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What Do You Think Should Be The Income Cutoff For Medicaid?

What Do You Think Should Be The Income Cutoff For Medicaid?


Via: johnrussell  •  News & Politics  •  14 Comments  •  8 years ago

What Do You Think Should Be The Income Cutoff For Medicaid? In other words, below this income (for individual) you can get Medicaid medical coverage, and above that income you are totally...
German Jewish Leader Warns That Jews May Require Police Protection As Anti-Semitism Escalates

German Jewish Leader Warns That Jews May Require Police Protection As Anti-Semitism Escalates


Via: sixpick  •  News & Politics  •  1 Comments  •  9 years ago

December 30, 2017 Former president of the Central Council of Jews in Germany Charlotte Knobloch claims that Jews are increasingly under threat in public and may require police protection to...
Possibly A First For NT - The Grand Announcement

Possibly A First For NT - The Grand Announcement


By: kavika  •  News & Politics  •  58 Comments  •  9 years ago

About a month ago I was informed that I was to be a Great Great Grandfather. We have two children, four grandchildren, twelve great grandchildren and soon A GREAT GREAT GRANDCHILD. May or June is...
Loose Talk From Drunken Trump Campaign Staffer Sparked FBI Probe, Not Dossier

Loose Talk From Drunken Trump Campaign Staffer Sparked FBI Probe, Not Dossier


Via: johnrussell  •  News & Politics  •  4 Comments  •  9 years ago

George Papadopoulos was working as an energy consultant in London when the Trump campaign named him a foreign policy adviser in early March 2016. Credit via Agence...
Man in custody after Houston police find AR-15, shotgun, handgun and “lots of ammmo” inside his hotel room, on 28th floor of Houston Hyatt Regency, overlooking planned New Year’s celebration

Man in custody after Houston police find AR-15, shotgun, handgun and “lots of ammmo” inside his hotel room, on 28th floor of Houston Hyatt Regency, overlooking planned New Year’s celebration


Via: johnrussell  •  News & Politics  •  4 Comments  •  9 years ago

Man in custody after Houston police find AR-15, shotgun, handgun and “lots of ammmo” inside his hotel room, on 28th floor of Houston Hyatt Regency, overlooking planned New Year’s celebration....
In a 30-minute interview, President Trump made 24 false or misleading claims

In a 30-minute interview, President Trump made 24 false or misleading claims


Via: galen-marvin-ross  •  News & Politics  •  12 Comments  •  9 years ago

President Trump gave an impromptu half-hour interview with the New York Times on Dec. 28. We combed through the transcript and here’s a quick roundup of the false, misleading or dubious claims...
HAIL AND FAREWELL - Tribute To Those Who Passed On In 2017

HAIL AND FAREWELL - Tribute To Those Who Passed On In 2017


Via: johnrussell  •  News & Politics  •  3 Comments  •  9 years ago

CBS News Sunday Morning paid tribute to dozens of accomplished people who died in 2017.
Haley announces $285M cut in 2018-19 UN operating budget

Haley announces $285M cut in 2018-19 UN operating budget


Via: capt-cave-man  •  News & Politics  •  126 Comments  •  9 years ago

The inefficiency and overspending of the United Nations are well known. We will no longer let the generosity of the American people be taken advantage of or remain unchecked." - Nikki Haley,...
PRIESTS COMMIT NO MORE ABUSE THAN OTHER MALES

PRIESTS COMMIT NO MORE ABUSE THAN OTHER MALES


Via: johnrussell  •  News & Politics  •  155 Comments  •  9 years ago

PRIESTS COMMIT NO MORE ABUSE THAN OTHER MALES http://www.newsweek.com/priests-commit-no-more-abuse-other-males-70625 The Catholic sex-abuse stories emerging every day suggest that Catholics...
The "Worst" Neighborhood In Chicago Is 90% White

The "Worst" Neighborhood In Chicago Is 90% White


Via: johnrussell  •  News & Politics  •  39 Comments  •  9 years ago

"It's been said a trillion times: Chicago is a city of neighborhoods. With some 246 of them, it would stand to reason that the task of choosing the city's worst would be nigh impossible. After...
Nunes blasts DOJ, FBI for 'failure' to produce records relating to anti-Trump dossier

Nunes blasts DOJ, FBI for 'failure' to produce records relating to anti-Trump dossier


Via: sixpick  •  News & Politics  •  16 Comments  •  9 years ago

Exclusive  - House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes is blasting the Department of Justice and the FBI for its “failure to fully produce” documents related to an anti-Trump dossier,...
TRUMPIAN MANTRA: "INCONVENIENT TRUTHS EQUAL "FAKE NEWS"!

TRUMPIAN MANTRA: "INCONVENIENT TRUTHS EQUAL "FAKE NEWS"!


By: a-macarthur  •  News & Politics  •  63 Comments  •  9 years ago

Uhhh … I Don't Know About That! Pursuant to a comment I made in another thread earlier … a comment addressing another member's attempt to compare the Clinton e-mail issue to Paul...
2017 Was A Great Year; Here's How 2018 Could Be Better

2017 Was A Great Year; Here's How 2018 Could Be Better


Via: singled-out-2  •  News & Politics  •  10 Comments  •  9 years ago

Despite all the predictions of doom and gloom made at the beginning of 2017, the country managed to survive and thrive under President Trump. In what everyone else is describing as a year of...
Trump Approval Rating On Par With Obama’s After One Year In White House

Trump Approval Rating On Par With Obama’s After One Year In White House


Via: sixpick  •  News & Politics  •  13 Comments  •  9 years ago

December 28, 2017 Much has been made about President Donald Trump’s relatively low approval ratings, but Trump has ended his first year in office on par with his predecessor Barack Obama. A...
The Top News Stories Of 2017

The Top News Stories Of 2017


Via: johnrussell  •  News & Politics  •  65 Comments  •  9 years ago

http://abcnews.go.com/International/2017-review-biggest-stories-year/story?id=51792152 It was a year we won't soon forget. From Donald Trump 's inauguration to the Harvey Weinstein...
Trump threatens to cut aid to countries who oppose US Jerusalem move in UN vote

Trump threatens to cut aid to countries who oppose US Jerusalem move in UN vote


Via: buzz-of-the-orient  •  News & Politics  •  167 Comments  •  9 years ago

Trump threatens to cut aid to countries who oppose US Jerusalem move in UN vote Echoing earlier statements by US ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley, President Donald Trump threatened to slash...
Trump’s Terrible Choice for Judge

Trump’s Terrible Choice for Judge


Via: bob-nelson  •  News & Politics  •  63 Comments  •  9 years ago

Among President Trump’s worrisome nominees to the judiciary, perhaps none is as alarming as Thomas Alvin Farr, a protégé of Jesse Helms, the former North Carolina senator, and a product of the...
Yes, Virginia, There is a God

Yes, Virginia, There is a God


Via: in-the-ra-dog-house-forever  •  News & Politics  •  41 Comments  •  9 years ago

In 1897, Francis Pharcellus penned a famous response to eight-year-old Virginia O'Hanlon confirming the existence of Santa Claus. In light of the many recent attacks by anti-Christian and atheist...
The Democrats And The Media Are Eating So Much Crow Right Now

The Democrats And The Media Are Eating So Much Crow Right Now


Via: in-the-ra-dog-house-forever  •  News & Politics  •  8 Comments  •  9 years ago

It’s done. The GOP has passed the most extensive tax reform in the past three decades. The $1.5 trillion cut will benefit America’s working and middle classes. Republicans united, stuck to their...
The Difference Between How Conservatives, Liberals Define Patriotism

The Difference Between How Conservatives, Liberals Define Patriotism


Via: singled-out-2  •  News & Politics  •  13 Comments  •  9 years ago

A new poll found that liberals and conservatives have vastly different views about patriotism. (Photo: Jessica Peterson Tetra Images/Newscom) A new poll by the American Culture & Faith...
Abortion Has Killed More Black Americans Than Crime, Accidents, Cancer or AIDS

Abortion Has Killed More Black Americans Than Crime, Accidents, Cancer or AIDS


Via: sixpick  •  News & Politics  •  123 Comments  •  9 years ago

This week Right to Life of Michigan launched a new website that exposes the massive amount of abortions taking place on African American babies in their state. The pro-life gr o up...
Congress Refuses to Do Right by Children’s Health Care

Congress Refuses to Do Right by Children’s Health Care


Via: bob-nelson  •  News & Politics  •  286 Comments  •  9 years ago

As Republican lawmakers celebrate the passage of a tax bill that will make the wealthiest Americans richer, many lower-income families are faced with the real possibility that their children...
Investigating the Investigators at DOJ and FBI

Investigating the Investigators at DOJ and FBI


Via: sixpick  •  News & Politics  •  19 Comments  •  9 years ago

Why do heads seem to be rolling—or at least tilting—at the Department of Justice and FBI? Eight high ranking Department of Justice and FBI officials have been removed, reassigned or are...
10 times the intel community violated the trust of US citizens, lawmakers and allies

10 times the intel community violated the trust of US citizens, lawmakers and allies


Via: sixpick  •  News & Politics  •  16 Comments  •  9 years ago

No matter where you stand politically, a growing body of facts raises the question: Is there systemic corruption or misfeasance at work inside America’s intelligence agencies? By that, I don’t...
Seven Out Of Ten Americans Say The Country Is Headed In The Wrong Direction Under Donald Trump

Seven Out Of Ten Americans Say The Country Is Headed In The Wrong Direction Under Donald Trump


Via: johnrussell  •  News & Politics  •  9 Comments  •  9 years ago

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump frequently casts his first year in office as a string of successes and campaign promises fulfilled. But less than a quarter of Americans think Trump has...
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