While it seems almost everyone is in thrall to the visiting pontiff, many in the Republican base dislike much of what he has to say:
LaunchFormer Secretary of State Colin Powell: JCPOA with Iran is “a good deal”
From the September 6th, 2015 episode of NBC’s Meet the Press…. NBC’S CHUCK TODD: General Powell, welcome back to Meet the Press. COLIN POWELL: Good
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Ecuadoreans can sue Chevron in Canada, Supreme Court rules “Ecuadorean villagers can sue Chevron and its Canadian subsidiary in an Ontario court to enforce a
LaunchMajor business group stops fundraising for Republicans due to Ex-Im Bank charter expiration
Major business group stops fundraising for Republicans due to Ex-Im Bank charter expiration Republicans are starting to suffer some political repercussions from the business community
LaunchStakes too high to delay action on Iran nuclear deal
Stakes too high to delay action on Iran nuclear deal Writing for The Seattle Times, Northwest Progressive Institute Vice President-Secretary and 36th District State Representative
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Fooling his people may buy Mr. Putin time, and Russians are famously capable of sacrifice. But time and sacrifice will be useful only if Mr.
LaunchMoveOn rips Schumer on Iran, says Dems should find ‘a new leader’
Our country doesn’t need another Joe Lieberman in the Senate, and it certainly doesn’t need him as Democratic leader. — MoveOn Political Action Director Ilya
LaunchStalled TPP negotiations catch Canadian conservatives off guard
Stalled TPP negotiations catch Canadian conservatives off guard The Globe and Mail reports on the stalled Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations from a Canadian perspective.
LaunchIn big move, Accenture will get rid of annual performance reviews and rankings
All this terminology of rankings—forcing rankings along some distribution curve or whatever—we’re done with that. We’re going to evaluate you in your role, not vis
LaunchFor Republicans, Pope Francis’ visit to Congress comes with tensions
For Republicans, Pope Francis’ visit to Congress comes with tensions The New York Times explores the dynamic that will serve as the backdrop to His
LaunchWith ‘no’ Greek vote, Tsipras wins a victory that could carry a steep price
What we need now is more wisdom from both sides… Greece can’t go on because we’re on the edge of cliff. After all this, the
LaunchEarth entering new extinction phase, new study finds
Earth entering new extinction phase, new study finds A new study jointly conducted by three American universities has found that the Earth has entered a
LaunchThe damage Rachel Dolezal has done
A white person identifying strongly with African Americans and African American culture is not a problem at all. The more the merrier in understanding who
LaunchDoggett assails “no-compromise, no-amendment attitude on trade”
What really needs adjusting here today is the no-compromise, no-amendment attitude on trade… This vote wouldn’t be so close if this process hadn’t been so
LaunchVladimir Putin tells West not to fear Russia
Only an insane person and only in a dream can imagine that Russia would suddenly attack NATO. — Russia’s Vladimir Putin, declaring that the United
LaunchRubio on Iraq: “It’s not nation-building. We are assisting them in building their nation.”
REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE MARCO RUBIO: I think we have a responsibility to support democracy. And if a nation expresses a desire to become a democratic
LaunchJPMorgan’s Jamie Dimon is fed up with you ‘lazy’ investors voting against him
JPMorgan’s Jamie Dimon is fed up with you ‘lazy’ investors voting against him “You might think that the chairman and CEO of a major bank that had
LaunchFIFA charges instantly earn Loretta Lynch global recognition
It was interesting, from this side, that there’s a woman calling the shots for the U.S., and a black woman at that. In particular, going
LaunchJeb Bush’s claim that Islamic State ‘didn’t exist when my brother was president’ gets four Pinnochios
[T]he Islamic State of Iraq, declared in 2006, was intended to be a sprawling entity like the one we see today. That was its political
LaunchWhy Obama is wrong and Warren is correct on fast-track, TPP
Why Obama is wrong and Warren is correct on fast-track, TPP Massachusetts’ Elizabeth Warren has warned fellow Democrats that a bill to fast-track the Trans-Pacific Partnership
LaunchQuestioned on Iraq invasion, Jeb Bush blunders
Republicans want to distance themselves from [Iraq] without divorcing themselves from it… This was a Republican president, and it never serves the party well to
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