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The President Who Isn’t

News & Politics Marion - July 27, 2011 13

People are living longer. Just look at the number of ex-Presidents we have living yet. There are four, and I can’t remember when so...

Debt vs. Deficit

News & Politics BlueStateMan - July 26, 2011 0

There is a difference between the debt and the deficit. Both Social Security & Medicare can and do contribute to the DEFICIT, but not the...

President Obama: Both Parties Have a Responsibility to Solve this Problem

News & Politics bito - July 26, 2011 3

The entire world is watching. So let’s seize this moment to show why the United States of America is still the greatest nation on Earth –- not just because we can still keep our word and meet our obligations, but because we can still come together as one nation.

The Strategy of Terrorism Government

News & Politics AdLib - July 25, 2011 11

Terrorism is defined as, ""The systematic use of terror especially as a means of coercion." So is the GOP.

Uncertainty in Business: Will it become Sustainable?

News & Politics amaycatbaker - July 25, 2011 13

Uncertainty, something every business person has talked about ad nauseum. What does Uncertainty really mean, that wages will go up for women? That they might...

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News & Politics Chernynkaya - July 25, 2011 12

News and opinion from around US-opolis for Monday, July 25, 2011

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News & Politics Chernynkaya - July 22, 2011 14

News and opinion from around US-opolis for Friday, July 22, 2011

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News & Politics Chernynkaya - July 21, 2011 20

News and opinion from around US-opolis for Thursday, July 21, 2011

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News & Politics Chernynkaya - July 20, 2011 3

News and opinion from around US-opolis for Wednesday, July 20, 2011

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News & Politics Chernynkaya - July 19, 2011 1

News and opinion from around US-opolis for Tuesday July 19, 2011

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TOP NEWS

Supreme Court Clears Way for Trump Administration’s Mass Firings of Federal Workers

The justices announced they were not ruling on the legality of the specific downsizing plans but they allowed the Trump administration to proceed for now with its restructuring efforts. [...]

U.S. Botched a Deal to Swap Venezuelans in El Salvador for American Prisoners

Secretary of State Marco Rubio and the U.S. envoy to Venezuela were both working on different deals and ended up at cross purposes. [...]

Trump and Bondi, Confronted Over Epstein Files, Tell Supporters to Move On

A small but influential cohort of the president’s far-right political coalition spared him their ire but turned with a vengeance on the attorney general and the top officials at the F.B.I. [...]

Trump Uses Cabinet Meeting to Vent About Epstein, Putin and Powell

The president held forth in public for 104 minutes, using a cabinet meeting to express much that is on his mind. [...]

Two Found, Two Missing: An Agonizing Search After the Texas Floods

Four friends, all in their 20s, planned to spend the weekend in the Hill Country. Then the rains came. [...]

Abbott Calls Seeking Blame for Floods ‘the Word Choice of Losers’

As both the death toll and number of questions about official preparedness increased, the Texas governor invoked football metaphors, saying “every team makes mistakes.” [...]

Why the Texas Floods Were So Deadly

Scientists say a hotter planet is driving more intense storms. But experts say the U.S. is also not doing enough to adapt to increasingly intense floods. [...]

What Is a Trade Deal? Trump Takes an Expansive View.

The president is deploying the word “deal” liberally, using the term to describe all kinds of trade arrangements, some very limited or one-sided. [...]

Against Illegal Immigration, but Married to Someone Here Illegally

Chris Allred’s views were shaped by economic changes. Now, facing an immigration crackdown, where do he and his wife go from here? [...]

How Insularity Defined the Last Stages of Biden’s Career

The effort by Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s inner circle to limit access to him helps explain why it took him more than three weeks to drop his re-election bid after his disastrous debate performance. [...]

How Kyrsten Sinema's decision makes Democrats' 2024 Senate map tighter

Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema decided to shake up the political world on Friday by becoming an independent. The former Democrat is still caucusing with the party in the Senate, so the Democratic caucus still has 51 members. Now, instead of 49 Democrats and two independents within their ranks, the caucus has 48 Democrats and three independents. [...]

Meet the woman steering Biden's bipartisan winning streak on Capitol Hill

The Biden administration managed to rack up a long list of major legislative wins in its first two years despite facing one of the most closely-divided Congresses in history. From bipartisan action on infrastructure, gun safety and same-sex marriage to party-line bills tackling climate change and expanding health care coverage, it's a record President Joe Biden and Democrats on the ballot were all eager to tout on the campaign trail during the midterms. [...]

CNN Political Briefing

The political news you need to know, in 10 minutes or less. Hosted by David Chalian. [...]

The Axe Files with David Axelrod

Go beyond the soundbites and get to know some of the most interesting players in politics. [...]

Margins of Error

Look closely at almost anything and you'll find data—lots of it. But what are those numbers really saying about who we are and what we believe? Harry Enten is on a mission to find out. [...]

The notable legal clouds that continue to hang over Donald Trump

All eyes are on former President Donald Trump, who has launched another White House bid. [...]

The fine print of the Respect for Marriage Act

Let's start with the positive: Republicans and Democrats are coming together to protect same-sex marriage from the Supreme Court. [...]

Everything you need to know about Biden's student loan forgiveness program

President Joe Biden's federal student loan forgiveness program, which promises to deliver up to $20,000 of debt relief for millions of borrowers, is on hold indefinitely as legal challenges work their way through the courts. [...]

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Hamas used sexual violence as part of 'genocidal strategy', Israeli experts say

The Dinah Project, an all-women group, lays out "a legal blueprint for prosecuting these crimes", which Hamas has denied committing. [...]

More than 100 injured as wildfire rages near Marseille

About 800 firefighters are at the scene, France's interior minister says, and will battle the blaze through the night. [...]

Israeli defence minister plans to move Gaza's population to camp in Rafah

Israel Katz tells Israeli media the so-called "humanitarian city" in Rafah will eventually house 2.1 million Palestinians. [...]

Trump upbeat on Gaza ceasefire talks despite lack of breakthrough

The US president said talk were going "very well", but a Palestinian source tells the BBC they have not made headway. [...]

US delays higher tariffs but announces new taxes for some countries

Trump says the US will impose a raft of levies after pausing his Liberation Day tariffs. [...]

Chef's food decoration at Chinese pre-school poisons 233 children

The kindergarten students are being treated in hospital after eating food with inedible paint. [...]

First malaria treatment for babies approved for use

Until now, there had only been drugs for older children which carried an overdose risk for the young. [...]

Texas floods death toll climbs to at least 107

Search and rescue teams have been wading through mud-piled riverbanks for a fourth day as more flash floods threaten the region. [...]

Jota's car was probably speeding before fatal crash, Spanish police say

The Liverpool player was killed with his brother when their Lamborghini car had a suspected tyre blowout. [...]

Bee attack injures several dozen in France

Twenty-four people were stung, with a witness describing how "very panicked people" tried to bat off the bees. [...]

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