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Barack Obama Permanently Blocks Oil Drilling in Arctic, Atlantic

Barack Obama Permanently Blocks Oil Drilling in Arctic, Atlantic

Posted by | Dec 21, 2016 | |

According to a White House statement on Tuesday, using his executive authority President Barack Obama permanently blocks oil drilling in the Arctic and Atlantic oceans. And according to a joint statement from Obama and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Canada will also halt oil and gas exploration in its own Arctic waters. [AdSense-A] The move by Obama to protect the planet from climate change and potential oil spills comes just weeks before Donald Trump takes office. Donald Trump appears dead set on rolling back Barack Obama’s climate change progress. Trump famously referred to climate change as a Chinese hoax. Obama...

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FBI Director Didn’t Have Warrant Until 2 Days After Sending Letter to Congress

FBI Director Didn’t Have Warrant Until 2 Days After Sending Letter to Congress

Posted by | Dec 21, 2016 | |

The controversy surrounding FBI Director James Comey’s letter to Congress 11 days before the election has resurfaced in a major way. On Tuesday, the warrant connected to the FBI search was revealed and legal experts who have reviewed the document saying the warrant should have never been granted. [AdSense-A] The FBI Director permanently changed the momentum in the presidential race 11 days before the election by sending Congress a letter saying the agency had discovered new evidence in its previously closed investigation into the emails Hillary Clinton. Clinton had a significant lead in the polls at the time Comey sent the...

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Impeachable Offense: Trump Organization Pressured Kuwait to Move Event to Trump Hotel

Impeachable Offense: Trump Organization Pressured Kuwait to Move Event to Trump Hotel

Posted by | Dec 20, 2016 | |

Think Progress is reporting that, Trump Organization Pressured Kuwait to Move Event to Trump Hotel. After receiving pressure from the Trump organization, the Kuwaiti Embassy moved a major event to the Trump International Hotel. Kuwait’s National Day celebration was originally scheduled to take place at the Four Seasons but will now take place at the Trump International Hotel on Pennsylvania Avenue. [AdSense-A] According to Think Progress, legal experts have said that the allegations would constitute a violation of the Constitution. In fact, Harvard Law Professor Larry Tribe Harvard Law Professor, one of the nation’s foremost constitutional scholars, called the scenario a “paradigm...

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New Report: 36,000 people could die every year if Obamacare is repealed

New Report: 36,000 people could die every year if Obamacare is repealed

Posted by | Dec 20, 2016 | |

That is right, according to a new study by the Urban Institue, nearly 36,000 people could die every year if Obamacare is repealed. The current Republican plan is to repeal Obamacare early in 2017, however despite campaigning against Obamacare for years now, Republicans still don’t any plan to replace Obamacare. In fact, there current plan can be described as something like, repeal and then figure out what to replace it with over the next few years. It goes without saying that this approach will put at risk the millions of people who currently rely on Obamacare for their health insurance....

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Democratic Governors Make Last Ditch Effort to Save Obamacare

Democratic Governors Make Last Ditch Effort to Save Obamacare

Posted by | Dec 20, 2016 | |

Democratic governors around the country are quietly making appeals to Republican members of their state’s congressional delegations. Their goal is to slow down or fully stop the repeal of Obamacare. The governor’s message is simple: Repealing Obamacare now, would cause massive disruption in the healthcare markets and cost their constituents dearly. [AdSense-A] According to the Huffington Post, California Governor Jerry Brown’s  office confirmed that he had been in “close contact” with lawmakers in Washington DC, to discuss “potential challenges ahead” on health care. Simultaneously, Pennsylvania  Governor Tom Wolf is drafting a letter to Republican Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy and the...

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