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Oct 30 2019
News
How Kamala Harris’s ‘Family of Fighters’ Influenced Her Campaign Message
Candidate cites civil-rights activism of her Indian-born mother and grandfather as she tries to gain traction.
Kamala Harris hadn’t yet sat down to eat gumbo with a family in Waterloo, Iowa, earlier this month when her late mother, Shyamala Gopalan Harris, became a part of the conversation.
Sen. Harris (D., Calif.) comforted her host, Cathy Ketton, who lost her mother to cancer,
Wall Street Journal (News)
Dec 13 2015
News
Ted Cruz Surges Past Donald Trump to Lead in Iowa Poll
Senator Ted Cruz of Texas surged to a 10-point lead in a new poll released Saturday of likely Republican caucusgoers in Iowa, signaling that his campaign is gathering momentum and suggesting that a long nominating fight is ahead.
Donald J. Trump, who continues to lead most national polls, was second in the Iowa poll, with 21 percent naming him as their first choice, compared with Mr.
New York Times (News)
Dec 02 2019
News
Trump says he will reimpose steel and aluminum tariffs on Brazil and Argentina, opening new trade war fronts
The White House says the two nations are “presiding over a massive devaluation of their currencies. which is not good for our farmers.”
President Trump said he would impose tariffs, effective immediately, on all steel and aluminum shipped into the United States from Brazil and Argentina.
“Brazil and Argentina have been presiding over a massive devaluation of their currencies.
Washington Post
Aug 04 2016
Opinion
Trump's right — the system is rigged. Look at Common Core
Throughout his campaign, Donald Trump has argued that our political, policy and economic systems are rigged against ordinary Americans. The process that gave us Common Core is a perfect example of a rigged system in action.
Back in June 2009, two big Washington, D.C.-based organizations — the National Governors Association and the Council of Chief State School Officers — announced their
Washington Examiner
Jul 06 2012
News
Republican teachers uneasy at Obama-themed union convention
Republican teachers at the annual National Education Association convention said they felt pressure from union leaders and the rank-and-file to support President Obama's re-election.
Fox News Digital
Aug 15 2022
Headline Roundup
Reflecting on the Taliban's Afghanistan Takeover, 1 Year Later
It's been one year since the Taliban took over Afghanistan and the U.S. ended its two-decade effort to democratize the country.
A year later, Afghanistan remains highly unstable. Despite pledges from the new Taliban government to make women "very active within our society," girls have been prevented from going to school in some cases, and "underground schools" have emerged as a result
NBC News Digital
Reuters
Washington Examiner
Jun 20 2019
News
Republicans fear campaign arm is stumbling in fight for the House
The House GOP campaign arm is under fire from Republicans who are growing increasingly anxious about the party’s plan to win back the chamber in 2020.
Republicans still don’t have an answer to Democrats’ online fundraising behemoth ActBlue. GOP leaders are bickering behind closed doors. The head of recruitment has decided to retire. And some rank-and-file lawmakers are starting to
Politico
Aug 07 2016
News
Hillary Clinton Makes a Big Push on Infrastructure
Hillary Clinton has made upgrading the nation’s roads, bridges, energy grid and water systems a central part of her pitch to voters, aiming to forge a sweeping agreement if she becomes president in one the few areas where the two parties might be willing to collaborate.
Mrs. Clinton’s prospects for making good on her infrastructure promises would depend on the details, though, and the
Wall Street Journal (News)
Jan 12 2021
Perspectives Blog
How The Media Uses Data to Mislead You
From the CenterThis piece is from a writer rated Center.
We live in the age of information consumerism. Forms of knowledge and data that in the past would've taken months to discern and study are now ingestible at the click of a button.
Considering the strides we've made in technology, it's easy to assume that we’re more informed. Yes, information is readily available.
Avanti Giridharan
Nov 18 2012
News
President Obama defends historic trip to Burma
President Obama on Sunday defended his trip to Burma, insisting that the visit Monday is “not an endorsement of the nations long-repressive leadership but rather an acknowledgment that the country is making progress toward reform.
Washington Post