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bwest01

Obama knocks Trump at Rutgers: 'ignorance is not a virtue' - 5 views

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  • bwest01 on 16 May 16
     
    "In politics and in life, ignorance is not a virtue," he told the more than 12,000 graduates in New Brunswick, New Jersey. "It's not cool to not know what you're talking about. That's not keeping it real or telling it like it is. That's not challenging political correctness.
  • alexander4434 on 16 May 16
     
    wow he is going out with a bang
kittyterhune

Hillary Clinton Wants to Put Bill Clinton 'In Charge' of the Economy - 0 views

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  • kittyterhune on 16 May 16
     
    I think this is a wise choice on Hillary's part because during his time, Bill Clinton had a relatively healthy economy when he was president.
kadenroen

Judge rules in favor of GOP in Obamacare suit - 2 views

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  • kadenroen on 12 May 16
     
    At issue is the "cost sharing" provision in the law that requires insurance companies offering health plans through the law to reduce out-of-pocket costs for policy holders who qualify. The government offsets the added costs to insurance companies by reimbursing them. But lawyers for the House argued that Congress did not properly approve the money for those reimbursements.
  • ivanhessche on 16 May 16
     
    This suit represents the first time in our nation's history that Congress has been permitted to sue executive branch over a disagreement about how to interpret a statute," Earnest said during his daily briefing. "These are the kinds of political disputes that characterize a democracy. It's unfortunate that Republicans have resorted to a taxpayer-funded lawsuit to re-fight a political fight they keep losing.
Bryan Pregon

Fatal accidents involving stoned drivers soared in Washington since pot was legalized -... - 18 views

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  • Bryan Pregon on 11 May 16
     
    "Fatal accidents involving stoned drivers have soared in the state of Washington since marijuana was legalized there, according to a study from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. But it's difficult to determine whether a high-on-pot driver is too impaired to drive, according to a separate study from the same group."
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  • lizretikis on 11 May 16
     
    I believe that this is null and void, just because someone has the drug in their system at the time of driving does not mean that it was the reason for their impairment.
  • calebsnead on 11 May 16
     
    Fatal accidents involving the use of marijuana have risen ever since it was legalized. Sparking the debate, which is worse? Driving drunk or stoned? This is a hard thing to prove which one is worse, so the answer is unclear. Either way just because the drug is legal does not mean you are totally safe to be operating a vehicle.
  • egessert on 11 May 16
     
    I think that they should try and invent things to help test and see if it impairs their judgment.
  • zander0823 on 11 May 16
     
    If it is harder to tell whether marijuana has something to do with impairment or no then they need to do more studies on it. Once they have done more studies and figured out what effects marijuana have then they can decide on laws or regulations that they need to have.
  • tyjeff22 on 11 May 16
     
    I believe that it could have happened if they weren't using the drug
  • ivanhessche on 11 May 16
     
    But coming up with a test to get impaired drivers off the road will be far more difficult than the blood alcohol tests used to test for drunk drivers, according to the group. While tests show the ability to drive gets worse as blood alcohol rises, laboratory studies show the same is not necessarily true with increased levels of THC,
  • kyleighsev on 11 May 16
     
    If they are going to legalize marijuana they should come up with a test like a breathalyzer test so they can actually tell if the incidents were the cause of being stoned.
  • morgandooty on 11 May 16
     
    I think it is a possibility that people who are stoned are at an increased risk of crashing their car. The article said, "One driver with high levels of THC might not be impaired, while another driver with very low levels can be impaired." I think that researches should base regulations off of the people that are impaired by low levels. They should also look at how levels of THC decrease over time to see how long it would take to get down to the lowest level that would affect people.
  • mjones776 on 11 May 16
     
    I believe more research needs to be done. Like alcohol, there should be limits and rules with the marijuana. Because it is a drug, there should be a law about driving because it impairs your thinking just like alcohol.
  • emmaseilstad on 11 May 16
     
    I think that in order to decide what they are going to use to test the amount, more research needs to be conducted on how marijuana affects the brain. It seems to be proven that marijuana can have a negative affect on driving and can impair people who are using it and I think that's reason enough to do more research. I also think that before a state legalizes marijuana they need to find solutions to all of the precautionaries, such as driving, first.
  • msap832 on 11 May 16
     
    There is currently no way of testing if someone was "high" at the time of an accident and having THC in your system at the time of the accident means nothing, you could have smoked a week or even a month prior to the accident and had it in your system! I think they should keep doing studies and try and come up with a way of telling just like they have for alcohol testing for drunk driving but "All this report really shows is that more people in Washington State are likely consuming cannabis, and thus might have some THC in their systems at the time of an accident. But since having THC in your system tells us nothing about your potential impairment, it would be like a report showing how many people involved in accidents had drunk a beer in the last week" is all that needs to be said
  • epond857 on 12 May 16
     
    there is a way but its not like a brethalizer or anything like that for alcohol and other stuff.they can give u a piss test and it will tell weather u are on weed,pills and a bunch of other stuff so there is a way but i dont think that they think about it at the time.
  • bclayton731 on 12 May 16
     
    I think they need to do at least 10 to 20 years of research to confidently say marijuana is bad and causes this to happen so it should be illegal or its not so bad and can stay legal. I think its highly likely the deaths will go up for stoned driving for the first couple years then go down.
Bryan Pregon

Who owns America's debt? - May. 10, 2016 - 8 views

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  • Bryan Pregon on 11 May 16
     
    "The top holder by far is U.S. citizens and American entities, such as state and local governments, pension funds, mutual funds, and the Federal Reserve. Together they own the vast majority -- 67.5% -- of the debt. Foreign nations only hold 32.5% of the total."
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  • lizretikis on 11 May 16
     
    I honestly think that this plan is cheating the people who we borrowed money from. If we said we would pay them a certain amount then we should pay up. A deal is a deal whether or not you don't want to follow through.
  • ltorneten065 on 11 May 16
     
    I agree with what lizretikis said however, were so in debt that paying them back in full is nearly impossible. So I agree with Trump when he says we should pay them back 85 cents for every dollar.
  • gage barton on 11 May 16
     
    The large amount 67.5% of the US's debt is inside the us. If he where to drop the mount paid out he will hurt the American populous not foreign country's.
  • nickwarneke on 11 May 16
     
    Can Trump really do it though and if he does ask I think the other countries are just gonna say no.
  • kfloerchinger on 11 May 16
     
    I think that since the U.S. debt is 18 trillion more than China then something does need to change. But I don't think it should have to do with paying less for the debt, I think there's a lot of unnecessary things that each part of the state and federal government can reduce spending money on. Overtime the amount of debt we go into each year will be smaller and eventually we can get closer to paying most of it off.
  • kittyterhune on 11 May 16
     
    Best case scenario is trump alleviates a small fraction of our debt but destroys our foreign relations along the way. I wouldn't want someone who has had 4 companies go bankrupt gambling with the entire united states economy anyway.
  • alexander4434 on 11 May 16
     
    The best way this could go is he suttels some of the debt but runs our reputation in the process and nobody will buy bonds anymore so it would become worse in the long run
kadenroen

5 takeaways from West Virginia and Nebraska - 0 views

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  • kadenroen on 11 May 16
     
    Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee, captured two states -- West Virginia and Nebraska -- as voters continue to flock to the New York billionaire. Exit polls in both states painted a picture of conservative voters eager for outsiders in Washington.
alexander4434

How Donald Trump defied all odds - 1 views

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  • alexander4434 on 05 May 16
     
    Donald Trump pulled off one of the most unlikely electoral coups of modern times this week, toppling the political and media establishment to become the presumptive Republican presidential nominee. His domination of the primary season, which effectively ended Wednesday when Ohio Gov.
kadenroen

Bernie Sanders, don't do it - 8 views

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  • kadenroen on 05 May 16
     
    Don't drop out of the race; redefine it. As you know, I am a friend of Hillary Clinton's. I also advise a super PAC that helped re-elect President Obama and now supports Hillary. But I also have known, liked, respected and admired you for many years, and you know that, too.
  • kittyterhune on 05 May 16
     
    If Sanders drops out of the race, it'll definitely end up being Trump vs. Clinton in the general election. Something tells me that the outcome of this election will be less than desired any way you look at it. There will be no real winners in this.
Bryan Pregon

Justice Department challenges North Carolina transgender law - CNN.com - 3 views

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  • Bryan Pregon on 04 May 16
     
    "The Justice Department has sent a letter to the North Carolina governor and state university system leaders notifying them that the state's transgender law violates the U.S. Civil Rights Act, according to a Justice Department official."
  • calebsnead on 05 May 16
     
    North Carolina has set a new transgender law that prohibits people from entering a bathroom that is different from their biological sex. The Justice Department is challenging this law and how it goes with our nations rights.
bwest01

We Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet - 0 views

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  • bwest01 on 05 May 16
     
    Think the primary season was ugly? With Trump versus Clinton in the general election, it's about to get much, much worse. Think the primary season was ugly? With Trump versus Clinton in the general election, it's about to get much, much worse. As Indiana's voters and Ted Cruz's exit virtually assure a Donald Trump vs.
ivanhessche

Trump's new target: Sanders supporters - 4 views

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  • lizretikis on 29 Apr 16
     
    The GOP front-runner has ratcheted up his rhetoric against presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton in recent weeks, calling her a "crooked" politician who is unqualified to be president. But when it comes to her challenger, Bernie Sanders, Trump has taken a notably softer tone, praising the Vermont senator's rhetoric and encouraging him to launch a third-party bid.
  • ltorneten065 on 05 May 16
     
    I wonder why Trump praises Bernie Sanders? I feel that he wants people to vote for the Vermont senator just so Hillary's run to become the Democratic nominee is not a cake walk.
  • ivanhessche on 05 May 16
     
    The GOP front-runner has ratcheted up his rhetoric against presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton in recent weeks, calling her a "crooked" politician who is unqualified to be president. But when it comes to her challenger, Bernie Sanders, Trump has taken a notably softer tone, praising the Vermont senator's rhetoric and encouraging him to launch a third-party bid.
kfloerchinger

Why Clinton isn't pushing Sanders to exit race - 0 views

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  • kfloerchinger on 05 May 16
     
    Clinton won't pressure the Vermont senator to leave. That reluctance is based on fear inside the Democratic establishment that such a move would make it more difficult to unite the party later this year.
morgandooty

Ted Cruz to name Carly Fiorina as VP - 1 views

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  • morgandooty on 27 Apr 16
     
    I think this is a brilliant move for Ted Cruz.I have heard many people say that they would vote for Hillary because she is a woman, so Curz may win some of their votes since he planning to make Fiorina his VP. He will also win the votes of Fiorina's delegates.
kfloerchinger

Harriet Tubman Ousts Andrew Jackson in Change for a $20 - 6 views

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  • kfloerchinger on 22 Apr 16
     
    Proposing to replace the slaveholding Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill with Harriet Tubman, the former slave and abolitionist, and to add women and civil rights leaders to the $5 and $10 notes.
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  • kyleighsev on 22 Apr 16
     
    I think it's cool because it's the first African American who will be on money
  • ltorneten065 on 27 Apr 16
     
    Also the first women honored on paper currency.
  • alexander4434 on 27 Apr 16
     
    the country is moving forward
kadenroen

Trump and Clinton: Bring on the general election - 2 views

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  • selena99 on 27 Apr 16
     
    The two presidential front-runners celebrated a victorious night Tuesday, each notching major wins in East Coast primaries and taking significant leaps towards their party's nominations. And in dueling victory speeches that showcased their starkly contrasting tone and style, Trump and Clinton had one thing in common: an eye on November.
  • kadenroen on 27 Apr 16
     
    The two presidential front-runners celebrated a victorious night Tuesday, each notching major wins in East Coast primaries and taking significant leaps towards their party's nominations. And in dueling victory speeches that showcased their starkly contrasting tone and style, Trump and Clinton had one thing in common: an eye on November.
bwest01

Donald Trump Wins 3 Primaries; Clinton Takes Maryland - 0 views

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  • bwest01 on 27 Apr 16
     
    Join us for live updates on the five states voting on Tuesday. Donald J. Trump won the primary elections in Connecticut, Maryland and Pennsylvania on Tuesday, according to The Associated Press, padding his delegate lead and increasing his chances of securing the Republican nomination before the party's convention in July.
egessert

A new war over the 'woman card' - 0 views

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  • egessert on 27 Apr 16
     
    The Democratic and Republican presidential front-runners laid out a potential fault line in what would surely to be a heated general election clash after they both swept much closer to closing out their party nominations. Clinton relished a chance to lay into Trump in her victory speech in Philadelphia after winning four out of the five Northeastern primary contests.
lizretikis

Ted Cruz, John Kasich join forces to stop Donald Trump - 1 views

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  • lizretikis on 25 Apr 16
     
    Within minutes of each other, the pair issued statements saying they will divide their efforts in upcoming contests with Cruz focusing on Indiana and Kasich devoting his efforts to Oregon and New Mexico. The strategy is aimed at blocking Trump from gaining the 1,237 delegates necessary to claim to GOP nomination this summer.
  • morgandooty on 25 Apr 16
     
    I still think that Trump will win Indiana even if it is only Cruz and him going head to head. I think whatever states that Kasich and Trump go head to head over will be won by Trump. There is a part of me that thinks that this is not a very great idea but there is a not much else they can do. Trump is gaining votes quickly.
kfloerchinger

Broken discipline tracking systems let teachers flee troubled pasts - 1 views

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  • kfloerchinger on 25 Apr 16
     
    The USA TODAY NETWORK analysis found many examples of failure of screening at the school district level, including school systems first made aware of troubled teachers on their staffs by journalists.
  • morgandooty on 25 Apr 16
     
    I think that the federal government needs to create a way for the misconduct of teachers to be tracked. Some of the teachers were losing their licence in one state and just moved to a new state to get another licence. The federal government needs to step in since it is affecting all the states.
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