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After weeks of silence, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi spoke on the House floor Friday against legislation to give President Barack Obama fast-track trade authority and a related bill to provide aid to workers displaced by trade. “We have an opportunity to slow down,” the California Democrat said. “Whatever the deal is with other...
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New York City underwater? Gas over $9 a gallon? A carton of milk costs almost $13? Welcome to June 12, 2015. At least those were the wildly-inaccurate predictions made by ABC News exactly seven years ago. Appearing on Good Morning America in 2008, Bob Woodruff hyped Earth 2100, a special that pushed apocalyptic predictions of the then-futuristic 2015.
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Peter Daou and Tom Watson founded #HillaryMen to provide actionable
analysis of the 2016 campaign focusing on the gender barrier in U.S.
politics. Peter is a former senior digital adviser to Hillary Clinton and
the Clinton Global Initiative. He is a veteran of two presidential
campaigns (Kerry '04 and Clinton '08). Tom is an author and Columbia
University lecturer who advises companies and non-profits on social
activism.
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“The secretive, hugely impacting Obamatrade deal is another behind-closed-doors fast-tracked D.C. deal that screams "don't pass it 'til we know what's in it!" Yet politicians are going along to get along, supporting Obama's pet project while ignoring the public's right to know what's in this monumental international trade deal. This, despite the President's track record proving he hasn't got it in him to put American workers first,” Palin posted.
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Despite staying largely silent on the issue—he’s quietly supported it for weeks, but hasn’t said anything at all in quite a long time—Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker crossed most conservatives by coming out in support of Obamatrade on Thursday evening in an interview with Bloomberg’s Mark Halperin.
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Roxie Hunt didn't set out to be a spokesperson for armpit hair and feminism. But one day Hunt stopped shaving under her armpits, a decision that sparked
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In the midst of a heated lawsuit alleging Harvard holds Asian students to a much higher standard during its admissions process, some college admissions counselors in California and elsewhere are coaching Asian American students to appear "less Asian" in an attempt to help them be accepted into the nation's most elite schools.
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An NAACP leader and prominent civil rights activist in Washington has been pretending to be black for years, her parents told local media.
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The tangled controversy surrounding Rachel Dolezal, head of the Spokane NAACP.
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A grandfather of four boys worries about their future in a girl-centered society
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A proposed rule governing the export of certain “defense articles” is raising concerns.
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Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush had a bad week last week, according to the Washington Press corps.
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Fallon Fox, a trans MMA fighter, took down her female opponent and busted her eye socket within the first round.
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New York City underwater? Gas over $9 a gallon? A carton of milk costs almost $13? Welcome to June 12, 2015. At least those were the wildly-inaccurate predictions made by ABC News exactly seven years ago. Appearing on Good Morning America in 2008, Bob Woodruff hyped Earth 2100, a special that pushed apocalyptic predictions of the then-futuristic 2015.
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Controversy is swirling around one of the Spokane region's most prominent civil rights activists, with family members saying the local leader of the NAACP has falsely portrayed herself as black for years.
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On Wednesday, according to The Hill, the White House Office of Management and Budget approved new plans to regulate airplane emissions.
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Baltimore police announced the arrests of two men in the death of a 16-year-old girl and the indictments of 11 members of a suspected drug crew they say might be responsible for some of the violence that has roiled the city in recent weeks.
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Most importantly about this is that the vote passed with less than a majority of the full House of Representatives. Boehner was only able to--on a purely procedural vote--obtain 217, rather than the 218 votes for a majority, votes for the rule. It passed the House 217-212.
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Unlike Hillary Clinton, Ted Cruz is not ashamed to confront the press and answer every question he can about why he's running and in this clip with Hugh Hewitt, he explains why he'll be able to cap...
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A pair of studies published today in the journal Social Science Research turns the widely accepted notion that kids raised by parents in same-sex relationships
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The presidential candidate has been talking about his financial troubles on the trail in order to relate to Americans. These numbers show where he actually stands.
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Democratic presidential contender Bernie Sanders wants to shape America into more of a European social state, but he readily admits that his policies could lead to an increase in unemployment. Sa
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Riffing off the release of the new Jurassic Park film to hit the box office this weekend, Sen.
