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Dec 11 2012
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Mother with autistic son worried what fiscal cliff could do to her family
(CNN) -- For many families, the nation's lurch toward the so-called fiscal cliff evokes either mind-numbing confusion, measured optimism or downright fear. But for Lisa Slifer, a single mother of three, the consequences of failing to come to a deal are all too real. Slifer's son, Kara, 11, is autistic. He and his mother depend heavily on state, local and private programs that receive grants
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Jul 22 2013
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NSA Still Growing In Wake of 9/11
The National Security Agency workforce has grown by at least one-third — to about 33,000 employees — since the Sept.11 terrorist attacks, and the agency has expanded its headquarters and operations to rival the size of the Pentagon.
According to the Washington Post, the NSA is adding to its massive headquarters at Fort Meade, Md., and has expanded sites in Colorado, Hawaii, Texas, Utah
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May 02 2015
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Chris Christie Appointee Pleads Guilty in ‘Bridgegate’ Case
Two former allies of Gov. Chris Christie have been indicted on charges related to their alleged role in creating politically motivated traffic jams on the George Washington Bridge in 2013.
An indictment against Bridget Kelly and Bill Baroni was unsealed Friday after it was filed on April 23.
Kelly was fired by Christie as his deputy chief of staff after the plot came to light,
The Blaze
May 15 2019
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US Evacuates Some Government Employees From Iraq Over Iran Threat
Washington ordered the departure of non-emergency American employees from its diplomatic missions in Iraq on Wednesday in another show of concern about alleged threats from Iran.
President Donald Trump's administration is applying new sanctions pressure on Tehran and sending additional forces to the Middle East to counter what it says is a heightened threat from Iran to U.S. soldiers
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Jan 27 2014
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Frustrated progressives start to look beyond Obama
"I am not a member of any organized political party," Will Rogers once joked. "I am a Democrat." Plenty has been written on the current fight for the soul of the Republican Party. But as President Barack Obama unofficially rings in the sixth year of his administration with Tuesday's State of the Union address, another intriguing struggle may be emerging -- between moderates and progressives on
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Apr 27 2015
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Bush unloads on Obama’s Iran diplomacy, anti-ISIS efforts
Former President George W. Bush reportedly delivered a broadside against his successor's foreign policies in a closed-door meeting over the weekend, ripping the pending Iran nuclear deal in what may be his most direct criticism to date -- as Washington and Tehran resume talks.
Secretary of State John Kerry is meeting Monday with his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif in New York
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Dec 11 2014
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Russia Denounces U.S. Over C.I.A. Torture Report
Often castigated by the United States over its record on human rights, democracy and civil liberties, Russia on Thursday seized on the Senate Intelligence Committee report on the use of torture by the C.I.A. to turn the tables on Washington and demand that those responsible be brought to justice.
The Russian government, in a statement posted on the Foreign Ministry’s website, said the
New York Times (News)
Mar 01 2019
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Jay Inslee launches 2020 presidential bid with focus on climate change
Jay Inslee, the Democratic governor of Washington, has announced he is running for president, declaring himself the “only candidate who will make defeating climate change our nation’s number one priority”.
A vocal advocate for taking action on climate change, Inslee used his entrance into the race to sound the alarm on what he called “the most urgent challenge of our time”.
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The Guardian
Dec 06 2014
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Landrieu battles stiff headwinds ahead of weekend's Senate runoff
If Mary Landrieu loses the runoff election for the U.S. Senate in Louisiana this weekend, it won’t be for lack of trying.
The three-term Democratic senator has been barnstorming the state this week, driving some 1,200 miles in a rented SUV, stopping in little towns and bigger cities, making one last appeal to voters to give her a fourth trip to Washington.
“This election Saturday
Fox News Digital
Jan 16 2014
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GALLUP: ONLY 3% OF AMERICANS RANK IMMIGRATION REFORM AS TOP PRIORITY
New polling data from Gallup shows that an overwhelming majority of Americans do not think handling immigration reform is even close to a top priority for 2014. Immigration places well behind other issues like healthcare, jobs, the economy, dissatisfaction with Washington politicians, the debt and deficit, lack of money, ethics and moral issues, poverty, the gap between the rich and the poor,
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