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Mar 11 2024
Headline Roundup
Haiti Faces Escalating Crisis as Gangs Threaten to Topple Government
Haiti faces escalating gang violence and political instability after Prime Minister Ariel Henry resigned Monday.
The Details: The violence worsened last week with a massive jailbreak, threatening to push the nation into civil war. Henry, who secured international support to tackle the crisis, had been forced to stay in Puerto Rico because of the threat of violence. An emergency summit
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Mar 25 2022
Headline Roundup
Unemployment Claims Hit 52-Year Low
New applications for unemployment benefits fell by 28,000 last week to 187,000, the lowest number of initial claims since September 1969.
Continuing jobless claims also fell to 1.35 million, the least since January 1970, according to the Department of Labor. Both the number of new and continuing claims were lower than expected, continuing weeks of economic overperformance relative to
BBC News Washington Examiner Yahoo NewsDec 20 2012
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With Nation's Eyes On Newtown, Washington Distracted By Fiscal Cliff
Anyone hoping that the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre might change dynamics in the nation's capital when it comes to the issue of guns met some level of Washington reality on Wednesday.
President Obama held a news conference to announce his response to the Connecticut killings of 26 grade-schoolers and educators, including his naming of Vice President Joe Biden to head a team
NPR (Online News)Sep 15 2014
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Hillary Clinton Keeps Iowa Crowd Guessing About Her Presidential Plans
Hillary Clinton, who has a huge lead in many early presidential polls, returned to Iowa on Sunday. The woman who says she has not yet decided on a 2016 presidential run appeared along with former President Bill Clinton in a state she has not visited since she lost the 2008 Iowa caucuses to Barack Obama.
Her speech at the annual steak fry hosted by U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin, a must-attend
NPR (Online News)Dec 11 2012
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Lawmakers question gift of 20 F-16s to Morsi's Egypt
Key lawmakers expressing concerns about the Obama administration's plan to send 20 F-16 fighter jets to Egypt, where new President Mohamed Morsi's allegiances are as uncertain as his grip on power. Under a foreign aid deal signed in 2010, when Morsi's U.S.-friendly predecessor Hosni Mubarak was in charge, the U.S. is giving the planes to Egypt's air
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Fox News (Online News)Sep 10 2014
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Calm down, America: We’re as safe as we were a year ago
President Obama hasn’t even given his speech outlining plans for increased military action to combat the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, but we already have a chyron for its coverage: “America on Edge” is the way NBC headlined its new poll Tuesday, which found that 47 percent of Americans believe the U.S. is less safe than it was before the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.
That’s higher than
SalonOct 12 2016
Opinion
The Problem With Only Letting In the 'Good' Immigrants
It’s difficult to determine who is “good” without making some troubling assumptions. American culture contains several competing, powerful psychological narratives about how immigration works—or at least how it should work. There is America as a glorious “melting pot” of cultures and America as a benevolent shelter for the tired, poor masses. There is also a view of a country threatened by new
The AtlanticSep 08 2014
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Islamic State Helps Reshape Obama's Second Term
When President Barack Obama speaks to the nation on Wednesday, he won't merely be discussing his strategy for taking on the militant fighters of the Islamic State. He will be acknowledging, tacitly, that he is overseeing a second term radically different from the one he imagined.
In that sense, Mr. Obama has become only the latest American president to learn that history doesn't afford
Wall Street Journal (News)Aug 21 2016
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George Soros, Other Democratic Megadonors Plowing Millions Into Clinton, Senate Election Bids
Democratic megadonors, including George Soros and Tom Steyer, are putting millions of dollars into efforts to put Hillary Clinton in the White House and win control of the Senate. Their investment comes as Republicans worry about not only their nominee Donald Trump’s chances, but also his effect on down-ballot races.
Yet few of the GOP’s biggest donors have put major money into Trump
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