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May 31 2012
News
Obama welcomes George W. Bush to White House for portrait unveiling
Its make-nice week at the White House. A day after calling Republican challenger Mitt Romney to congratulate him on securing the GOP nomination, President Obama will welcome another chief adversary to the White House on Thursday when his predecessor, George W. Bush, arrives for the unveiling of his official portrait. Bush will be joined by his wife Laura, whose own portrait also will be
Washington Post
Oct 05 2020
News
EU, US oil giants take diverging paths on climate
When BP recently unveiled a strategic makeover for an era of rising alarm over climate change, environmentalists were on guard for greenwashing by a global oil titan.
But BP’s announcement that it would increase its renewable energy assets tenfold – and slash oil and gas output by up to 40% over a decade – gave even its sternest critics reason to cheer. Greenpeace, which in February
Christian Science Monitor
Dec 06 2022
Headline Roundup
Will There Be a Recession in 2023?
Since mid-2022, economists and business leaders have warned of a possible recession in 2023. Now, those predictions sometimes disagree, with some warning of economic danger and others predicting a milder economic outlook.
What They’re Saying: JP Morgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon told CNBC (Center bias) on Tuesday that inflation could dry up Americans’ excess savings from the pandemic and “
Washington Post
AZ Central
Washington Examiner 
Dec 17 2019
Headline Roundup
House Passes $1.37 Trillion Spending Bill
The House of Representatives passed a $1.37 trillion spending package Tuesday to fund the government through September 2020; President Donald Trump reportedly plans to sign the measure if the Senate approves it.
Reporting from all sides focused on the notion that the bill will help avert a government shutdown. Different outlets focused on different details of the bill; frequently
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May 11 2018
Headline Roundup
Treasury Department Opens Investigation Into Possible Leak of Cohen's Bank Records
The Treasury Department is investigating if bank records belonging to President Trump's personal lawyer Michael Cohen were illegally leaked to Stormy Daniels' attorney Michael Avenatti, who recently released a dossier outlining corporate payments made to Cohen after the 2016 election. Others have also criticized a business transaction under Avenatti's name detailed in The Seattle Times, which
USA TODAY
American Thinker
Daily Beast 
Mar 22 2021
Headline Roundup
Biden Administration to Prepare Infrastructure Package Up to $3 Trillion
The Biden administration's economic advisers are preparing an economic package that could cost up to $4 trillion, according to a New York Times report. The package, which President Joe Biden promised in his presidential campaign, aims to boost the economy, reduce economic inequality, enact climate change initiatives and provide free community college, universal preschool and a national paid
New York Times (News)
Reuters
Reason
Dec 04 2012
Opinion
With the Fiscal Cliff Looming, It's Time to Take Politics Off the Table
Since August of 2011, when a last-minute deal barely averted a default on our national debt, every policymaker has known exactly what would happen on Jan. 1, 2013 if the two political parties failed to reach agreement on long-term fiscal policy. Taxes would rise substantially for all Americans, and massive across-the-board spending cuts would go into effect. This is an outcome that hardly
No Labels
Sep 20 2012
News
Romney to Latinos: ‘This is a campaign about the 100 percent’
Continuing his efforts to court Latino voters, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney said his campaign is “about the 100 percent during a forum here Wednesday night hosted by the Spanish-language network Univision.
The first question for Romney, who has been dogged this week by a video recording in which he is heard dismissing 47 percent of Americans who he said are dependent
Washington Post
Sep 05 2019
Perspectives Blog
Country Before Party - My Entry into the Democratic Reform Movement
Editor's Note: This piece originally appeared on Bridge Alliance.
My name is Jeremy Garson and I am a recovering partisan. For years I had a reflexive need to defend anything and everything “my party” (the Democratic Party) said and did. I would forgo critical thinking when I saw a “D” or “R” attached to news and assume that “my side” was right and “the other side” was wrong. Even
Jeremy Garson
Feb 01 2024
Headline Roundup
Farmers' Protest in France Causes Disruptions Around Paris
French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal announced measures to provide millions of dollars in aid and tax breaks for the agricultural sector after thousands of farmers, angry about E.U. environmental regulations, protested and blocked traffic in and around Paris.
The Details: French farmers argue that new E.U. environmental regulations will drive up costs and suppress production, possibly
New York Times (News)
BBC News
Washington Examiner