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on November 13, 2015 in World News

In Iowa, Donald Trump Savages Mainstream Media

In Iowa, Donald Trump Savages Mainstream Media by Charlie Spiering FORT DODGE, IOWA – Billionaire presidential candidate Donald Trump thrilled a crowd of over 13,000 supporters here during a speech that lasted over 90 minutes. Trump spent time criticizing some of his fellow Republican candidates such as Ben Carson, Gov. John Kasich Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL)Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and even former New York Governor George Ptaki.His most dramatic criticism, however, was saved for the mainstream media and the political pundits. “The media is very dishonest, unbelievably dishonest, they’re terrible,” he said, just days after finishing his debate performance. He… View Article

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on November 12, 2015 in World News

Time for GOP panic? Establishment worried Carson or Trump might win

Time for GOP panic? Establishment worried Carson or Trump might win By Philip Rucker and Robert Costa  Follow @PhilipRucker Follow @costareports Less than three months before the kickoff Iowa caucuses, there is growing anxiety bordering on panic among Republican elites about the dominance and durability of Donald Trump and Ben Carson and widespread bewilderment over how to defeat them. Party leaders and donors fear that nominating either man would have negative ramifications for the GOP ticket up and down the ballot, virtually ensuring a Hillary Rodham Clinton presidency and increasing the odds that the Senate falls into Democratic hands. The… View Article

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on November 12, 2015 in World News

Students across U.S. to march over debt, free public college

Students across U.S. to march over debt, free public college By Curtis Skinner (Reuters) – Students were set to walk out of classrooms across the United States on Thursday to protest ballooning student loan debt for higher education and rally for tuition-free public colleges and a minimum wage hike for campus workers. The demonstrations are planned just two days after thousands of fast-food workers took to the streets in a nationwide day of action pushing for a $15-an-hour minimum wage and union rights for the industry. Events for Thursday’s protests, dubbed the Million Student March, have been planned at colleges… View Article

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on November 12, 2015 in World News

Daily newspapers down nearly 80%, hard news ‘in danger’

Daily newspapers down nearly 80%, hard news ‘in danger’ By Paul Bedard (@SecretsBedard Hard news faces the same kind of extinction as newspapers and magazines, the result of a dramatic death spiral of reporting jobs and ads and the rise of the type of opinion journalism popular two and three centuries ago, according to a new report and analysis. “Hard news is in danger,” said a new report from the Brookings Institution. The report detailed a fall-off in advertising revenues and employment and raised the question that without editorial employees filtering the news, credibility will be undermined. “These trends have… View Article

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on November 12, 2015 in World News

Entire Liberal cabinet responsible for climate-change agenda: Dion

Entire Liberal cabinet responsible for climate-change agenda: Dion Shawn McCarthy OTTAWA — The Globe and Mail All Liberal cabinet ministers have been charged with ensuring the success of the new government’s commitments on climate change, Foreign Affairs Minister Stéphane Dion said in an interview Wednesday as he prepares to engage the country’s diplomatic corps in the international fight against global warming. A veteran climate warrior, Mr. Dion will play a pivotal role in the Liberal government’s climate agenda, both as minister for global affairs and as chair of the cabinet committee on environment, climate change and energy. He is expected to join… View Article

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on November 12, 2015 in World News

4 out of 5 Military Personnel Want Concealed Carry on Bases

4 out of 5 Military Personnel Want Concealed Carry on Bases by AWR Hawkins On November 10, a RallyPoint/Rasumussen Reports poll showed that 81 percent of current and retired military personnel want concealed carry on stateside bases so they can defend their lives in the event of an attack. The push for concealed carry is opposed by only 15 percent of military personnel. According to Rasmussen, the support for concealed carry “is equally high among all branches of the service.” But “those in the reserves are slightly more supportive of this proposal than those on full-time active duty or who are… View Article

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