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Mar 10 2015
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Thousands of Illegal Immigrants Will Soon Be Eligible to Collect Social Security
Thanks to President Obama’s executive actions on immigration, thousands of illegal immigrants will soon be able to collect Social Security.
National Review Online reports:
Starting in 2017, the Social Security Administration expects that thousands of undocumented immigrants will begin collecting from the Old-Age, Survivor’s, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) program as a direct
TownhallNov 03 2020
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The million-dollar question on the election’s eve: Who is left to vote?
After weeks of record-breaking participation in early and mail voting in dozens of states, one critical question remains on the eve of the 2020 presidential election: Who is left to vote?
More than 98 million Americans had cast ballots by Monday evening, an astonishing figure equal to about 70 percent of the total turnout four years ago — leaving election officials, the campaigns and
Washington PostJun 11 2012
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Israeli Diplomat Chosen as UN General Assembly VP
Israeli U.N. Ambassador Ron Prosor is one of 20 chosen to serve as vice president of the United Nation's General Assembly.
Prosor -- the third Israeli ambassador to serve in this capacity, following Abba Eban in 1952 and Dan Gillerman in 2005 -- was elected unanimously to the post. Besides the United States, Proser will represent Canada, Australia and New Zealand and several Western
CBNFeb 18 2021
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Andrew Cuomo
“New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s top aide [Melissa DeRosa] told Democratic lawmakers that the administration took months to release data revealing how many people living at nursing homes died of COVID-19 because officials ‘froze’ over worries the information was ‘going to be used against us.’… In recent weeks, a court order and state attorney general report has forced the state to acknowledge the
The Flip SideMay 12 2023
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Migrant Teen Dies in US Custody in Florida
A 17-year-old unaccompanied migrant child from Honduras died on Wednesday while in U.S. custody in Florida.
The Details: The Department of Health and Human Services acknowledged the incident, which occurred at a migrant shelter funded by the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR). Honduran foreign affairs secretary Enrique Reina identified the child by name and called for an “exhaustive
Tampa Bay Times CBS News (Online) Fox News DigitalMay 21 2015
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Rand Paul wraps 10-hour 'filibuster' over NSA surveillance program
After 10 hours and 30 minutes, Sen. Rand Paul relinquished the Senate floor late Wednesday night, ending his "filibuster" over National Security Agency surveillance programs authorized under the Patriot Act.
Paul, R-Kentucky, ran through several binders of material over the course of his marathon protest, and also got some help from 10 fellow senators -- three Republicans and seven
CNN DigitalDec 17 2019
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More Than 750 Historians Call For Donald Trump To Be Impeached
Pulitzer Prize winners, professors and filmmakers have signed a letter urging the House to impeach the president for the Ukraine scandal.
More than 750 respected historians have signed an open letter urging the Democratic-controlled House of Representatives to impeach President Donald Trump over the Ukraine scandal.
“It is our considered judgment that if President Trump’s
HuffPostJun 07 2012
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On The Ground in Wisconsin: Lessons From The Losing Side
The morning after Republican Gov. Scott Walker of Wisconsin handily rebuffed Democratic efforts to oust him, politicos in the state and beyond pored over exit poll data and turnout numbers to tease out:
A: How he did it.
B: Where Democrats failed.
My colleague Ron Elving, NPR's senior Washington editor, took a good shot at answering Question A Wednesday morning.
NPR (Online News)Aug 30 2014
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Jesse Benton, Mitch McConnell's Campaign Manager, To Resign Amid Bribery Scandal
Jesse Benton, campaign manager for Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), is resigning his position, the Lexington Herald-Leader reported Friday. The announcement comes as the McConnell campaign wrestles with Benton's possible ties to a bribery scandal when he was political director for then-Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) during the 2012 presidential election.
Benton told the Herald-
HuffPostApr 23 2015
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Senate Makes History By Confirming Loretta Lynch As U.S. Attorney General
Loretta Lynch was confirmed as U.S. attorney general on Thursday after months of GOP delays, making history by becoming the first African-American woman to hold the post.
Lynch was confirmed in the Senate 56 to 43. All Democrats voted for her, along with 10 Republicans: Kelly Ayotte (N.H.), Thad Cochran (Miss.), Susan Collins (Maine), Jeff Flake (Ariz.), Lindsey Graham (S.C.), Orrin
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