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Sep 26 2021
News
The world has changed. Should the Peace Corps?
The Peace Corps took Patricia Smith, like nearly a quarter-million volunteers before her, far from home.
Every morning, she rose early to walk the mile to her job, dodging cars on roads without sidewalks to make it to the public health site where she volunteered. The sun came up earlier in her host community than it did at home in Oregon, which required some adjustments. And sometimes
Christian Science MonitorMar 03 2020
Analysis
Super Tuesday, explained
It’s the first day with a whole lot of delegates at stake, and it will shape the future of the contest.
The first day of the Democratic contest that really matters for the cold, hard delegate math — Super Tuesday — is almost here.
Tuesday, March 3, will be enormously important because it’s the first day that a lot of the delegates necessary to win the nomination are at stake, and
VoxOct 01 2013
News
House GOP's new strategy: Reopen popular parts of government
House Republicans emerged with a new strategy to reopen the most popular parts of government that have been shut down by the standoff in Congress, starting with votes Tuesday to fund veterans services and possibly the national parks.
Los Angeles TimesMay 28 2020
Analysis
Here’s why black Americans were mad at Biden’s comment — even if they’d say the same thing themselves
On May 22, in a cringe-worthy exchange with Charlamagne tha God on the popular radio show “The Breakfast Club,” Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden said, “If you have a problem figuring out whether you are for me or Trump, then you ain’t black.”
Advisers from the Biden campaign attempted to walk back the comment, suggesting it was made in jest. Biden apologized.
Biden’s
Washington PostDec 26 2015
News
Rand Paul says that Marco Rubio should Resign or Give His Pay Back
Rand Paul is on the offensive with a new attack ad on Marco Rubio. Since the last debate on December 15, Paul has been hitting Marco Rubio hard on issues of immigration and his attendance on the Senate floor.
In this newly released ad, Marco Rubio's 67 percent voting record and his percieved lack of c
TownhallNov 04 2019
News
Ahead Of 2020, Democratic Billionaire Donors Bet On A Young Super PAC To Win State Races
Most of the national attention may be on the 2020 presidential race, but voters across the country will go to the polls on Tuesday to pick representatives including governors and state legislators and vote on statewide ballot measures.
Among the groups with a laser focus on Tuesday’s elections: Forward Majority, an up-and-coming super PAC that is trying to win seats in state
ForbesMar 06 2016
News
Cruz wins CPAC presidential straw poll
Texas GOP Sen. Ted Cruz on Saturday won the annual CPAC presidential straw poll, a gauge of where conservative voters stand.
Florida Sen. Marco Rubio came in second and billionaire businessman Donald Trump came in third.
Cruz got 40 percent of the informal vote, followed by Rubio with 30 percent, Trump with 1
Fox News DigitalMay 12 2016
News
March 15 Exit Poll Results: The Polarization of Primary Electorates
Political polarization has been a frequent topic of conversation among political observers over the past decade as Democratic and Republican legislators and voters appear to have moved further apart ideologically. The same pattern is visible in the electorates voting Tuesday. Voters in Democratic primaries are considerably more liberal than they were eight years ago, and Republican voters are
NBC News DigitalSep 11 2016
Opinion
The Left's Fed Up Makes A Naked Power Grab For Control Of The Fed
The left is undertaking an amazing back door plan to dramatically increase its influence over the Fed’s interest-rate-setting Open Market Committee.
The key activist group, a division of the Center for Popular Democracy, is working to kick the bankers off the boards of directors of the district Federal Reserve banks. Those boards choose the presidents who serve, in rotation, as voting
Ralph Benko