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Oct 20 2012
Opinion
Deficits, Debt, and Debasement
In recent years policymakers have pushed the economy ever closer to the brink of fiscal catastrophe. Federal spending rose substantially under President George W. Bush, with the deficit reaching $460 billion in his last full year. In President Barack Obama's first two years in office, it soared to $1.4 trillion in 2009 and $1.29 trillion in 2010. Deficits are on track to remain at
Cato InstituteDec 05 2014
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Obama Nominates Pentagon Veteran Ashton Carter as Defense Secretary
President Barack Obama on Friday nominated Ashton Carter to be his fourth defense secretary, elevating a Pentagon veteran to lead the nation’s military as it faces growing conflict in the Middle East.
Should he be confirmed by the Senate, Mr. Carter would take over a Defense Department constrained by slimmer budgets that could make it harder to combat global threats, from Islamic State
Wall Street Journal (News)Nov 29 2014
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Egypt court dismisses murder charges against Mubarak
An Egyptian court on Saturday dismissed murder charges against former President Hosni Mubarak in connection with the killing of hundreds of protesters in the 2011 uprising that ended his nearly three-decade rule, citing the "inadmissibility" of the case due to a technicality.
The ruling marks another major setback for the young activists who spearheaded the Arab Spring-inspired uprising
USA TODAYJul 26 2014
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Chamber of Commerce Hires Top Marco Rubio Aide to Push Amnesty
A year after Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) was the face of the Senate's Gang of Eight's immigration reform bill, one of his top immigration aides will help the Chamber of Commerce push amnesty legislation. According to LegiStorm, "Jon Baselice, who covered immigration issues as Rubio's legislative assistant for the past four years, filed lobbying forms as the Chamber's new director for immigration
Breitbart NewsJun 01 2014
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U.S. Soldier Bowe Bergdahl Released by Taliban in Swap for Guantanamo Detainees
Taliban militants in Afghanistan on Saturday handed over Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who had been held as a prisoner of war for almost five years, to U.S. Special Operations Forces in exchange for the release of five Afghan Taliban prisoners from the Guantanamo Bay prison.
The breakthrough was brokered by Qatar, which sent representatives to the U.S. military prison in Cuba to take custody
Wall Street Journal (News)Jul 03 2019
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Park Service diverts $2.5 million in fees for Trump’s July Fourth extravaganza
The National Park Service is diverting nearly $2.5 million in entrance and recreation fees primarily intended to improve parks across the country to cover costs associated with President Trump’s Independence Day celebration Thursday on the Mall, according to two individuals familiar with the arrangement.
Trump administration officials have consistently refused to say how much taxpayers
Washington PostNov 23 2014
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White House extends U.S. combat role in Afghanistan into 2015
In a policy shift, President Barack Obama has decided to extend the combat role of U.S. forces in Afghanistan into 2015, allowing troops to keep fighting the Taliban and other militant groups that threaten American soldiers or the Afghan government, The New York Times reported. Back in May, the President described an exit strategy that called for an end to U.S. combat operations and the
CNN (Online News)Apr 04 2019
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House Committee Seeks Trump Tax Returns from IRS
The Democratic head of a powerful U.S. House committee asked the Internal Revenue Service for six years of President Donald Trump's personal and business tax returns on Wednesday, in a long-awaited move widely expected to lead to a long court battle with the White House.
The request, in a letter from Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal to IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig, is
Newsmax (News)Mar 08 2013
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McConnell Blasts Obama Decision on Al Qaeda Suspect
The top Republican in the Senate, Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, on Friday added his voice to those criticizing the Obama administrations decision to bring former al Qaeda spokesman Sulaiman Abu Ghaith to New York for trial in federal court. In a written statement, Mr. McConnell said Mr. Abu Ghaith, a son in law of Osama bin Laden, should have been placed in military custody at the U.S. base in
Wall Street Journal (News)Jun 03 2012
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Panetta urges more US Naval access to Vietnam harbor
From the flight deck of the USNS Richard E. Byrd, U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta could look out across Vietnam's Cam Ranh Bay towards the South China Sea. A day after laying out details of the Pentagon's new focus on the Asia-Pacific region, Panetta used a visit to Vietnam to restate the United States' intent to help allies in the region develop and enforce maritime rights in the sea, a
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