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May 29 2012
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Dire Predictions Amid Another Looming Fiscal Battle
There are growing warnings on Capitol Hill that the nation could be rolling toward an end-of-the-year fiscal train wreck.
"The looming tax hike will be absolutely devastating," Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said.
"You can call this a fiscal cliff. You can call it 'Taxmageddon' as others have done. Whatever you call it, it will be a disaster for the middle class
NPR (Online News)Jul 09 2012
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Obama pushes for tax hike on top earners, extension of Bush-era rates for others
President Obama, amid charges of class warfare, pushed Monday for a tax hike on families earning more than $250,000 -- and an extension of the Bush-era tax rates for families making less than that. The president, speaking in the East Room of the White House, said he wants to break through the "stalemate" over taxes in Congress. He argued that sustaining the current tax rates for top earners
Fox News DigitalNov 16 2015
Headline Roundup
Refugee Strategy Will Not Change
Townhall Wall Street Journal (News) HuffPostAug 15 2013
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Obama warns of further steps in Egypt, cancels military exercises
President Barack Obama announced Thursday that the United States has canceled joint military training exercises with the Egyptian military and alluded to the fact that his administration could take further steps to deal with the violence in Egypt. "Going forward, I've asked my national security team to assess the implications of the actions taken by the interim government and further steps we
CNN DigitalNov 05 2012
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Could close race produce a popular/electoral vote split?
President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney are neck-and-neck in national polls, while Obama has an edge in crucial battleground states that will decide Tuesday's election. The dynamic sets up a possible outcome that has happened rarely in American politics and could undermine the credibility of the victor -- Romney beats Obama in the overall vote, but the president gets
CNN DigitalAug 12 2013
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Dana Rohrabacher, GOP House Science Committee Member: 'Global Warming Is A Total Fraud'
Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-Calif.), a longtime member of the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology, recently brushed aside concern that the wildfires currently scorching across his state and causing millions of dollars of damage have anything to do with climate change. In fact, he told constituents at a town hall that "global warming is a total fraud," employed by liberals to "create
HuffPostNov 08 2023
Headline Roundup
What Do Dems' 2023 Election Wins Mean for 2024?
Following a string of 2023 election victories for Democrats, media voices considered the implications for how the Republican and Democratic parties will approach 2024.
‘Seemed to stiffen Democrats’ spines’: MSNBC (Left bias) commentator Paul Waldman argued that the results “vindicate” Democrats’ focus on abortion rights and showed that Democrats “need not cower and apologize when
National Review (Opinion) MSNBC BloombergApr 22 2024
Headline Roundup
Jury Hears Opening Statements in Trump’s Hush Money Trial
Jurors heard opening statements and the first witness testimony in 2024 candidate and former President Donald Trump’s New York hush money trial on Monday.
For Context: Trump is currently in New York on trial for business fraud stemming from allegations that he covered up hush money payments made shortly before the 2016 election to an adult film star.
Opening Statements: The
New York Times (News) Wall Street Journal (News) Washington TimesJul 02 2019
Perspectives Blog
Media Bias Revealed in Coverage of Violent Portland Rally
Media reports surrounding a Portland rally in which the presence of far-right and far-left groups resulted in violence — including the beating of a journalist — have much to reveal about media bias.
A video Oregonian reporter Jim Ryan posted to Twitter during the demonstration on Saturday showed members of the far-left group Antifa beating Quillette editor and photojournalist Andy Ngo,
Julie MastrineJan 19 2024
Headline Roundup
Thousands Protest Abortion at March For Life Rally in DC
Thousands attended the 51st National March for Life in Washington, D.C., on Friday in protest of legalized abortion.
Details: The annual march marks the anniversary of the 1973 Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision that enshrined abortion access as a constitutional right. This court decision was overturned in the summer of 2022. The organization’s website states the annual march continues
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