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Oct 22 2012
News
Lebanese Army Warns Against Score-Settling
The Lebanese military moved forcefully on Monday to quell simmering sectarian tensions around the country stoked by a Beirut bombing last week that assassinated a top security official, deploying troops in the areas worst affected and issuing an unusual statement demanding that politicians work to calm their suppo
New York Times (News)Jun 11 2013
News
What?s Next for Snowden? PRISM Whistleblower Faces Decades in Jail
The whistleblower essential to the bombshell reports that the National Security Agency has secretly collected the phone and internet records of millions of Americans has been revealed as 29-year-old Edward Snowden a former CIA worker and current defense contractor employee. Snowden confirmed his identity to the Washington Post...
The BlazeFeb 13 2020
News
Trump and Bloomberg trade blows as the president targets the Democratic contender
President Donald Trump insulted former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg over his height again on Thursday, prompting the billionaire Democratic presidential candidate to blast Trump as "a carnival barking clown."
Promoting a photoshopped image of Bloomberg posted by White House social media director Dan Scavino, Trump called Bloomberg "a LOSER who has money but can’t debate and has
NBC News DigitalApr 15 2021
Perspectives Blog
Unpacking Georgia’s Controversial New Voting Law
Georgia’s newest voting legislation has stirred up a hurricane of political sensationalism and media bias this month, leaving much of the public confused about what the law actually does and why it remains controversial.
The bill, titled “Election Integrity Act of 2021” or SB 202, was signed into law by Republican Gov. Brian Kemp on March 25. It is 98 pages long, and like most 98-page
Joseph RatliffAug 15 2013
News
Egypt's streets of blood: Full-scale crackdown on Morsi supporters kills more than 500
Egyptian security forces deployed snipers, tear gas and bulldozers Wednesday to break up two sit-ins by supporters of ousted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi in an assault that claimed more than 500 lives, drew swift international condemnation and led to the resignation of the vice president in the military-backed interim government.
Washington TimesApr 26 2016
News
Poll: Trump Reaches 50 Percent Support Nationally for the First Time
Donald Trump has reached 50 percent support from Republicans and Republican-leaners nationally for the first time since the beginning of the NBC News|SurveyMonkey Weekly Election Tracking Poll in late December. This milestone is significant as the 2016 primary heads into its final few weeks of contests, as there has been intense speculation that Trump's support has a ceiling. Though his
NBC News DigitalMar 18 2013
News
LUTHI: Playing costly games with energy resources
The first few months of President Obamas second term have provided plenty of evidence of his disconnect from basic economics and his planned policies promise more of the same. Take for example his reference to a proposed Energy Security Trust in his 2013 State of the Union Address.
Washington TimesAug 10 2013
News
5 takeaways from Barack Obama’s press conference
For a president whose second-term agenda has stalled out, Barack Obama appeared remarkably relaxed — perhaps even subdued — in Friday’s pre-vacation press conference, where he managed to stick to the national security turf that traditionally plays well for a commander in chief. And that was Obama’s plan.
PoliticoJun 11 2020
Opinion
Trump will revel in chaos like a pig in mud straight through to Election Day
It’s easy to forget, with the unending cavalcade of life-altering news, that we are deep in the midst of an election year. There are just 146 days until Nov. 3, and it’s shaping up to be one like no other.
Around this time in 2016, Hillary Clinton had secured President Barack Obama’s endorsement, and a meeting at Trump Tower between a Russian lawyer, Donald Trump Jr, Paul Manafort and
S.E. CuppOct 01 2014
Opinion
OPINION: The Collapse of the Secret Service
When Omar Gonzalez vaulted the White House fence, pushed past a Secret Service guard and carried a knife all the way to the ceremonial East Room on Sept. 19, he did more than threaten the life of the first family and some of the nation’s highest officials. He shattered the idea that the White House is a sacred civic space, protected by the world’s most impenetrable security force.
New York Times (News)