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Apr 06 2021
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U.S., Iran Begin Indirect Talks to Revive 2015 Nuclear Deal
Western and Iranian officials kicked off talks on Tuesday on reviving the embattled 2015 nuclear accord, negotiations that will face the challenge of bitter relations between Washington and Tehran, punishing U.S. sanctions on the Islamic Republic and moves by Iran to accelerate its nuclear activity.
On Friday, the parties to the 2015 nuclear agreement, which placed limits on Iran’s
Wall Street Journal (News)Feb 16 2020
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Rep. Rashida Tlaib Detained by Police at Protest Against Delta Airlines at Detroit Airport
Michigan Democratic Representative Rashida Tlaib was detained by police as she participated in a demonstration at Detroit Metropolitan Airport (DTW) Friday. Tlaib joined with airport catering employees in their protest for higher wages and a better health care program.
While Tlaib was not arrested, some protesters with her were taken into custody for blocking a road. Tlaib chose to ride
NewsweekFeb 17 2013
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Obama Talks of Middle Class, Visits Poor
In the days after the State of the Union address, Obama's travels have been aimed at building a consensus for prescriptions meant to aid those on the lowest rungs of the economic ladder.
Wall Street Journal (News)Jan 28 2017
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Trump’s First Week: Governing Without a Script
A directive to revive two controversial oil pipelines awaited President Donald Trump’s signature on his first full business day at the White House. As he sat with union workers in the Roosevelt Room and the conversation turned to manufacturing, he raised his eyebrows in surprise when he learned the piping wasn’t made in America, according to people in the room.
Wall Street Journal (News)Apr 13 2020
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Trump says he’ll reopen the economy “based on a lot of facts and a lot of instincts”
President Donald Trump and two of his top public health advisers have taken different stances on the issue of when — and how — the decision to ease social distancing will be made.
Trump has advocated for aggressive goals in recent days, and said Saturday on Fox News that he plans to base his decision on when to adjust federal social distancing guidelines and ask businesses to reopen “on
VoxJul 14 2020
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Orange County Board of Ed.: Open Schools, Masks Not Required
The Orange County Board of Education in California has voted for guidelines calling for students to return to schools without social distancing or face masks.
The board does not have the power to order any of Orange County’s 27 school districts to adhere to the guidelines, however, The Orange County Register newspaper noted.
The board endorsed a series of recommendations for
Newsmax (News)Dec 16 2014
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Obama: Pakistan attack shows Taliban 'depravity'
The school attack that left more than one hundred children dead in Pakistan demonstrates the "depravity" of the terrorists responsible, President Barack Obama said in a statement Tuesday. Condemning the school siege in Peshawar, Obama said that "By targeting students and teachers in this heinous attack, terrorists have once again shown their depravity." "Our hearts and prayers go out to the
CNN DigitalMay 28 2013
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ACLU Fights School District Plan to Teach Controversial Issues
The American Civil Liberties Union is battling an Ohio school districts controversial issues policy that would mandate classroom discussions about creationism and other conservative issues.
The BlazeMay 07 2021
Analysis
If You Want To Fix the Country, Devolve Power
Revived federalism is a start, but it doesn’t go far enough.
It's a given in American politics that partisans become born-again believers in federalism when their faction is out of power in Washington, D.C., only to lose faith in decentralization the next time they win control of Congress and the presidency. Bossing folks around is, after all, a lot more fun than being bossed around. So
ReasonJul 18 2020
Analysis
‘I’m… At A Loss For Words’: The Unraveling Narrative Behind The Atlantic’s Defund-The-Police ‘Shooting’ Tale
When social justice activist and lawyer Derecka Purnell was just 12 years old, she and her sister watched a police officer shoot a young boy in a city recreation center because he had ignored the basketball sign-in sheet. This jarring, emotional, and deeply unsettling story was published July 6 at The Atlantic, in the section reserved for ideas, under the bold, attention-grabbing headline, “
The Federalist