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Two Polls Give US President Trump High Marks for His Speech Before Congress

Two early polls are giving U.S. President Donald Trump high marks for his address Tuesday night before a joint session of Congress. A CBS News/You Gov poll found more than three-fourths of those who viewed the televised speech approved of it, while 82 percent thought it was “presidential.” Seventy-six percent of the viewers felt the […]

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No penalties for Kellyanne Conway for plugging Ivanka Trump’s line from the White House

WASHINGTON — Kellyanne Conway, the adviser to President Donald Trump who made a commercial pitch for Ivanka Trump’s fashion line from the White House, won’t face punishment for the ethics breach. In a letter to the Office of Government Ethics, deputy White House counsel Stefan Passantino said that Conway “acted inadvertently and is highly unlikely

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Randy Forbes Still A Long Shot For Navy Secretary After Bilden’s Withdrawal

Rep. Randy Forbes CAPITOL HILL: Rep. Randy Forbes still has plenty of fans, but Sec. Jim Mattis apparently isn’t one of them, which makes Forbes a long shot for Secretary of the Navy. Yes, the withdrawal of Philip Bilden’s nomination for SecNav reopens Forbes’ path to the position, even triggering an endorsement from The Wall

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Sandy Hook parents file 1st argument to Supreme Court in gun lawsuit case

HARTFORD, Conn. — Attorneys for families of some of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims have filed their first legal brief, seeking to have the state Supreme Court reinstate a lawsuit against gunmaker Remington Arms Co. In a 62-page document, attorney Josh Koskoff highlights the families’ contention that Remington knowingly marketed a military weapon

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George W. Bush’s daughter says she’s ‘very proud to stand with Planned Parenthood’

FORT WORTH, Texas — Barbara Pierce Bush, daughter of former President George W. Bush, said Wednesday that she strongly supports Planned Parenthood despite continued Republican efforts to defund the group. “I am very proud to stand with Planned Parenthood,” Bush told a crowd of around 1,000 people gathered at the annual Planned Parenthood luncheon in

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Trump’s Russian honeymoon may be over as Moscow media put him in the deep freeze

MOSCOW — What a difference 40 days make. When Donald Trump was inaugurated, Russian media fell over themselves hailing the start of a promising era in U.S.-Russian relations and celebrating a charismatic new U.S. president. But President Trump’s first address to Congress was greeted with notably muted coverage in Moscow on Wednesday — yet another

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International, USA

GOP’s Obamacare replacement plans would provide less financial help, analyses show

WASHINGTON — As congressional Republicans move to solidify their Obamacare repeal-and-replace legislation, concern is mounting that their strategies will leave millions of Americans with less financial assistance and more expensive coverage. A new analysis on Wednesday from the Kaiser Family Foundation projects that the HealthCare.gov insurance marketplace’s average premium subsidy — which people use to

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Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

DHS Secretary tells of aid to Jewish community

By Secretary John F. Kelly WASHINGTON, D.C. — Over the past several weeks, the country has seen unacceptable and escalating threats and actual harassment directed at faith-based communities around the country, with a particular focus on threats to Jewish Community Centers. As a complement to on-going law enforcement efforts to investigate specific threats, the Department of Homeland Security

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Olim, now IDF reservists, tell San Diegans of their lives

SAN DIEGO (Press Release) — StandWithUs’ ninth “Between The Lines: Voices of Israel – Stories Untold” tour brought Carlos and Elie to San Diego in February. The nationwide annual tour features two reservists who relate their personal experiences in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), upholding its strict moral code, often in the face of an enemy

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Middle East, San Diego County, USA

Local law enforcement to address Jewish community March 5

SAN DIEGO (Press Release)– To discuss the nationwide outburst of anti-Semitism, leaders of the San Diego Police, San Diego Sheriff’s office, and the local branch of the FBI will address a Jewish community meeting at 6 p.m., Sunday, March 5, at the Lawrence Family JCC, 4126 Executive Drive, with doors opening at 5:30 p.m.  Security

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San Diego Calendar, USA

Emergency plans should provide for people with disabilities

By Jennifer Laszlo Mizrahi ROCKVILLE, Maryland — As we are all aware, recently there has been a significant increase in hate crimes and bomb threats across the entire country. Minorities, including people with disabilities, are especially at risk not only for attacks and threats, but also for the stress and anxiety that can result from seeing

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