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Aug 12 2013
News
Obama Plan to Revamp NSA Faces Obstacles
President Barack Obama's proposal to revamp the National Security Agency's surveillance programs faces potent obstacles on Capitol Hill, where both parties are divided on the issue and some Republicans already are throwing cold water on a cornerstone of his plan.
Senior House GOP lawmakers on Sunday criticized Mr. Obama's idea to provide a new advocate for privacy concerns before a
Wall Street Journal (News)
Aug 12 2013
News
Paul Ryan Spending Cuts Face Backlash From Moderate Republicans
Midway between the 2012 and 2014 election campaigns, moderate Republican conservatives are beginning to foment a revolt of their own – a backlash to anti-spending tea party shrillness as budget cuts begin to significantly shrink defense and domestic programs.
Tea party forces may have dominated the House GOP's approach to the budget so far, but pragmatists in the party have served
HuffPost
Feb 06 2013
News
Postal Service Moves To Halt Saturday Mail
Calling it "absolutely necessary" if the U.S. Postal Service is going to stop losing billions of dollars a year and reach anything close to financial stability, Postmaster Gen. Patrick Donahoe confirmed Wednesday morning that USPS is moving to eliminate Saturday delivery of first-class mail.
NPR (Online News)
Apr 01 2015
News
Arkansas OKs Indiana-Style Religion Bill
Arkansas’s own Religious Freedom Restoration Act is headed to the governor’s desk after the state house passed it Tuesday afternoon. Republican Gov. Asa Hutchinson said he would sign it despite opponents—including Arkansas-based megastore Wal-Mart—who say it’s anti-gay. “Every day, in our stores, we see firsthand the benefits diversity and inclusion have on our associates, customers, and
Daily Beast
May 04 2015
News
Bill Clinton: Nothing 'Sinister' In Foreign Donations To Foundation
Former U.S. President Bill Clinton defended his charitable foundation's acceptance of large foreign donations on Monday, thrusting himself into a controversy that is weighing on the presidential candidacy of his wife, Hillary Clinton.
"I don't think there's anything sinister in trying to get wealthy people in countries that are seriously involved in development to spend their money
HuffPost
Dec 28 2020
Headline Roundup
New Coronavirus Variant Emerges Abroad
A new and possibly more contagious version of the COVID-19 coronavirus has emerged in several countries worldwide after first being confirmed in the United Kingdom earlier this month. As of Monday morning, no cases of the new strain have been confirmed in the U.S., though White House health officials suggested it may already be present domestically.
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New York Post (News)
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The Guardian
May 11 2013
News
Rand Paul accuses Hillary Clinton of 'dereliction of duty' on Libya
Sen. Rand Paul sharply attacked former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, declaring that her actions in the months leading up to the killing of the U.S. ambassador to Libya last year were "inexcusable, it was a dereliction of duty, and it should preclude her from holding higher office."
Los Angeles Times
Aug 08 2013
News
Obama to keep pushing Putin over Snowden
The Obama administration will continue to pressure Russia to send back fugitive NSA leaker Edward Snowden, despite deteriorating relations between the two nations that resulted in President Obama canceling a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin. “This is not the focus of our engagement with Russia, but it is not something we are dropping, by any means,” White House press secretary Jay
Washington Times
Dec 21 2014
News
Bush's 2016 remarks kick other potential GOP candidates into higher gears
Jeb Bush’s announcement this week that he’s considering a 2016 presidential run appears to have dropped the starting gate on the GOP primary, with other potential Republican hopefuls like Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul and Dr. Ben Carson following with their own, telltale moves.
The Facebook announcement Tuesday by Bush, a former Florida governor, that he is “actively” exploring a White House
Fox News Digital
Mar 28 2015
News
Utah’s anti-bias law has teeth Salt Lake City’s does not
Salt Lake City's anti-discrimination ordinances passed in 2009 and set the stage for 18 other local governments and, eventually, the Utah Legislature, to protect lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender residents.
But the new statewide law that will become effective May 11 supersedes local ordinances and gives victims of housing or employment discrimination a right of redress not offered