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Jan 05 2019
News
House Democrats to introduce gun background check bill next week
House Democrats are wasting no time in pushing their gun agenda and plan on Tuesday to introduce a proposal to require universal background checks for gun purchases.
Under the plan, federal background checks will be required for all gun sales, including private transactions. A few exemptions will apply, such as transfers between family members or the "temporary use of a gun for hunting
The BlazeJul 02 2020
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Should Bottled Water Be Banned? – Top 4 Pros and Cons
Americans consumed 13.7 billion gallons of bottled water in 2017 – more than any other beverage by volume – boosting an industry worth $18.5 billion. 67.3% of bottled water sold in the United States is in single-serve plastic bottles. 70% of those plastic water bottles are not recycled. Globally, about 20,000 plastic bottles are bought every second, the majority of which contain drinking water
ProCon.orgAug 21 2013
News
Advanced Placement classes failing students
Taxpayers have spent hundreds of millions of dollars in recent years to nudge more students into Advanced Placement classes, but a close look at test scores suggests much of the investment has been wasted.
PoliticoMar 03 2021
News
Democrats tighten stimulus check limits in bid to smooth passage of $1.9 trillion spending bill
The Senate on Wednesday is slated to advance a $1.9 trillion spending package after working out a deal with centrist Democrats on stimulus checks and enhanced jobless pay.
Sen. Joe Manchin, a Democrat from West Virginia, had pushed for a reduction in the size and duration of enhanced unemployment. Instead, Democrats and President Biden have agreed to a quicker income phaseout of the
Washington ExaminerJan 20 2017
News
President-elect Donald Trump’s will have more prayers read during his inauguration ceremonies than any president in American history.
It didn’t take long for President Trump to rip into the self-serving ruling class and hit the populist themes of his campaign. Wasting no time on the usual fluff and platitudes that make most inaugural addresses forgettable, Trump made it plain that this program is to undo the globalism, socialism, secularism and Islamophilia of the last eight years.
The American SpectatorApr 27 2020
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Should People Become Vegetarian?
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) report that Americans eat an average of 58 pounds of beef, 93 pounds of chicken, and 52 pounds of pork, per person, per year. Vegetarians, about 5% of the US adult population, do not eat meat (including poultry and seafood). The percentage of Americans who identify as vegetarian has remained steady for two decades. 11% of those who identify as
ProCon.orgFeb 18 2014
Opinion
Obama stimulus: On 5th anniversary, White House touts millions of jobs created
Five years after Obama signed the Recovery Act, the White House credits the stimulus with saving millions of jobs and contributing to long-term economic growth. Republicans call the plan a failure and a waste of taxpaper money.
Christian Science MonitorApr 26 2015
News
‘A Foolproof Way to Keep People Off My Lawn’: Obama’s 10 Biggest Jabs at Republicans During WH Correspondents’ Dinner
President Barack Obama took to the microphone Saturday evening for the annual White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner and wasted no time with one-liners.
He jabbed all around the political spectrum, but Obama saved most of his quips for Republicans.
The BlazeNov 29 2012
News
Fiscal Cliff Meeting: Obama Dispatches Officials To Huddle With Congressional Leaders
Amid increasing anxiety that the White House and top Republicans are wasting time as the government slides toward an economy-rattling "fiscal cliff," administration officials are heading to Capitol Hill for talks with congressional leaders.
HuffPostNov 21 2012
News
Obama condemns Tel Aviv bus strike
President Obama condemned a bus bombing that wounded 10 in Tel Aviv Wednesday, wasting no time in calling it a “terrorist attack and pledging to provide Israel with “whatever assistance is needed to bring the perpetrators to justice.
Washington Times