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Aug 28 2013
News
Bill Clinton: Great Democracy Doesn’t Make It Harder to Vote Than to Buy an Assault Weapon
Former President Bill Clinton speaking during the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday claimed the U.S. is in danger of having stricter voting laws than gun laws.
“A great democracy does not make it harder to vote than to buy an assault weapon,” Clinton said, referring to voter ID laws meant to discourage voter fraud.
The BlazeMar 05 2015
News
Michael Brown's Family Announces Plans To Pursue Wrongful Death Lawsuit
The family of Michael Brown will file a civil lawsuit against the city of Ferguson, Missouri, and former Ferguson Police Officer Darren Wilson, an attorney for the family announced Thursday.
The news comes just one day after the U.S. Department of Justice officially announced its decision not to file federal charges against Wilson for fatally shooting Brown last July.
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HuffPostMar 04 2015
News
What if Hillary Bows Out?
Until now, Hillary Clinton’s run for the presidency has been viewed as pretty much a sure thing. But lately the road to near-certain nomination has taken a couple of rough turns, especially with the revelation that Clinton may have broken federal rules as secretary of state by communicating only on her private email account. Which makes us wonder: What if The Unthinkable did happen and she
PoliticoDec 11 2012
Opinion
The game plan at the lip of the fiscal cliff
Barack Obama aint afraid of no stinkin fiscal cliff. Why should he be? When the rest of us go over the cliff, doomed to pain and oblivion among the soup cans, plastic bags and empty soda-pop bottles at the bottom of the abyss, hell be soaring over the rooftops as only a tin-pot messiah can.
Washington TimesMar 12 2013
News
The USDA is probably going to intervene in the sugar market, for only the zillionth time
The U.S. Department of Agriculture runs a whole host of farm-and-rural programs and subsidies that in practice function as little more than corporate welfare for agribusiness, but one of the most onerous results of the governments persistent interference is that the American sugar market now operates like a federally-sponsored racket, to the benefit of a handful of farmers but the detriment of
HotAirNov 09 2013
News
No nuclear deal between 6 world powers and Iran
Nuclear talks with Iran have failed to reach agreement, but U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says differences between Tehran and six world powers made "significant progress."
Kerry spoke early Sunday to reporters after more than three days of efforts to seal a deal meant to start limiting Iranian nuclear activities in exchange for some sanctions relief on Tehran.
TownhallJun 03 2015
News
Oil company with operations in Utah named in federal complaint over gender pay discrimination
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has filed a federal complaint against Casper-based True Oil LLC and associated companies operating in several states, including Utah, charging they have discriminated against woman employees by paying them less than men for equivalent work.
The complaint, filed Friday in U.S. District Court in Wyoming, names True Oil and nine associated
Jul 12 2012
News
Where They Stand: Obama, Romney On Immigration
Below are President Obama's and Republican challenger Mitt Romney's policies and proposals regarding immigration. NPR will be comparing the two candidates on various issues in the run-up to the November election. If you have suggestions for other issues you'd like us to explore, please leave a note in the comments section below.
NPR (Online News)Mar 13 2017
News
Dr. Oz Rebuffs First Amendment Challenge by Olive Oil Industry
Last week, a Georgia state judge dismissed a lawsuit filed against talk-show host Dr. Oz over claims made on his show last year that much of the olive oil sold in U.S. grocery stores is fraudulent. The suit alleged that Oz wrongly disparaged the corrupt olive oil industry.
The lawsuit was brought against Oz by an industry trade group, the New Jersey-based North American Olive Oil
ReasonJun 02 2015
News
Author Of Original Patriot Act: No, The Law Was Never Intended to Collect Data On All Americans
Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner, the main author of the original Patriot Act, wrote an op-ed in 2013 explaining the NSA bulk collection of data belonging to Americans is an abuse of the legislation. In particular, Sensenbrenner slammed the Obama administration for abusing the Patriot Act in order to collect phone call information of all Americans, despite any ties to terrorism.
Last week, the
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