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Herman Cain’s “999” Attacks the 99%

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The Republican Cure For Everything…Tax Cuts!

AdLib - September 20, 2011 52

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A Little Truth About Business and Taxes

PocketWatch - March 7, 2011 13

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Not Just Your Household Budget!

bito - November 18, 2010 25

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The Will of the People!

bito - November 11, 2010 10

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News Wrap: Senate GOP requests $1 billion in funding for Trump's ballroom

In our news wrap Tuesday, Senate Republicans are requesting $1 billion to fund security improvements for Trump's White House ballroom, Ukrainian and Russian forces are observing a temporary ceasefire for Victory Day celebrations, a fireworks plant explosion in central China killed at least 26 people, and the Trump administration is investigating Smith College's admission of transgender students. [...]

New wave of Southern states scramble to redraw congressional maps ahead of midterms

The Supreme Court ruling against drawing congressional maps to protect Black or other minority voters has sparked a new wave in the ongoing redistricting war. Congressional correspondent Lisa Desjardins joins Amna Nawaz to discuss where things stand and what it means. [...]

Thousands of immigrant truckers lose commercial licenses in Trump administration crackdown

In March, around 200,000 immigrants began losing their commercial driver's licenses, which are required to operate large vehicles like semi-trucks, buses and tractor-trailers. It's part of a series of moves by the Trump administration to limit who can drive those vehicles after some high-profile truck crashes involving foreign-born drivers. Lisa Desjardins reports. [...]

Trump revives Presidential Physical Fitness Award for U.S. schools

The award is tied to the Presidential Fitness Test, which was a public-school fixture for decades but was phased out under President Barack Obama in favor of a program that minimized competition and focused on long-term health. Trump signed an order last summer to reestablish the fitness test, which was created in the 1950s. [...]

White House says Trump's deals with pharmaceutical companies offer billions in savings

WASHINGTON (AP) — White House economists estimate that President Donald Trump's deals with pharmaceutical companies to drop some of their U.S. prescription drug prices to what they charge in other countries could save $529 billion over the next 10 years. The analysis obtained by The Associated Press includes the first economy-wide projections behind a policy at the core of Trump's pitch to voters going into November's midterm elections for control of the House and Senate. [...]

UN resolution proposal would hit Iran with sanctions for halting freedom of navigation

The draft resolution, co-sponsored by the United States and Gulf nations and obtained Tuesday by The Associated Press, also demands that Iran "immediately participate in and enable" United Nations efforts to establish a humanitarian corridor in the strait to enable the delivery of vital aid, fertilizer and other goods. [...]

Senate Republicans look to fund $1 billion in security upgrades for Trump's ballroom

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans have added $1 billion in White House security upgrades to legislation that would fund immigration enforcement agencies, a proposed boost for President Donald Trump's ballroom project after a man was charged with trying to assassinate him at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner last week. The GOP bill released late Monday would designate the money for the U.S. Secret Service for "security adjustments and upgrades" related to the ballroom project, [...]

Rubio to meet with Pope Leo in Vatican City amid tensions with Trump

The State Department said Monday that Rubio, a Catholic who with this trip will have visited Italy or the Vatican at least three times as the Republican president's top diplomat, would be in Italy on Thursday and Friday. [...]

Tennessee lawmakers consider redrawing the state's only Democratic-held U.S. House district

Republican lawmakers in several Southern states are seizing on the opportunity afforded by a U.S. Supreme Court ruling to redraw congressional districts ahead of the November midterm elections. [...]

WATCH: Vance speaks at a manufacturing facility in key election state Iowa

Standing before hundreds of supporters at a steel manufacturing facility, Vance repeatedly drew a contrast between Iowa Republican Rep. Zach Nunn and his Democratic challenger, telling the crowd that Nunn and the Trump administration were "fighting for you instead of fighting against you" as he attacked Democrats on issues of immigration and fraud. [...]

To stay or risk the 'Road of Death' - Ukrainian civilians trapped in frontline city

People in the Ukrainian city of Oleshky say they have been cut off from fresh supplies of food or medicine for months. [...]

'Nothing will bring back my son': How 10 minutes of bombing by Israel shattered lives in Lebanon

The bombs started falling at 14:15 in the afternoon - bringing chaos and destruction across the country. [...]

Bowen: Strait of Hormuz standoff raises risk of sliding back into all-out war

The US and Iran's determination to keep the pressure on each other has put the fragile Gulf ceasefire in serious jeopardy. [...]

Cruise ship with hantavirus outbreak to sail to Canary Islands

Spain's health ministry said the MV Hondius is expected to arrive within three to four days. [...]

Vivek Ramaswamy wins Republican nomination for Ohio governor

He spent much of the race criticising the state's response to the Covid-19 pandemic led by the Democrat nominee. [...]

Dressed for succession: What Kim Ju Ae's outfits tell us about North Korea

Kim Ju Ae's evolving fashion is one of the signs that she is being groomed as North Korea's next leader. [...]

'I had to stick to the plan': Officer describes retrieving crocodile with human remains inside

DNA tests are underway to confirm whether remains found inside the crocodile match that of a missing man. [...]

Russian attacks kill more than 20 ahead of rival ceasefires proposed by Kyiv and Moscow

Kyiv said it would begin a truce on 6 May and then "act symmetrically" after Moscow declared a pause for its Victory Day parade. [...]

What is Trump's 'Project Freedom' in the Strait of Hormuz?

The US president said the operation has been paused after starting on Monday. [...]

IS families in Syria have booked tickets home to Australia, minister says

The four women and nine children with links to Islamic State have spent years in a Syrian camp. [...]

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