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Aug 24 2012
News
Reporter: Romney campaign didn't allow abortion questions
While the campaign did not deny the restriction was given, a spokesman for Mitt Romney's presidential campaign pushed back Thursday against a report that a television reporter was instructed not to ask Romney certain questions in an interview.
In response to the charge, a Romney campaign official told CNN, "This is not how we operate. The matter is being addressed."
CNN DigitalMar 09 2021
News
Biden stimulus showers money on Americans, sharply cutting poverty and favoring individuals over businesses
President Biden’s stimulus package, which passed the Senate on Saturday, represents one of the most generous expansions of aid to the poor in recent history, while also showering thousands or, in some cases, tens of thousands of dollars on Americans families navigating the coronavirus pandemic.
The roughly $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan, which only Democrats supported, spends most
Washington PostMar 09 2021
News
Pope Francis Visits Iraq
“Pope Francis urged Iraq’s Christians on Sunday to forgive the injustices against them by Muslim extremists and to rebuild as he visited the wrecked shells of churches and met ecstatic crowds in the community’s historic heartland… Throughout his four-day visit, Francis has delivered a message of interreligious tolerance to Muslim leaders, including in a historic meeting Saturday with Iraq’s
The Flip SideJan 27 2021
Perspectives Blog
When Natural Disasters Strike Like They Did in 2020, Republicans and Democrats See Similar Role for Government
From the LeftEditor's Note: This viewpoint is from a writer rated Lean Left.
In 2020, Americans experienced many natural disasters, including record-setting fires in California and Colorado, and some of the most tropical systems ever to make landfall.
By September, the country already had tied the record for the greatest number of natural disasters in a single year
Bella JasperNov 19 2012
News
Republicans Say GOP Needs Revamp After Romney Defeat
The Republican Party needs to stop insulting voters and broaden its appeal after Democratic President Barack Obama won re-election this month over Mitt Romney with overwhelming support from Hispanics, blacks and single women, top Republicans said on Sunday.
HuffPostOct 31 2019
News
ISIS Leader Baghdadi Dies In U.S. Special Forces Raid
President Trump announced Sunday morning that U.S. special forces killed ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi during a night raid in the northwestern Syrian province of Idlib, fulfilling “the top national security priority” of the Trump administration in the wake of a Syrian military withdrawal.
“He was vicious and violent, and he died in a vicious and violent way, as a coward, running and
National Review (News)May 19 2016
News
Labor Department move helps struggling workers.
For most people, a salaried job paying $25,000 a year is far from exceptional. It corresponds to an hourly wage of roughly $14, which isn’t enough to live on in many pricey metro areas.
USA TODAYMar 26 2020
Opinion
How are we going to have an election in November?
It’s hard to focus on right now, but this November we’re going to have a presidential election that may be the most important in our lifetimes.
How, exactly?
All we can say for certain, in this plague year, is that we won’t do it the way we expected. The election will take place in the shadow of a pandemic that has affected every state in the union, killed more than 1,000
Eugene RobinsonMay 04 2020
News
White House Rejects Government Report Projecting Rising Coronavirus Death Toll
The Trump administration on Monday pushed back against an internal government report, obtained by the New York Times, that predicts the daily coronavirus death toll could nearly double in the United States by early June.
The Times story cites an internal CDC update, acquired from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, that predicts the number of deaths per day from COVID-19 will reach
NPR (Online News)Aug 07 2020
News
Trump’s environmental rollbacks: A four-year tide of regulatory change
Days after entering office, President Donald Trump made a promise: He would eliminate two rules for every one signed into existence.
Since then, he has sought to make good on that pledge and more – touting his reversal of a “regulatory assault” on the economy at a White House event on July 16, saying, “The American people know best how to run their own lives.”
Although many
Christian Science Monitor