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About the Course Have you ever asked yourself why, despite more than ten years of efforts –involving, among other things, the loss of thousands of lives in wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, well-over a...
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The 'black spider' letters show that Charles is a good sort of prince
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The last month has seen considerable attention given to foreign donations to the Clinton Foundation as possible evidence of corruption in the State Department under Hillary Clinton's direction. However, an investigation from the Washington Examiner finds that paired Clinton Foundation donations and State Department lobbying were common among Fortune 100 companies as well:
While exactly half of the [Fortune 100] corporations appeared to have lobbied the State Department between 2009 and 2012, according to lobbying disclosures from the Center for Responsive Politics, foundation records show 55 of the firms donated to the charity.
Roughly 65 percent of foundation donors among the Fortune 100 also spent money on lobbying the State Department. [...] Just 14 of the 45 companies that did not give to the charity lobbied the agency during that same time. [Washington Examiner]
The companies that both donated and lobbied are a who's who of big business:
(Washington Examiner)
As the Examiner report concludes, this pattern suggests that major corporations might have viewed the Clinton Foundation as a viable backchannel to favorable lobbying outcomes. Bonnie Kristian
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House Republicans are publicly pressuring IRS Commissioner Koskinen to investigate Hillary Clinton’s Clinton Foundation tax status.
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Moms Demand Says Waco Shootout Show Danger Of Open Carry, Gov. Abbott Points Out Open Carry Not Even Legal Yet
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Georgia Right to Life should consider its bullying ways before it finds itself buried under the weight of its own cynicism.
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The political left is alive and well in Britain, but kind of blue in England
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The GOP primary is actually less polarized than it looks. That's too bad for Jeb.
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Will UN-style gun control be rammed down our throats?
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The New York Times is among the most blatant offenders
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The top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, Rep. Adam Schiff, says "alarm bells should be going off" in response to some of the Obama administration's rhetoric about progress against the Islamic State.
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We’ve all been there — stuck behind a slow driver in the passing lane.
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Unfortunately, from 1962 until the present day, the mayor of Detroit has been a Democrat.
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Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates declared "we don't have a strategy at all" in the Middle East
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Wasserman Schultz: 'Unacceptable,' 'Heartless' of GOP to Fight Obama's Executive Amnesty - Breitbart
Wasserman Schultz: 'Unacceptable, Heartless' of GOP To Fight Obama's Executive Amnesty
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If you were to believe Chris Matthews, his fellow Catholic, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R) has recently stated his support for traditional marriage only because he's "looking out for his right flank." Among the evidences? Well, Bush told the Christian Broadcasting Network that he believes marriage is a "sacrament." Of course, that is the official teaching of the Catholic Church, and supposedly believed by Catholics of all political stripes, Mr. Matthews included.
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Former Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels served in office from 2005 to 2013 and in eight short years accomplished more than most politicians manage in a lifetime. H...
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The strange bedfellows are pressuring the Senate to reform the NSA.
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Sidney Blumenthal counseled Hillary Rodham Clinton when she was secretary of state about Libya, where he was also advising a business venture.
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A federal judge has rejected the State Department’s plan to release most of Hillary Clinton’s emails as secretary of state in one large batch, insisting that the agency parcel out releases of the records over time. U.S. District Court Judge Rudolph Contreras announced Tuesday his plans to order a “rolling production” of the...
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Republicans are accusing Hillary Clinton of misleading the public after messages were published indicating she used multiple personal email addresses -- despite claims that she used only one as secretary of state.
