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Aug 13 2019
Opinion
Lee Carter: Gun control is what most Americans want – Here’s the only way for both sides to get there
According to the Gallup poll, 9 in 10 Americans want stronger background checks to buy a gun, while 6 in 10 want stronger gun control. And yet, only 1 in 10 believe that Congress is going to do anything to make those changes.
Which makes you wonder, what planet do they live on?
Like clockwork, Democrats are blaming President Trump’s rhetoric and his Republican supporters for
Guest Writer - Right
Oct 02 2019
News
The $100 Trillion Opportunity: The Race To Provide Banking To The World’s Poor
Two years ago, Amylene Dingle lived with her husband and 7-year-old daughter in Payatas, an impoverished Manila neighborhood with the largest open dump site in the Philippines. Her husband worked on the security staff in a government building, earning 4,000 pesos a week, the equivalent of $80. She had always wanted to start a business, but she was unemployed, had no money saved, no credit
Forbes
May 13 2013
News
Obama calls Benghazi controversy a 'sideshow'
President Obama delivered a defiant defense Monday of his administration's response to the Benghazi terror attack, calling the revived controversy over the matter a "sideshow." The president addressed the issue during a press conference alongside British Prime Minister David Cameron, who is visiting Washington. Obama denied any suggestion that there was a cover-up, questioning recent reports
Fox News Digital
Apr 16 2013
News
Senators, Seeking Support, Weigh Revisions to Background Check Bill
One approach designed to entice lawmakers representing large rural areas would exempt residents who live hundreds of miles from a gun dealer from background checks.
New York Times (News)
Sep 22 2021
Perspectives Blog
Partisan Divide Among Republicans, Democrats About Covid Risks
What are the chances somebody with COVID-19 must be hospitalized? Your perception may vary depending on your political leaning.
The chances of being hospitalized from COVID-19 are between 1-5%, but Democrats overestimate the risk: 41% of Democrats think the chance of hospitalization is 50% or more, while 28% of Republicans think the chances are that high. Republicans were more likely
Julie Mastrine
Aug 20 2014
News
With Ferguson, Obama Forced To Confront Race Yet Again
The tense situation in Ferguson, Mo., following the shooting of unarmed black teenager Michael Brown is another test for President Obama. He has struggled at times over how to navigate long-simmering tensions between police and the African-American community.
Obama says he understands the passions and the anger that have engulfed Ferguson over the past week and a half, but he has
NPR (Online News)
Aug 22 2019
News
9 questions about the Hong Kong protests you were too embarrassed to ask
Why is Hong Kong protesting? What do protesters want? And what might China do?
Protesters filled Hong Kong International airport last week. Many wore black, the unofficial uniform of these demonstrations. They carried signs and decorated the walls and floors with messages explaining why they’re rallying, disrupting the transit hub. Some taped bandages to their eyes, dripping with red
Vox
Nov 14 2019
News
Santa Clarita, California, high school shooting leaves 1 dead, multiple injured
One person is dead and at least three others are injured, two of them critically, after a shooting at a Southern California high school Thursday morning, officials said.
About an hour and a half after the shooting was reported at about 8 a.m. before classes started at Saugus High School in Santa Clarita, authorities said they had located the suspect who was no longer a threat.
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NBC News Digital
Apr 30 2020
News
Biden Announces Vice Presidential Search Committee
Former Vice President Joe Biden formally began the process of selecting a running mate on Thursday morning, releasing the names of former and current Democratic officials who will lead his search for a vice presidential candidate, who Biden has said will be a woman.
Former Connecticut Sen. Chris Dodd, Delaware Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti and Cynthia C.
NPR (Online News)
Aug 16 2014
News
Ferguson shooting: Police, protesters clash after disclosures
Anger spurred by the death of a black teenager at the hands of white police officer boiled over again early Saturday morning in Ferguson, Missouri, when protesters stormed into a convenience store — the same store that Michael Brown was accused of robbing.
Police and about 200 protesters began clashing late Friday after another tense day in the St. Louis suburb, a day that included
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