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Mar 23 2015
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Hillary Clinton tries to soothe progressives
As Ted Cruz rallied the GOP’s conservative wing with his Monday announcement that he’s running for president, all-but-declared Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton quietly tried to calm her party’s restive progressive wing, segments of which are actively seeking an alternative in 2016. The former secretary of state spoke at the Washington headquarters of the liberal Center for American
PoliticoMay 30 2016
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The Trump Campaign is Low on Funds
Donald Trump’s presidential campaign is running low on funds that could be used to fend off attacks in the coming months. The Washington Examiner reports that senior Trump advisor Paul Manafort last week told Senate Republicans that Trump will be more dependent on money from the Republican party — a contradiction from Trump’s repeated insistence during the primaries that he was self-funding
Vanity FairMay 09 2019
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North Korea launches second projectile in less than a week
For the second time in less than a week, North Korea launched suspected short-range missiles, according to South Korea's military.
The projectiles were fired Thursday from near a military base about 50 miles from North Korea's capital Pyongyang. There were few other details immediately available.
State media in North Korea said that on Saturday the nation held a short-range
USA TODAYSep 23 2019
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Trump says he discussed Biden in call with Ukrainian president
President Donald Trump said on Sunday that he discussed Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden and his son in a call with Ukraine’s president.
Trump’s statement to reporters about his July 25 call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky came as the Democratic leader of a key congressional panel said the pursuit of Trump’s impeachment may be the “only remedy” to the situation.
ReutersJun 21 2012
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The Political Fight On Healthcare Is Over. Republicans Won.
That's the headline from the Washington Post's signature political blog, 'The Fix.' It's referring to the steadily deteriorating polling position of President Obama's signature "accomplishment," in advance of the Supreme Court's hotly-anticipated verdict on its constitutionality. Here is WaPo's chart of its own Obamacare survey data over the last three years:
TownhallMar 23 2020
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When fighting bureaucracy means disbanding a pandemics office
“More bureaucracy!” is perhaps not the best rallying cry. But what if streamlining leads to disbanding a pandemics office? The current crisis highlights both sides of the issue.
When PBS journalist Yamiche Alcindor recently asked President Donald Trump about his decision to disband the National Security Council’s office for pandemics, Mr. Trump said the question was “nasty.”
Christian Science MonitorSep 17 2016
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Prayer and politics in Congress
Sen. Christopher Coons doesn’t get much sleep. Unlike most senators, the lawmaker from Delaware commutes to the capital via Amtrak, often returning home late at night to his wife, three kids, and two dogs.
On Wednesdays, though, the Democrat gets up extra early, at 5:30 a.m., so he can catch the train from Wilmington to Washington, arriving about 8:20. If he walks straight to the
Christian Science MonitorJun 17 2012
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New Polls Highlight Uphill Deficit Battle
The Pew Research Center has long highlighted some of the difficulties that Republicans and Democrats have had in getting broad agreement on some of Washington's most pressing issues. In a piece released this week, Pew's President Andrew Kohut strung together a few graphs showing the American public's attitudes on reducing the deficit. It ain't pretty.
TownhallMay 18 2014
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Cheney says Clinton 'bears responsibility' for Benghazi
Former Vice President Dick Cheney said on “Fox News Sunday” that former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton “bears responsibility” for the State Department’s chaotic handling of the Benghazi terrorist attacks in Libya on Sept. 11, 2012.
“She was Secretary of State at the time that it happened -- she was one of the first in Washington to know about it,” Cheney said. “I think she clearly
Fox News DigitalMay 01 2013
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100 days in, Obama exudes second-term confidence
- President Barack Obama confidently declared that his administration will get things done in Washington despite an atmosphere he described as divided and politically dysfunctional. Speaking at a press conference 100 days into his second term, Obama fielded a range of questions on topics including Syria and the Boston Marathon attack, and he defended his administration's actions and positions
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