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May 09 2013
News
This could be the Weirdest Exchange from Wednesday's Benghazi Hearing
Congresswoman Jackie Speier (D-Calif.) had what could be the weirdest exchange with Greg Hicks, former deputy chief of mission in Libya, during Wednesdays hearing on the Sept. 11, 2012, attacks on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi.
The conversation began with the California representative questioning Hicks claim that he had been asked not to give any personal interviews to Republican Rep.
The BlazeJul 27 2012
News
Obama Gets Ahead Of Mitt Romney On Israel
President Barack Obama said Friday he is releasing an additional $70 million in military aid for Israel, a previously announced move that appeared timed to upstage Republican rival Mitt Romney's trip to Israel this weekend.
The stepped-up U.S. aid, first announced in May, will go to help Israel expand production of a short-range rocket defense system. The system, known as Iron Dome, has
HuffPostJun 16 2016
Opinion
Orlando and guns: Stephen Colbert just showed Congress how to get along
Gun control is always a polarizing subject, and especially after an event like the Orlando shootings. But constructive conversation is possible. Stephen Colbert just showed how.
Traveling years after 9/11, I noticed a distinction between how United States and Israel airport security worked. The US was focused on stopping the bomb, Israel was focused on stopping the bomber.
That
John Gable, AllSides Co-founderDec 15 2014
News
All I Want for Christmas is a (Real) Government Shutdown
The political class breathed a sigh of relief Saturday when the US Senate averted a government shutdown by passing the $1.1 trillion omnibus spending bill. This year's omnibus resembles omnibuses of Christmas past in that it was drafted in secret, was full of special interest deals and disguised spending increases, and was voted on before most members could read it.
The debate over the
TownhallMay 01 2013
News
White House mulling options on Gitmo
Press secretary Jay Carney said the White House is currently considering administrative actions President Obama can take to help push the process of closing the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay but said he will ultimately need cooperation from Congress.
"One of the options available to us that were examining is re-appointing a senior official at the State Department to renew our
PoliticoDec 18 2013
News
Under pressure, White House to unveil key surveillance report
In a change of course, the White House on Wednesday afternoon will publicly release an internal report on government surveillance efforts, a highly anticipated document that also will include recommendations for how the federal government can best balance its intelligence-gathering efforts with Americans’ right to privacy.
Read more: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/dec/18/under
Washington TimesAug 29 2013
News
Obama Administration Rolls Out New Gun-Control Efforts
The Obama administration on Thursday rolled out new efforts aimed at curtailing gun violence, announcing steps to limit imports of certain military-style weapons and close a loophole that allows certain purchasers to evade background checks.
The new regulations build on earlier efforts by President Barack Obama to reduce gun violence and come as sweeping changes to the nation's gun laws
Wall Street Journal (News)Dec 15 2012
Opinion
How common threats can make common (political) ground
If an asteroid were headed for Earth, we'd all band together and figure out how to stop it, just like in the movies, right? And yet, when faced with major, data-supported, end-of-the-world problems in real life, too often we retreat into partisan shouting and stalemate. Jonathan Haidt shows us a few of the very real asteroids headed our way — some pet causes of the left wing, some of the right
TEDMar 19 2024
Headline Roundup
Peter Navarro Becomes First Trump Official Imprisoned Over Jan 6
Former Trump adviser Peter Navarro reported to a federal prison in Miami, Florida on Tuesday to begin a four-month sentence for defying a congressional subpoena.
Key Quote: “I’m pissed. That’s what I’m feeling right now,” Navarro said, adding, “But I’m also afraid of only one thing: I’m afraid for this country because this, what they’re doing, should have a chilling effect on every
Politico Washington Examiner The HillAug 28 2013
Opinion
Remembering August 28,1963
Fifty years ago, while serving as a physician in the U.S. Public Health Service, at N.I.H., I lived in an apartment in Foggy Bottom, a short walk from The Lincoln Memorial. I was able to take the morning off on the day of the “March on Washington.” As a white southerner, I had not been previously active in Civil Rights demonstrations, but had a growing sense that what the civil rights
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