.S. Secret Service has been announced and is effective in May. No doubt you have seen media reports regarding my 'firing.' I assure you that this is not the case, and in fact was told weeks ago by the Administration that
Newsmax (News)Dec 22 2019
Opinion
We’ve just had the best decade in human history. Seriously
Little of this made the news, because good news is no news.
Let nobody tell you that the second decade of the 21st century has been a bad time. We are living through the greatest improvement in human living standards in history. Extreme poverty has fallen below 10 percent of the world’s population for the first time. It was 60 percent when I was born. Global inequality has been plunging
The American SpectatorApr 18 2016
News
Trump: RNC Will Have a 'Rough July' if it Doesn't Fix These 'Rigged' Rules
Ted Cruz swept another state over the weekend, tacking 14 additional delegates onto his overall tally (securing 23 of Wyoming's 26 delegates overall), while diligently chasing down delegates elsewhere. Donald Trump's campaign employed an odd World War II analogy in insisting that it didn't make any play in Wyoming, as Trump surrogate Sarah Palin ridiculed the "lamestream media" for falsely
TownhallDec 15 2020
Perspectives Blog
When It's Finally Time for Vaccines
A View from the CenterEditor's Note: This viewpoint is from a writer rated Center. Learn what a Center rating means and get all sides of this topic by reading left-wing and right-wing views on the coronavirus vaccine.
I want to see superstar basketball player LeBron James get the COVID-19 coronavirus vaccine on live television. And Fox News hosts Tucker Carlson and Laura
Dan SchnurAug 10 2016
Opinion
Black Lives, Blue Lives: Truth on Both Sides Part II
Police racism and brutality are topics that have people drawing sides. Part I of this series describes how many of us tend to focus on one aspect of the problem without considering, or sometimes even hearing, opposing points.
Often the information we gather, whether from the media or from our community, comes with a bias that doesn’t give us the opportunity to see the big picture.
Beth BallentineSep 11 2019
News
John Bolton Out
“President Donald Trump on Tuesday abruptly forced out John Bolton, his hawkish national security adviser with whom he had strong disagreements on Iran, Afghanistan and a cascade of other global challenges.” (AP News)
The left is cheering Bolton’s departure, but worried about Trump’s chaotic impulses.
“A rigid ideologue, Mr. Bolton has a long record of championing military action
The Flip SideAug 24 2021
Perspectives Blog
AllSides Survey: Perceptions on Voter ID
About 77% of Americans agree that photo ID should be required when voting in U.S. elections, according to a recent survey conducted by AllSides.
While most Republicans and Independents are in favor of photo ID laws, Democrats are split on the issue. Results show that 15% of Democrats strongly agree with requiring photo ID to vote, compared to 89% of Republicans.
Andrew Weinzierl
Aug 09 2016
Opinion
The Melodramatic Criticisms Of Donald Trump And Hillary Clinton Are Overdone
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump at the Gallogly Event Center on the campus of the University of Colorado on July 29, 2016 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. (Photo by Joe Mahoney/Getty Images)
The mainstream media is relentlessly smack talking Donald Trump for his smack talking. Most mainstream headlines on Trump can pretty much be boiled down to more or less harsh variations
Ralph Benko