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Aug 19 2014
News
In Ferguson, Mo., A City Meets The Spotlight
Ferguson, Mo., Etefia Umana says, is in some ways "a media fiction."
We're sitting in the offices of Better Family Life, an organization that provides social services to people in the area. Umana chairs its board and lives in Ferguson.
It's not that the municipality of Ferguson doesn't exist — it has a mayor, a school board, and what is now a nationally scrutinized police force.
NPR (Online News)Nov 28 2014
News
At home legally - for now
For some, it means that the years of telling lies and keeping secrets are finally coming to an end For others, nothing will be any different - except perhaps a renewed sense of being left out or left behind.
President Obama's Decision to Lift the threat of Deportation from Nearly 4 million Illegal Immigrants, Arguably his most aggressive use of Executive power, HAS deeply Divided the
Washington PostDec 19 2013
News
Hillary Clinton To Decide On 2016 Run 'Sometime Next Year'
The nation may not have to wait much longer to learn the future plans of Hillary Rodham Clinton, the former secretary of state who's considered the leading Democrat for the 2016 presidential race.
In a Wednesday interview with ABC's Barbara Walters, who named the former first lady the "Most Fascinating Person of 2013," Clinton said she hadn't yet made up her mind on a presidential run.
HuffPostAug 14 2015
Opinion
Hillary Clinton: The Democratic Party's ticking time bomb
So Bernie Sanders is leading in New Hampshire. That cheers me — though not because he's my ideal candidate, and certainly not because I think he could win in the general election. I'm convinced he would almost certainly lose against all but the loopiest or scariest Republican opponent.
Then why am I — someone almost certain to vote for a Democrat, and hoping to vote for a woman, in 2016
Damon LinkerApr 11 2024
Headline Roundup
Hopes for Interest Rate Cuts Fall Amid Persistent Inflation
Persistently elevated inflation, combined with economic growth, has complicated the Federal Reserve’s plans to cut interest rates this year.
For Context: The Fed has suggested it would cut interest rates multiple times in 2024, easing off of monetary tightening enacted throughout 2023 to rein in inflation. However, year-over-year inflation reached 3.5% in March, up from 3.2% in
New York Times (News) Wall Street Journal (News) The National PulseFeb 21 2013
News
DNC struggles to rein in debt; RNC debt-free
The Democratic National Committee reported donations of $4.3 in January  but thats significantly less than the amount needed to pay off its debt. The Democratic Party finished 2012 $21.5 million in the red, Federal Elections Commission filings show, according to a Politico report. They paid roughly $700,000 of after-election debt, Politico said, bringing the current total to $20.7
Washington TimesAug 11 2014
News
Iraq Exposes Rift between Hillary Clinton, Obama
The rise of ISIS in Iraq and the emerging humanitarian crisis in the region has prompted former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to speak out, blaming President Barack Obama's foreign policy strategy for ISIS's ascent.
In an interview published Sunday with The Atlantic's national correspondent, Jeffrey Goldberg, Clinton said Obama's refusal to "build up a credible fighting force"
Newsmax (News)Feb 25 2015
News
For Scott Walker, a Consistent Approach Under Tough Questioning
As Gov. Scott Walker of Wisconsin struggled to respond to questions about the president’s patriotism and religion last week, some saw an unprepared presidential hopeful in the national glare — not ready for “the N.F.L.,” as one participant in a Sunday morning talk show put it.
But in Mr. Walker’s home state, his repeated refusal to distance himself from a spurious claim that President
New York Times (News)Jul 25 2013
News
Obama’s economy: Two food stamp recipients for every job created
For every job the White House claims to have created — 7.2 million now — two more Americans were added to the nation’s food stamp program, federal statistics reveal. In January of 2009, more than 32 million Americans received help from Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, which doles out food stamps. In April 2013, that number grew to almost 48 million. That means almost 16 million more
Washington TimesFeb 18 2013
News
Protesters Call On Obama To Reject Keystone XL Pipeline
Tens of thousands of protesters turned out on the National Mall Sunday to encourage President Obama to make good on his commitment to act on climate change.
In his Inaugural address from outside the U.S. Capitol, the president said: "We will respond to the threat of climate change knowing that the failure to do so would betray our children and future generations."
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NPR (Online News)