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Bryan Pregon

Texas elector says he will not cast his vote for Donald Trump - CNNPolitics.com - 7 views

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  • Bryan Pregon on 06 Dec 16
     
    "A Texas elector said Monday that enough is enough -- he will not cast his vote for President-elect Donald Trump as part of the Electoral College process on December 19."
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  • Faith Otten on 06 Dec 16
     
    The electors do have a right to not cast their vote for Trump even if he did win that state. If the electors feel that he is a legitimate danger, they are qualified to make that call for themselves.
  • russellboi on 07 Dec 16
     
    Although they have the right to choose and refuse to vote, this is the reason that some people don't vote, because the electoral college can just ignore the majority vote and do whatever. Although they should have the right to vote how they want, if they do there will probably be less people who feel like they made a difference in the process.
  • trump16 on 07 Dec 16
     
    This is not right at all the people want Donald Trump as president. People spoke they want Donald. If they really do represent there state maybe they should cast there vote even if they like Trump or not. This is getting old they need to get over it. Trump is our president.
sgunderson048

The 5 Easiest and 5 Most Difficult Promises for Donald Trump to Keep - 1 views

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Politics ELECTION GOVERNMENT

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  • sgunderson048 on 07 Dec 16
     
    I think any president makes promises they can't keep, but that's part of getting elected. At least other presidents have made realistic promises, but I think Trump's promises during his campaign were just fabricated lies to get people to vote for him. How dull can voters be if they think this man would actually build a giant wall between America and Mexico and make them pay for it?
xolson974

Time Magazine Urges 65 Million Americans Who Voted For Hillary Clinton Not To Pay Taxes - 0 views

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  • xolson974 on 07 Dec 16
     
    Twice in the past 16 years, a Republican candidate who finished second in the popular vote has won the presidency. This year, Donald Trump won the electoral vote with about 46% of the popular vote, while Hillary Clinton received about 48%.
xolson974

Pentagon buried study that found $125 billion in wasteful spending - 2 views

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  • xolson974 on 07 Dec 16
     
    A Defense Department study that proposed cutting $125 billion in administrative waste from the Pentagon budget was buried amid concerns the findings would give Congress an excuse to further slash defense spending, the Washington Post reported on Monday.
xolson974

Chinese state media publishes scathing articles saying 'diplomatic rookie' Donald Trump... - 0 views

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  • xolson974 on 07 Dec 16
     
    Donald Trump has been blasted as a 'diplomatic rookie' who must learn not to cross Beijing by Chinese state media, which warned the U.S. could pay dearly for his naivety. The president-elect was attacked by Chinese newspapers this week, just days after he created potential diplomatic controversy by calling Taiwan and criticizing China's government.
javierh123

Presidential Recount in Michigan Expands to Detroit Area - 1 views

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  • javierh123 on 06 Dec 16
     
    The presidential recount in Michigan expands Tuesday to its largest county, which includes Detroit, and five other large counties, with the fate of a statewide recount push in Pennsylvania awaiting action in federal court. President-elect Donald Trump narrowly defeated Democratic candidate...
mitchell_johnson

Why Trump's phone call with Taiwan's president is a big deal - 5 views

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  • mitchell_johnson on 05 Dec 16
     
    Donald Trump has been ruffling diplomatic feathers since he was elected by casually talking to world leaders without first getting guidance from the State Department. He's already angered close allies like Britain and India, but his latest phone call threatens to do far more damage.
Bryan Pregon

10 minutes that could change US-China history - CNN.com - 6 views

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  • Bryan Pregon on 05 Dec 16
     
    "The 10-minute conversation between US President-elect Donald Trump and Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen was a major break in the accepted protocol -- something that evidently does not much bother Mr. Trump. It is, of course, too soon to guess whether it was a fluke or a portent of a sea change in American policy."
Bryan Pregon

President Obama Claims He Cannot Pardon Snowden; He's Wrong | Techdirt - 17 views

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  • Bryan Pregon on 20 Nov 16
     
    "President Obama Claims He Cannot Pardon Snowden; He's Wrong"
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  • Deven Przybylski on 30 Nov 16
     
    Obama is claiming he can't and wont pardon Edward Snowden, also known as the most famous whistleblower in our governments history, solely because he hasn't stood before a court. The president CAN pardon him, but decides not to. Snowden would appear before a court if he knew it'd be a fair trial, but he knows that wont happen. He knows how tyrannous the government is and wont even attempt to have a fair trial.
  • Landon Mohr on 02 Dec 16
     
    I agree with Deven because as soon as Snowden steps foot on United States soil he's getting thrown into federal prison and then going to go on trial and not win because it wouldn't be a fair trial
  • zayned on 02 Dec 16
     
    Deven is correct on this one. The thing I find interesting is that Obama said that if Trump pardons Snowden then he will pardon Clinton, the problem with that is Clinton wasn't convicted of anything.
  • gracie1bradley on 02 Dec 16
     
    Zayne brought up the Clinton situation, I agree with that because you can't pardon somebody who wasn't convicted of anything, so how would he pardon him?
  • nate kliegl on 02 Dec 16
     
    Snowden shouldn't be pardoned because what he did was against the government policy, even though he was trying to tell america what our government was doing he still violated the law.
  • sydney matheny on 02 Dec 16
     
    In this article, one paragraph says that Obama pardoned three Iranian Americans before they stood trial. So in a way I think Obama is just using his opinion and not giving Snowden a chance. It's truly unfair that if he steps on US soil he will be thrown in jail, when really he just wants a chance to explain himself
  • sschultz777 on 02 Dec 16
     
    I agree with the president on forgiving him because we deserve to know this information.
  • lauren rambo on 02 Dec 16
     
    I think Obama could have pardoned him but is choosing not to. The fact that he's saying that he's not able to is ridiculous. Though what he did was considered against the law, sometimes we need people to go against in order to uncover hidden truths.
  • daulton wilcoxen on 02 Dec 16
     
    On the idea of pardoning Snowden, I agree with Nate because although the information he had should have been told to the public, just in a different way, he broke major laws, so there must be consequences. And going off of Devin's idea of no fair trial is inevitable.
  • kim bagshaw on 02 Dec 16
     
    I agree with Lauren because Obama had Pardoned people in the past even though they to hadn't been on trial, so his motives don't make since, I believe that his judgement is what is causing this. I don't believe he wants to pardon him, if he did, than this wouldn't be an issue, it already would be done.
  • jwelch096 on 02 Dec 16
     
    I agree with Lauren because the president has enough authority to make those decisions.
javierh123

The election really was rigged - 7 views

www.washingtonpost.com/...6-a677-b608fbb3aaf6_story.html

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  • javierh123 on 30 Nov 16
     
    A voting scandal of epic proportion tilted this election. The scam involved millions of people. No, I'm not talking about the recount the Clinton campaign joined in Wisconsin and may seek in Michigan and Pennsylvania. Hillary Clinton and her aides were correct before, when they said voting fraud is rare.
  • kelsi836 on 02 Dec 16
     
    This article was really interesting in the authors view point. The author's title is the first interesting point in this because when it says "The election really was rigged", people automatically assume it has something to do with Hillary or Trump, but the author gets down to the real point of the matter, which is the cause of the states new rules and such.
haleyborgaila

Unemployment Rate Hits Lowest Level Since Financial Crisis - 1 views

time.com/...november-unemployment-rates

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  • haleyborgaila on 02 Dec 16
     
    Donald Trump's presidential victory may have caused some employers to hit the pause button, but not many. In the first jobs report since Trump was elected president, employers added slightly fewer positions than expected in November. Nonetheless, the unemployment rate dropped unexpectedly to 4.6%.
  • kplowman702 on 02 Dec 16
     
    I think this is a great thing because he talked about doing this and he did.
mitchell_johnson

Trump aides: Secretary of State search down to four - 0 views

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  • mitchell_johnson on 02 Dec 16
     
    WASHINGTON - Donald Trump's very public search for a secretary of State will go on a bit longer. While announcing Wednesday that the president-elect has narrowed his search to four candidates, Trump aides also said they do not expect any more announcements on any Cabinet slots the rest of this week.
Cole W

CIA chief warns Trump: Scrapping Iran deal 'height of folly' - BBC News - 2 views

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  • Cole W on 02 Dec 16
     
    The director of the CIA has warned US President-elect Donald Trump that ending the Iran nuclear deal would be "disastrous" and "the height of folly". In a BBC interview, John Brennan also advised the new president to be wary of Russia's promises, blaming Moscow for much of the suffering in Syria.
russellboi

Unemployment Rate Drops To 4.6 Percent, Lowest Level Since 2007 - 1 views

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GOVERNMENT Politics economy

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  • russellboi on 02 Dec 16
     
    Unemployment dropped by 0.3 percentage points, to 4.6 percent, last month - the lowest rate since 2007 - according to the monthly jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The report says the U.S. added 178,000 new jobs in November. That's about what economists had expected.
  • russellboi on 02 Dec 16
     
    This is definitely beneficial to the economy that there are more people in the country working, though the decrease in wages seems bad, the overall benefit is much greater. And plus its still greater than it was last year so it's all good
asmith747

Trump's complex stock portfolio could create yet more conflicts - 0 views

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  • asmith747 on 02 Dec 16
     
    President-elect Donald Trump has disclosed owning millions of dollars of stock in companies with business pending before the U.S. government and whose value could rise as a result of his policies.
Bryan Pregon

The reality behind Russia's fake news - CNNPolitics.com - 7 views

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  • Bryan Pregon on 02 Dec 16
     
    "The 2016 presidential race was rife with disinformation, none more blatant than fake news -- hoaxes, half-truths, outright lies -- that flashed through the internet at warp speed."
  • delaniehubbard on 02 Dec 16
     
    When it comes to important news stories about the presidential candidates especially around this time, the truth gets thrown around so much. People sometimes believe what ever they read. This just happened to get blown out of proportion.
  • zayned on 02 Dec 16
     
    This doesn't surprise me. I feel like people forget how communism influences its people and what they think.
Faith Otten

Trump kicks off 'thank you' tour in Cincinnati - 1 views

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  • Faith Otten on 02 Dec 16
     
    The President-elect kicks off what aides are billing as a thank-you tour through battleground states on Thursday with an arena rally in Cincinnati, Ohio, a state Trump won by nearly nine percentage points over Hillary Clinton.
Landon Mohr

Russia 'not seeking conflict' - Putin tells nation - BBC News - 0 views

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  • Landon Mohr on 02 Dec 16
     
    Russia is "not seeking conflict with anyone", President Vladimir Putin has said in his annual Kremlin speech to parliament and the nation. "Unlike some foreign colleagues who see Russia as the enemy, we do not seek - and never sought - enemies. We need friends," he said.
Landon Mohr

World's growing inequality is 'ticking time bomb': Nobel laureate - 0 views

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  • Landon Mohr on 02 Dec 16
     
    To break free from an unequal financial system that disadvantages the poor, people should use their creative energy to become entrepreneurs themselves and spread wealth among a broader base of citizens, said Yunus.
Landon Mohr

Martin Shkreli: Australian boys recreate life-saving drug - BBC News - 0 views

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  • Landon Mohr on 02 Dec 16
     
    The man who sparked outrage last year by hiking the price of a life-saving drug may have met his match in some Australian schoolboys. US executive Martin Shkreli became a symbol of greed when he raised the price of a tablet of Daraprim from $13.50 (£11) to $750.
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