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Mar 03 2020
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Dana Loesch Shreds Mike Bloomberg Over His Blatant Lies About Firearms and His Push for Gun Control
Now that Mike Bloomberg is on center stage running for President of the United States, his past policies are coming to light. Those of us who are strong supporters of the Second Amendment know that Mike Bloomberg single-handedly funds the gun control groups that aim to disarm law-abiding Americans. What's interesting is that he cherry-picks when he talks about the organization he founded,
TownhallMay 31 2014
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V.A. Chief Resigns in Face of Furor on Delayed Care
Eric Shinseki resigned as secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs on Friday, leaving behind a sprawling bureaucracy embroiled in scandal and burdened with a decades-old legacy of overwhelmed facilities and management failures that his successor must now confront.
President Obama announced Mr. Shinseki’s departure after a 45-minute Ova
New York Times (News)Nov 09 2021
Perspectives Blog
When an Earthquake Hits Virginia
“In a war between Democratic progressives and Democratic moderates, the Republicans won.”
Former Congressman David Israel of New York, who was considered one of his party’s top strategists until his retirement a few years back, offered that assessment on the heels of the political earthquake that rocked Virginia last week. When Republican Glenn Youngkin unexpectedly defeated Democrat
Dan SchnurJan 09 2016
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Obama plans empty seat at State of Union speech to honor victims of gun violence
President Obama told supporters Friday that he’ll leave one seat empty in the first lady’s State of the Union guest box next week to represent victims of gun violence.
In a conference call with about 20,000 activists, the president said the gesture during his annual address to Congress Tuesday night will “remind every single one of our representatives that it’s their responsibilit
Washington TimesAug 13 2020
Background
Capital punishment in the United States
Capital punishment is a legal penalty in the United States, currently used by 28 states, the federal government, and the military.[1] Its existence can be traced to the beginning of the American colonies. The United States is the only developed Western nation that applies the death penalty regularly.[2][3][4][5][6] It is one of 55 countries worldwide applying it, and was the first to develop
WikipediaJun 05 2012
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Clinton Supports Obama at New York Fund-Raisers
Days after lauding Mitt Romney for a “sterling business career as a private investor, former President Bill Clinton said on Monday that as president, Mr. Romney “would be in my opinion calamitous for our country and the world.
Earlier, 50 donors paid $40,000 each to meet the presidents at the home of a hedge fund manager on the Upper East Side. And with that blunt denunciation,
New York Times (News)Nov 23 2021
Perspectives Blog
How to have a conversation about vaccines at your Thanksgiving table
This article was originally published by The Fulcrum, one of AllSides's key partners.
In workplaces and living rooms across the country, people are having hard conversations about the Covid-19 vaccine. And with Thanksgiving around the corner, we'll soon be navigating these vaccination questions for family get-togethers and holiday gatherings. Talking about vaccination can arouse deep-
Katie HytenSep 25 2020
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Trump dumbfounds GOP with latest unforced error
Senate Republicans were left dumbfounded Thursday by President Trump’s latest self-engineered controversy, a suggestion there might not be a peaceful transition of power after Election Day, which left his GOP allies on Capitol Hill scrambling for political cover.
GOP lawmakers expressed frustration that a week that had started so positively with the Senate Republican Conference quickly
The HillAug 14 2016
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Leaders of New York City mosque killed in daylight shooting
An imam and a second community leader shot to death Were Their after leaving mosque in Queens on Saturday afternoon.
The New York Police Department Identified as one victim Imam Maulama Akonjee, 55., According to the Associated Press, the second victim was Thara Uddin, 64, assisted WHO Akonjee at the Jame Masjid Al-Furqan mosque. Were Both shot in the head by a Man Who Approached them
Washington PostDec 18 2016
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Obamacare boasts biggest day ever Thursday on HealthCare.gov
More people signed up for insurance on HealthCare.gov on Thursday than any time since the launch of the Affordable Care Act exchanges three years ago, President Obama announced Friday.
More than 670,000 people signed up for coverage ahead of the Dec. 15 deadline for Jan. 1 coverage. And that's despite the fact about 1 million people had to leave their contact information as they couldn'
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