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Apr 14 2020
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Sen. Sanders Endorses Former VP Biden
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On Monday, former presidential candidate Bernie Sanders endorsed Joe Biden in a livestream on Biden's campaign website. Sanders had suspended his campaign just five days earlier.In an ABC News/Washington Post Abridge NewsJun 19 2012
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Major GOP donor eyes $100 million in donations
Washington (CNN) – Fresh off a major donation to the pro-Mitt Romney super PAC, Nevada billionaire and major Republican donor Sheldon Adelson is expected to continue his support for some other GOP causes and may donate as much as $100 million this campaign cycle, a source with knowledge of his donations told CNN.
CNN DigitalJun 12 2012
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Commerce secretary takes medical leave following weekend accidents
Washington (CNN) -- U.S. Secretary of Commerce John Bryson, under investigation for possible felony hit-and-run after allegedly causing two weekend car accidents in California, will take a medical leave of absence "as he undergoes tests and evaluations," White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said Monday night.
CNN DigitalApr 30 2019
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Asylum Seekers Face New Restraints Under Latest Trump Orders
WASHINGTON — President Trump on Monday ordered new restrictions on asylum seekers at the Mexican border — including application fees and work permit restraints — and directed that cases in the already clogged immigration courts be settled within 180 days.
In a memo sent to Kevin McAleenan, the acting secretary of homeland security, and Attorney General William P. Barr, the president
New York Times (News)Nov 22 2015
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Ben Carson coy on water-boarding, doesn’t want to tip his hand
Retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson declined to say Sunday whether he would bring back waterboarding as part of the fight against terrorism, saying it’s never a good idea to let the enemy know what you’re going to do.
A Washington Post/ABC News poll released Sunday put Mr. Carson in second place in the race for the Republican presidential nomination, behind businessman Donald Trump, who
Washington TimesJun 09 2012
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OPINION: The G.O.P.’s Gay Trajectory
OVER the past year, the main story line in the push for marriage equality has been the ardor and success with which leading Democratic politicians have taken up the fight. The Democratic governors of New York, Maryland and Washington all promoted and signed same-sex marriage laws, for which President Obama expressed his support last month.
New York Times (News)Apr 29 2019
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Trump’s New Nafta Faces Mounting Resistance in Democratic House
Pelosi and other leaders signal they won’t allow a vote without certain changes to labor rules.
President Trump’s push to revamp North America’s trade rules is hitting a roadblock in Washington as Democrats and labor groups demand changes, dimming its chances of passage before next year’s presidential election.
As Congress returns from recess this week with a full plate of
Wall Street Journal (News)Jul 18 2013
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How High Did It Go? Veteran IRS Official Testifies That Targeting Involved Top D.C. Officials
Veteran IRS official Carter Hull testified on Thursday that officials from a Washington office, led by a political appointee, was directly involved in the screening of Tea Party applications. Hull admitted for the first time publicly that the IRS chief counsel’s office was involved in the political targeting. He provided his account of the IRS scandal during testimony before the House
The BlazeJun 05 2020
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Hong Kong
“Thousands of people in Hong Kong defied a police ban Thursday evening, breaking through barricades to hold a candlelight vigil on the 31st anniversary of China’s crushing of a democracy movement centered on Beijing’s Tiananmen Square… Earlier Thursday, the Hong Kong legislature passed a law making it a crime to disrespect China’s national anthem.” (AP News)
Last Friday, “U.S. President
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