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Feb 01 2014
News
CNN Exclusive: President Obama says he's not recalibrating ambitions
Once, Barack Obama spoke of what he wanted for his presidency in terms of healing a nation divided. "This was the moment when the rise of the oceans began to slow, and our planet began to heal," he said. Today, Obama is talking about executive orders and executive actions -- with a pen or phone -- if a divided Congress won't or can't act on an agenda he laid out this week in his State of the
CNN DigitalJan 29 2014
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Hardened, Obama Strikes Tough Tone for Modest Agenda
President Obama’s State of the Union address represented a study in scaled-down ambition.
A man who entered the White House yearning for sweeping achievements finds himself five years later threatening an end run around gridlock on Capitol Hill by using executive orders, essentially acknowledging both the limits of his ability to push an agenda through Congress and the likelihood that
New York Times (News)Aug 08 2015
News
As campaign heats up, Republican candidates are rushing to the right
In the span of a few days this week, Scott Walker emphasized that he opposes abortions, with no exceptions in cases of rape or incest or to save the woman’s life. Marco Rubio shot down a suggestion that he advocated exceptions for rape or incest.
On immigration, Rubio said he backed a fence to keep illegal immigrants out of the country, echoing front-runner Donald Trump’s call for a new
Washington PostJan 27 2014
News
The search for a non-awkward Obamacare shout-out
This time, President Barack Obama is going to have to actually talk about Obamacare in his State of the Union address. No more touch-the-base-and-keep-running treatments, the way he’s handled it the past couple of years. This time, he’ll be expected to linger on base a bit, at least long enough to acknowledge the launch of the biggest domestic achievement of his presidency — and do it in the
PoliticoJan 19 2015
News
Republicans Gearing Up For Fight Over Obama's Tax Increase Proposal
Republican lawmakers are already signaling they will do what they can to block President Barack Obama's pitch for tax increases on the wealthiest Americans.
Obama is making that pitch to a huge television audience in hopes of putting the new Republican Congress in the position of defending top income earners over the middle class.
As Obama continues to signal what he will propose
HuffPostJan 18 2015
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Obama's budget proposal will take aim at the wealthy
President Obama plans to propose raising $ 320 billion over the next 10 years in new taxes targeting wealthy individuals and big financial institutions to pay for new programs designed to help lower- and middle-income families, senior administration officials said Saturday.
In his State of the Union address Tuesday night, Obama will propose raising the capital gains and dividend tax
Washington PostSep 30 2019
Opinion
The ACLU and the CASE Act: Free speech or a free for all?
As hundreds of thousands of independent creators across the country are aware, there is a much-anticipated bill on the horizon called the CASE Act, legislation that they are counting on Congress to pass as quickly as possible. The CASE Act, now co-sponsored by more than 100 members of Congress, proposes the creation of a “small claims tribunal” within the United States Copyright Office where
The HillSep 27 2012
News
Scientists: Climate bias at Fox, WSJ ‘far exceeded’ rest of media
The Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) has just published a study criticizing Fox News Channel and the Wall Street Journals opinion section for misleading coverage of the climate change issue. Jumping straight to the key findings:
¢ Over a recent six-month period, 93 percent of Fox News Channels representations of climate science were misleading (37 out of 40 instances).
Washington PostMar 14 2024
Headline Roundup
Hamas Approves of Biden’s New Gaza Aid Plan. Is It a Good Idea?
During his State of the Union Address, President Biden announced the U.S. will construct a temporary pier in Gaza that will allow aid to flow to Palestinians. Some voices on the left and right highlighted similar concerns.
Hamas Approves: Newsweek (Center bias) spoke with Hamas spokesperson Bassem Naim who approved of the Biden administration’s new Gazan aid plan, but condemned its role
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Headline Roundup
EU to Investigate Meta Over Alleged Election Disinformation
The European Union announced on Tuesday that it will investigate Meta, owner of Facebook and Instagram, over allegations of disinformation on the social media platforms.
The Details: The European Commission alleges that Meta hasn’t sufficiently assessed and mitigated risks related to its platforms' effects on civil discourse and electoral processes. The investigation will potentially
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