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Aug 26 2013
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Fifty years since March on Washington, partisan divide persists
The fiftieth anniversary of the historic March on Washington, celebrated in the nation's capital this week, is being marked with separate events by Republicans and Democrats as a sharp partisan divide persists on issues of race in America.
Half a century after Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" address, which became a crucial moment in the struggle for civil rights in the U.S., a
CNN (Online News)Mar 13 2024
Perspectives Blog
Media Bias Alert: Laken Riley’s Murder, Biden’s SOTU Comments Spark Divided Coverage
On February 22, Laken Riley, a 22-year-old nursing student at the University of Georgia, was murdered while out for a morning run. The next day, police charged Jose Antonio Ibarra, an unauthorized immigrant, with murder.
The story elicited remarks from many U.S. officials, including President Biden, who referred to Ibarra as an “illegal” during his State of the Union Address. (Biden
AllSides StaffApr 29 2022
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Deep partisan divide on whether greater acceptance of transgender people is good for society
At a time when a rising share of U.S. adults say they know someone who is transgender, there is no public consensus on whether greater social acceptance of transgender people is good or bad for society, according to a Pew Research Center survey conducted last July.
The question was asked as part of a broader survey that asked about the public’s views on a wide range of social and
Pew Research CenterMar 15 2024
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West MI man to ride bike across the Great Divide to honor his late son
A West Michigan man is preparing for an epic journey across the Great Divide. It's a 2,700-mile single track, gravel trail that stretches from Banff, Alberta Canada to Antelope Wells, New Mexico, and has more than 160,000 feet of elevation change. Mark Linder is the man who will bike this lengthy trail in a matter of days, but there is a reason behind this insane adventure. Linder will be
Fox 17 West MichiganFeb 27 2024
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Oregon groups divided over proposed drug law changes
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — With the clock ticking on the short Oregon legislative session, House Republican lawmakers tried and failed to get their version of a bill recriminalizing possession of illegal drugs. But the Senate’s version of that bill is expected to head to the floor for a vote Tuesday night. House Bill 4002 would rollback parts of Measure 110, to criminalize possession of small
KOIN 6Aug 17 2017
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Partisan divide over Trump’s response to Charlottesville: CBS News poll
Nearly two-thirds of Americans consider the attack that led to loss of life in Charlottesville an act of "domestic terrorism," a view that spans partisan lines. But President Trump's response to Charlottesville finds more division.
CBS News (Online)Oct 04 2017
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Trump faces test of temperament in Las Vegas – and entrenched partisan divide
Donald Trump faces a test of temperament on Wednesday as he visits Las Vegas, the scene of the deadliest mass shooting in modern US history, with Democrats stepping up political pressure for tighter gun laws.
The GuardianSep 05 2020
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In Views of U.S. Democracy, Widening Partisan Divides Over Freedom to Peacefully Protest
In assessing the state of U.S. democracy, Americans continue to give their country negative ratings for living up to several key democratic ideals and principles. And in some cases, these assessments have turned less positive since 2018.
Notably, the share of Americans who say the phrase “people are free to peacefully protest” describes the United States very or somewhat well has fallen
Pew Research CenterMay 08 2020
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COVID-19 isn’t partisan. But it’s intensifying America’s red-blue divide.
Divided by geography and culture, and relying on different media sources that often emphasize different facts, Americans are experiencing the pandemic through sharply divergent partisan lenses.
Mask or no mask? Reopen businesses or keep them closed? Trust Dr. Anthony Fauci’s expertise – or not so much?
On question after question, the debates have grown heated. Even amid a
Christian Science MonitorJan 24 2020
Perspectives Blog
Story of the Week: Sharp Partisan Divides Mark Start of Senate Impeachment Trial
President Donald Trump's Senate impeachment trial began Tuesday, with each side using opening arguments to attack and diminish the opposition. In a call for civility Tuesday night, Chief Justice John Roberts scolded members of both parties after hours of bitter disagreements and partisan hardball.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell conceded an extra day of arguments to Democrats in
Henry A. Brechter