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Sep 11 2019
Opinion
A letter to 9/11: Happy birthday to the war without end
The day you entered this world I woke to the news on my radio alarm clock. I listened, horror-struck, on my drive to school, then watched your carnage on the TVs in my high school auditorium. On the West Coast, most of us were privileged in our detachment, but the shock, the terror, the anger still burrowed deep.
A month later, the day after U.S. airstrikes began in Afghanistan, I
Washington PostMay 28 2013
News
4 Cases the Supreme Court Must Still Decide
With little less than a month remaining in the current Supreme Court term, several major cases are still outstanding that could have widespread political impact.
National JournalAug 30 2021
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After Ida: Power outages, calls for aid ... and sighs of relief
Vast stretches of Louisiana lacked electric power after one of the strongest hurricanes in the nation’s recorded history made landfall Sunday accompanied by major rains as well as winds of 150 mph.
The storm’s surge was so powerful that it reversed the flow of the Mississippi River, but it was not strong enough to break the will of some New Orleans residents.
In particular,
Christian Science MonitorApr 15 2020
News
In crisis, Trump’s most ardent fans find they love him more
Critics say the president failed to prepare for the pandemic and is botching the response. But roughly a third of Americans believe he’s exhibiting strong leadership, and back his desire to get the economy moving soon.
To many on the left, President Donald Trump has been a manifest disaster in guiding America through the current pandemic.
But Maria Romero most definitely would
Christian Science MonitorSep 16 2020
Analysis
How the CDC failed local public health officials fighting the coronavirus
The week America lost the fight against the new coronavirus, the nation’s premier health agency promised local officials it had the virus under control.
It was the third week in February. And senior leaders at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention repeatedly brushed off calls to take COVID-19 more seriously.
They dismissed concerns from Minnesota to Hawaii that
USA TODAYOct 23 2020
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Final Debate
Thursday evening was the second and final presidential debate. (C-Span)
The right argues that Trump won the debate.
The left argues that Biden won the debate.
“Mr. Trump was both better prepared and more disciplined than in the first debate, and if he loses on Nov. 3 he will wish he had done that the first time. He offered the best defense we’ve heard him make of his
The Flip SideFeb 27 2015
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GOP Readies Short-Term Homeland Security Fix
Congress is moving to pass a three-week stopgap funding bill to prevent a Department of Homeland Security shutdown for now, but lawmakers remain at odds about how to solve a long-standing impasse over immigration and the agency's budget in the long term.
NBC News DigitalDec 21 2015
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President Obama’s Recent Foreign Policy Strides a Fragile Legacy
President Barack Obama made major strides over the past year on the four planks of his second-term foreign-policy agenda: a nuclear deal with Iran, restoring diplomatic ties with Cuba, a global climate-change agreement and a new trade pact with Asia. But each of those remains fragile.
Wall Street Journal (News)Aug 15 2016
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OPINION: #NeverTump vs. #NeverHillary: A Time For Hugging
Here’s the thing – a slight majority of my friends in the conservative sphere are #NeverTrump and disagree with my reluctant conclusion that voting for Trump is slightly less devastating to America than abstaining in light of Felonia Milhous von Pantsuit’s looming regime. And I intend to remain friends with them. Our enemies would love to divide us forever, and I refuse to let that happen.
Guest Writer - RightDec 19 2019
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Putin Criticizes Democrats for Impeaching Trump
MOSCOW—Russian President Vladimir Putin blasted U.S. Democrats for impeaching President Trump on what the Russian leader called “made up charges,” and said he expects the U.S. leader to survive the firestorm in Washington and remain in power.
Speaking at a wide-ranging end-of-year news conference, Mr. Putin described Wednesday’s events in Congress as “the continuation of political
Wall Street Journal (News)