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Oct 21

Your political views can predict how you pronounce certain words

By Zachary Jaggers, The Conversation

A linguist explains how your political orientation can influence how you pronounce certain words.

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Oct 11

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Susan Rice says U.S. has ‘sold out the Kurds’ with Syria move

Susan Rice served as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and national security adviser in the Obama administration. In a new book, she shares her story of raising kids while navigating some of the country’s toughest foreign policy and national…

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Sep 24

Trump administration expands overtime to 1 million workers

By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press

Most Americans earning less than $35,308 a year will now be paid time and a half for any work over 40 hours a week. The rule is a scaled back version of an Obama-era proposal.

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Jul 26

2020 tests whether Democrats can rely on a multiracial coalition

By Nicholas Riccardi, Errin Haines, Associated Press

Black voters are the Democratic Party's most loyal voting bloc, but nationally, the African American turnout rate dropped 7 percentage points in 2016 from its record high during Obama's 2012 reelection.

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Jul 09

WATCH: McConnell equates his ancestors’ slave ownership to Obama’s

The Kentucky Republican said Tuesday that he and former President Barack Obama have opposed reparations, and "both are the descendent of slave owners."…

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Jul 09

Latest ‘Obamacare’ challenge goes before appeals court in New Orleans

By Kevin McGill, Rebecca Santana, Associated Press

At issue is whether Congress effectively rendered it unconstitutional in 2017 when it zeroed out the tax imposed on those who chose not to buy insurance.

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May 27

AP fact check: Trump takes credit for Obama’s gains for vets

By Hope Yen, Calvin Woodward, Associated Press

Boastful on the occasion of Memorial Day, President Donald Trump and his Veterans Affairs secretary are claiming full credit for health care improvements that were underway before they took office. Here's a look at their claims.

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May 14

Senate confirms Trump judicial pick who disparaged Obama

By Associated Press

Utah Sen. Mitt Romney was the only Republican to vote against lawyer Michael Truncale because of his 2011 comments in which he called then-President Barack Obama an "un-American imposter."…

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Apr 02

Trump suggests deferring GOP health plan push to after 2020

By Associated Press

President Donald Trump is suggesting he will defer until after 2020 his push for a Republican health care plan to replace the Affordable Care Act.

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Dec 27

Trump is the third American president to visit Iraq

President Donald Trump made an unannounced trip to Iraq on Wednesday to meet U.S. troops. It's the sixth time that a U.S. president has visited Iraq.

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