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Jun 06 2013
News
The Left's New Scandal Strategy: Attack, Attack, Attack
The NSA revelations may reset the game, but the pattern was becoming clear: First it was "what scandals?" Next, the scandals were collapsing. Then it was "Republican overreach!" Now, with several damaging narratives still very much alive and taking a toll on public perceptions of the Obama administration, many liberals have devised a new approach to heading off the damage: Scorched-earth
TownhallFeb 01 2014
News
Rebel Conservatives Excel in G.O.P. Fund-Raising, Heralding a Tug Right
Insurgent conservatives seeking to pull the Republican Party to the right raised more money last year than the groups controlled by the party establishment, whose bulging bank accounts and ties to major donors have been their most potent advantage in the running struggle over the party’s future, according to new campaign filings and interviews with officials.
The shift in fortunes among
New York Times (News)Jun 29 2015
News
The Capitol is not connected to the Internet
It seemed like a simple request by my editor: Find a good example of the Internet of Things being used on Capitol Hill.
It turned out to be impossible.
House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer’s office talked up his new iPhone app — Whipwatch — which blasts out push-notice alerts when there’s about to be a floor vote. It’s a nice improvement on an outdated system but is really just a
PoliticoJul 30 2014
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Fed Boosts View of Economy
The Federal Reserve said it would scale back its purchases of mortgage and Treasury bonds to $25 billion monthly and delivered a modestly more upbeat assessment of inflation, jobs and the economy, hours after a stronger-than-expected U.S. growth report.
"Economic activity rebounded in the second quarter," the Fed said in its July policy statement, noting the labor market is improving,
Wall Street Journal (News)May 03 2015
News
Baltimore Rally: Burn Down Stores to Get Them "Out of our Communities"
During a large rally in front of Baltimore’s City Hall, a young man introduced as “Brother Rose,” in winding and sometimes incoherent speech, praised the burning of a CVS store at the corner of Pennsylvania and North Avenues. “America didn’t care until we started affecting things they profit from… What we saying, ‘Let’s get you out of our communities.’”
He also said, “Without us running
Breitbart NewsMay 12 2013
Opinion
Managing Illegal Immigration to the United States
The authors examine U.S. efforts to prevent illegal immigration to the United States. Although the United States has witnessed a sharp drop in illegal border crossings in the past decade alongside an enormous increase in government activities to prevent illegal immigration, there remains little understanding of the role enforcement has played. Better data and analyses to assist lawmakers in
Council on Foreign RelationsJun 14 2023
Headline Roundup
Fed Pauses Interest Rate Hikes as Inflation Eases
The Federal Reserve temporarily paused its anti-inflation interest rate hikes amid declining inflation and concerns of slowing economic growth.
The Details: The pause was widely expected by analysts and media observers. However, Fed officials raised their 2023 projection for the federal funds rate to 5.6%, meaning they expect to raise interest rates again before the end of the year.
Washington Post CNBC Fox BusinessJan 14 2013
News
Obama press conference: No ‘ransom’ for raising debt ceiling
President Barack Obama on Monday repeated his call for deficit reduction but warned against the potentially catastrophic effect on the economy by tying cuts to raising the debt ceiling. “While Im willing to compromise and find common ground over how to reduce our deficit, America cannot afford another debate with this Congress over how to pay the bills theyve already racked up, Obama said in
PoliticoJul 29 2014
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Federal Appeals Court Trolls Scalia In Virginia Gay Marriage Case
A federal appeals court based in Virginia cited the words of conservative Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia when it struck down the state's ban on same-sex marriage on Monday. In its ruling, the court embraced the language of a dissent Scalia authored in the Supreme Court case that struck down state sodomy laws.
In a 2-1 ruling upholding the ruling of a lower court, the U.S. Court of
HuffPostMay 31 2012
News
Federal court rules centerpiece of gay marriage law unconstitutional
A federal appeals court ruled Thursday against a central provision of the Defense of Marriage Act, a groundbreaking decision that tees up a potential battle before the Supreme Court. The three-judge panel of the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston ruled that the provision defining marriage as between a man and woman is unconstitutional in that it denies gay couples the rights granted
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