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Jun 12 2013
News
Intelligence Czar: I Gave 'Least Untruthful' Answer On Surveillance
Director of National Intelligence James Clapper sought to clarify his claim that the National Security Agency does not collect information on millions of Americans, telling NBC News Andrea Mitchell that he gave the least untruthful answer possible on the agency's surveillance program.
HuffPostFeb 07 2020
News
Rare Online Revolt Emerges in China Over Death of Coronavirus Whistle-Blower
The doctor, Li Wenliang, had been silenced by the police after warning about the new coronavirus that has killed hundreds in China and sickened thousands.
They posted videos of the Les Misérables song, “Do You Hear the People Sing.” They invoked article No. 35 of China’s Constitution, which stipulates freedom of speech. They tweeted a phrase from the poem “For Whom the Bell Tolls.”
New York Times (News)Apr 01 2020
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Trump projects up to 240,000 coronavirus deaths in U.S., even with mitigation efforts
President Trump and the physicians advising the federal pandemic response on Tuesday delivered a bleak outlook for the novel coronavirus’s spread across the country, predicting a best-case scenario of 100,000 to 240,000 fatalities in the United States and summoning all Americans to make additional sacrifices to slow the spread.
Trump adopted a newly somber and sedate tone — and
Washington PostApr 01 2020
Analysis
How the coronavirus fight might end up at the Supreme Court
Though it may now be difficult to imagine, at some point this crisis will end. Whether when a vaccine for the novel coronavirus is released or — heaven help us — well before then, new infections will slow and life will move back toward normal. Then it will be time to sue each other.
Salus populi suprema lex esto, wrote the Roman jurist Cicero: "The health [or welfare or common good] of
The Week - NewsMay 06 2021
Perspectives Blog
Story of the Week: Biden's Presidency Hits 100-Day Mark
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President Joe Biden's administration hit its 100th day last week. The first few months of Biden's presidency have been marked by his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, calls for social justice and police reform, the ongoing crisis at the Mexico-U.S. border, and partisan divisions in Congress.
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AllSides StaffFeb 06 2024
Headline Roundup
Biden Says He'd Veto House Foreign Aid Bill
On Monday evening, President Joe Biden announced that he would veto the House's standalone Israel aid bill if it made it to his desk.
Key Details: If Biden vetoes the bill, entitled the Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) believes the bill could have enough support to override a veto. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) is planning a vote on the bill
CNN (Online News) Newsweek Washington ExaminerDec 23 2014
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'The Interview' to be Shown in Select Theaters on Christmas Day
It looks like "The Interview" will appear in theaters after all. Select exhibitors are preparing Christmas Day screenings of the controversial James Franco/Seth Rogen comedy, with the Plaza Atlanta theater and Alamo Drafthouse announcing via social media that Sony Pictures has authorized them to show the film despite major exhibitors cancelling screenings in the wake of a cyber att
Newsmax (News)Jun 06 2013
News
Holder says he has 'no intention' of stepping down
Attorney General Eric Holder said Wednesday he has "no intention" of stepping down in the face of criticism over Justice Department handling of national security leak investigations that involved scrutiny of reporters.
Holder made the comment to NBC News.
CNN (Online News)Feb 06 2020
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‘Frozen by paralysis of analysis’: Obama administration botched response to election meddling from Russia, senators say
The Senate Intelligence Committee released a bipartisan report on Thursday, criticizing the Obama administration for being unprepared to combat Russia’s election interference in 2016 and for fumbling the response.
The committee’s 54-page heavily redacted report, the third installment in the committee’s investigation into the Kremlin’s foreign influence campaign in 2016, “found the U.S.
Washington ExaminerJun 05 2013
News
Major Shakeup In Obama's Policy Team
President Barack Obama's top national security adviser Tom Donilon is resigning and will be replaced by Susan Rice, the U.S. ambassador to the U.N. who has been a lightning rod for Republican criticism over faulty explanations for the attack that killed four Americans in Benghazi.
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