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The following is an excerpt from JACKIE CALMES and BRIAN KNOWLTON | January 20, 2013 | Nytimes.com |
WASHINGTON — With only his family nearby, President Obama was sworn into office in the White House before noon on Sunday in advance of Monday’s public pomp, the private moment forced by a ... Read More
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The following is an excerpt from JEFFREY H. ANDERSON | January 17, 2013 | TheWeeklyStandard.com |
Yesterday, Congress passed a series of bills to promote gun control and mental health. Among other things, the bills aim to remove “unnecessary legal barriers…that may prevent states from making information available to the background ... Read More
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The following is an excerpt from Foxnews.com | January 15, 2013 |
President Obama plans to unveil a comprehensive proposal to address gun violence on Wednesday but is already facing criticism, over his potential use of executive action to push multiple gun control measures and over the staging of the announcement ... Read More
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The following is an excerpt from Lucy Madison | December 26, 2012 | cbsnews.com |
As the nation teeters on the edge of the so-called "fiscal cliff," President Obama returns to Washington Thursday to resume negotiations with Congress over a deal to keep taxes from going up on Americans. But a ... Read More
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The following is an excerpt from Rachel Rose Hartman and Olivier Knox | December 13, 2012 | Yahoo.com |
Susan Rice, the embattled U.S. ambassador to the U.N., withdrew her name on Thursday from consideration to be secretary of state in the face of angry Republican opposition.
"If nominated, I am now ... Read More
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The following is an excerpt By Reuters | December 11, 2012 | TheFiscalTimes.com |
A group of high-profile corporate leaders urged President Barack Obama and congressional leaders on Tuesday to reach a "principled compromise" on U.S. fiscal policy that includes higher tax revenues and spending cuts.
The chief executives sent a letter ... Read More
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The following is an excerpt from rt.com | December 10, 2012 |
A glitch in Apple’s ‘Maps’ app could potentially lead motorists to their deaths by sending them on a wrong path and into the Australian wilderness, the country’s police have reported.
Victoria law enforcers rescued several stranded travelers who were directed ... Read More
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The following is an excerpt from DANIEL HALPER | December 6, 2012 | TheWeeklyStandard.com |
President Barack Obama today pledged only to sign a "fiscal cliff" deal that includes tax hikes on the 2 percent.
"he only way to get the kind of revenue for a balanced deficit reduction plan is to ... Read More
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The following is an excerpt from BRIANNA EHLEY | December 4, 2012 | Thefiscaltimes.com |
During an interview with Bloomberg today, President Obama said he’s still willing to reach a compromise with Republicans to avert the fiscal cliff, but only if they’re willing to raise tax rates on the wealthiest 2 ... Read More
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The following is an excerpt from Foxnews.com | December 4, 2012 |
Conservatives in both chambers are already starting to pounce on House Speaker John Boehner's fiscal crisis counter-proposal, in a sign of the political risk the speaker took by calling for $800 billion in new tax revenue -- though that ... Read More
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The following is an excerpt from Julie Hirschfeld Davis | November 29, 2012 | bloomberg.com |
President Barack Obama says going over the fiscal cliff by missing the deadline for a deficit reduction deal by year’s end would be a “rude shock” for Americans. Republican House Speaker John Boehner says it ... Read More
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The following is an excerpt from JEFFREY H. ANDERSON | November 28, 2012 | TheWeeklyStandard.com |
As hard as it is to believe, it’s been only a little over three weeks since Election Day. But there are already plenty of signs that Republicans are learning many of the wrong lessons from ... Read More
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