Articles focusing on politics

Iran Says US Misrepresents Nuclear Deal

By Cathy Burke Article Reprint Iran’s Foreign Ministry on Tuesday slammed the White House for misrepresenting an interim nuclear agreement between Iran and six world powers — calling a U.S. fact sheet about the deal

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Combat Vets: Afghan Agreement Sets Up Dangerous Rules of Engagement

By Sandy Fitzgerald Article Reprint New rules of military engagement in Afghanistan will add dangerous limits on how American troops can fight the Taliban and make Afghan homes safe hideaways for the enemy, combat veterans

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Obama’s IRS Moves to Close Down Political Speech of Non-Profits

By Todd Beamon Article Reprint The Obama administration moved on Tuesday to rein in the use of tax-exempt groups for political campaigning. The effort is an attempt to reduce the role of such loosely regulated

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City proposes rigid ground rules for medical marijuana

BY FRAN SPIELMAN Article Reprint Medical marijuana dispensaries and growing centers would be confined to Chicago’s planned manufacturing districts and would be required to secure both special-use permits and a minimum number of parking spaces

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Here’s Who Earns The Minimum Wage, In 3 Graphs

npr.org Article Reprint A town near Seattle may raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour. Massachusetts is debating raising the hourly minimum to $11. And in the nation’s capital, Senate Democrats are pushing a

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Utah could raise smoking age to 21

By Reid Wilson Article Reprint Utah legislators will vote next year on a measure that would raise the legal smoking age to 21, after an interim panel voted last week to advance the bill.

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Mother of five writes open letter after children were fired on by police

by Ruthie Hawkins Article Reprint After a routine traffic stop turned into a high speed chase, a mother of five children ages 6 to 18 has written an open letter to police after her children

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Internet inventor slams UK, US for ‘appalling and foolish’ surveillance and censorship

rt.com Article Reprint The inventor of the World Wide Web, Sir Tim Berners-Lee, has said the US and UK must do more to protect internet users’ privacy as the US has fallen to fourth place

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