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Sep 08 2012
News
WaPo Columnist: To Make Krauthammer Happy, Obamas May Have to “Just Dieâ€Â
Its become commonplace that liberals will scream the GOP is a party full of hateful, divisive people then, in the same breath, proceed to spew hateful, divisive rhetoric. WaPo columnist Colby King provides the latest example of such hypocrisy. The exchange discussing Clintons speech on PBS Inside Washington between King and fellow panelist Charles Krauthammer went like this:
TownhallJun 01 2013
News
IRS, Obama Fundraisers, Immigration: Five Stories You'll Care About in Politics Next Week
The past week offered a brief respite from many of the battles that have gripped Washington over the last few weeks, and gave the Obama administration, in particular, a chance to catch its breath after getting clobbered by a trio of scandals. President Obama started the week surveying the post-Superstorm Sandy rebuilding efforts along the Jersey shore with Gov. Chris Christie by his side.
ABC News (Online)Jul 03 2019
News
Sanders slips in polls, raising doubts about campaign
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is slipping in polls following the first Democratic debate, raising questions about whether he can recapture the insurgent energy that nearly carried him to the party's presidential nomination in 2016.
Three new polls released after the first Democratic debate show Sanders falling into fourth place behind former Vice President Joe Biden, Sen. Kamala Harris (D
The HillJul 27 2014
News
Federal Judge Strikes Down D.C. Handgun Ban
A federal judge on Saturday overturned Washington D.C.'s ban on carrying handguns outside the home, saying it was unconstitutional.
"There is no longer any basis on which this Court can conclude that the District of Columbia's total ban on the public carrying of ready-to-use handguns outside the home is constitutional under any level of scrutiny," Judge Frederick Scullin said in an
HuffPostJul 03 2019
News
U.S. Drops Citizenship Question From Census
The Trump administration dropped plans to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census form, a turnaround after days of defiant statements following last week’s Supreme Court decision to halt the query.
“We can confirm that the decision has been made to print the 2020 decennial census questionnaire without a citizenship question, and that the printer has been instructed to begin the
Wall Street Journal (News)May 29 2013
News
IRS higher-ups requested info on conservative groups, letters show
Additional scrutiny of conservative organizations activities by the IRS did not solely originate in the agencys Cincinnati office, with requests for information coming from other offices and often bearing the signatures of higher-ups at the agency, according to attorneys representing some of the targeted groups. At least one letter requesting information about one of the groups bears the
NBC News DigitalJul 02 2020
Perspectives Blog
Story of the Week: Coronavirus Surge Halts Re-openings in Some States
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COVID-19 coronavirus cases have rebounded in certain regions, prompting some leaders to reverse reopening strategies and reinstate strict lockdown measures.
The rise in cases is most pronounced in the Sunbelt region and Idaho, while the number of new cases falls in other states including Massachusetts
Henry A. BrechterJun 02 2015
News
Frontrunner angst: Bush lead evaporates, Clinton favorability hits 7-year low
After five months of forums, fundraising appearances and trips to the early states, the 2016 Republican nomination contest is as unsettled as ever, with no candidate receiving more than 11 percent support and seven candidates all within three points of one another, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll.
Meanwhile, Hillary Rodham Clinton continues to dominate the Democratic
Washington PostDec 30 2013
News
13 states raising pay for minimum-wage workers
The retail-worker strikes that swept the nation in 2013 did not move Congress to raise the minimum wage, but a growing number of states are taking action.
The minimum wage will rise in 13 states this week, and as many as 11 states and Washington, D.C., are expected to consider increases in 2014, according to the National Employment Law Project. Approval is likely in more than half of
USA TODAYAug 29 2013
Opinion
Opinion: Degrading the dream
Every mass movement in America, the philosopher Eric Hoffer once wrote, becomes a racket in the end. And he hadn’t even witnessed the full course of the civil rights movement. If the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington is a time for taking stock, the score is clear. The Dream was a glorious triumph, changing America forever and making it more just. The contemporary civil rights
Rich Lowry