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Apr 19 2015
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Obama Tries Tough Sale of TPP Trade Deal to Fellow Democrats
President Barack Obama defended his push Friday to strike a major trade deal with 11 Pacific nations as necessary to boost the economy and help working Americans, but acknowledged a tough battle ahead to win support from many within his own party.
After long relying on Democrats to advance his agenda, Mr. Obama must now depend largely on Republicans to pass a bill that would clear the
Wall Street Journal (News)Apr 02 2021
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When Biden Channels His Inner FDR
From the CenterThis viewpoint is from a writer rated Center.
When Joe Biden ran for president last year, there were times when it sounded like he was campaigning for Barack Obama’s third term in office. But at this early stage of his own presidency, Biden has decided that he would prefer to serve Franklin Roosevelt’s fifth term instead.
There is nothing in Biden’s
Dan SchnurMay 30 2019
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What will Robert Mueller do next? Here's what happened to investigators of Watergate, Iran-Contra and Clinton
Robert Mueller's career has put him at the center of some of the biggest events of the past several decades.
Before investigating President Donald Trump, he headed the FBI for longer than any director other than J. Edgar Hoover, whose name adorns the bureau's headquarters in the nation's capital. He headed the agency during the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, the start of the Iraq
USA TODAYNov 03 2023
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Job Growth Slowed in October
The U.S. economy added 150,000 jobs in October, roughly half the number of jobs added in September.
The Details: Industries with the biggest job gains were healthcare (58,000 added), government services (51,000), construction (23,000), and social assistance (19,000), according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The unemployment rate rose to 3.9%, and the labor force participation rate
Wall Street Journal (News) Washington Examiner CNN BusinessApr 22 2021
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When Selective Outrage Takes Over Congress
I’ll admit that I have little use for Marjorie Taylor Greene. Similarly, I’ve never thought that highly of Maxine Waters either. Both represent an ideologically extreme and unnecessarily combative approach to representative governance that I find counterproductive. As a result of their pugilistic personas, they’ve both attracted a cadre of devoted true believers. But Waters has accomplished
Dan SchnurNov 29 2012
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Applications for US jobless aid fall to 393,000
The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell 23,000 to a seasonally adjusted 393,000 last week. It was the second straight drop after Superstorm Sandy had driven applications much higher earlier this month. A Labor Department analyst said the storm had little effect on the data. Applications spiked to 451,000 three weeks ago after Sandy battered the East Coast, closing businesses
Fox News DigitalNov 26 2012
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SEC official Elisse Walter chosen to lead agency
President Barack Obama has chosen Elisse Walter, one of five members of the Securities and Exchange Commission, to lead the agency after Chairman Mary Schapiro leaves next month. She will take over at a critical time for the agency, which is finalizing new rules crafted in response to the 2008 financial crisis. Walter, a Democrat, can serve through the end of next year without Senate approval
Fox News DigitalApr 11 2016
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Should Prostitution Be Legal?
Proponents of legalizing prostitution believe it would reduce crime, improve public health, increase tax revenue, help people out of poverty, get prostitutes off the streets, and allow consenting adults to make their own choices. They contend that prostitution is a victimless crime, especially in the 11 Nevada counties where it remains legal.
Opponents believe that legalizing
ProCon.orgNov 15 2012
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Republicans weigh how to broaden base, without resorting to 'gifts'
House candidate Mia Love looked every bit the future of the Republican Party, with her prime-time convention speech, backing from Mitt Romney and a run for office in deep-red Utah. But Love was narrowly defeated in a race that essentially unfolded like so many on Nov. 6 and emerged as a telltale for what went wrong for Republicans in 2012. Love, a black Republican who fired up the crowd in
Fox News DigitalNov 15 2012
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Rove Under Fire From GOP for Costly Election Debacle
Republicans across the country are upset with the partys election defeats last week, and many see strategist Karl Rove as a major culprit.
His Crossroads groups raised more than $300 million to defeat President Barack Obama and regain GOP control of the Senate. They failed on both accounts, and many donors to the cause arent too happy.
Some of them are upset that Crossroads had
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