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Last updated on October 26, 2015Oct 26, 2015 The Jeb Bush campaign is taking aim at Marco Rubio, portraying him as a "GOP Obama." Team Bush tells donors: Marco is a GOP Obama | The … Continue reading 2016 United States Presidential Candidate Jeb Bush
On June 16, 2015, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a press release entitled "The FDA takes step to remove artificial trans fats in processed foods" stating that partially hydrogenated oils (PHOs) are … Continue reading U.S. Food and Drug Administration Makes Formal Announcement Regarding Partially Hydrogenated Oil
Last updated on October 7, 2015Oct 7, 2015: In an interview with Judy Woodruff, the host of PBS NewsHour, Hillary Clinton said that based on what she knows about it she opposes the Trans-Pacific Partnership … Continue reading 2016 United States Presidential Candidate Hillary Clinton
Last updated on February 17, 2016Watch a video of Bernie Sanders expressing his concerns about the U.S. involvement in Iraq in 2003 here. Bernie Sanders is a self-proclaimed Democratic Socialist. He believes in the implementation … Continue reading 2016 United States Presidential Candidate Bernie Sanders
Last updated on November 28, 2015Jun 11, 2015: Last night in Des Moines, Iowa, Police Officer Vanessa Miller shot and killed an unarmed 28-year-old white man, Ryan Keith Bolinger, as he approached Miller's police vehicle … Continue reading Des Moines Police Officer Shoots and Kills Unarmed Ryan Keith Bolinger
Last updated on January 13, 2016On June 4, 2015, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency put out a news release entitled "EPA Releases Draft Assessment on the Potential Impacts to Drinking Water Resources from Hydraulic Fracturing … Continue reading U.S. EPA Releases Hydraulic Fracturing Study Draft Assessment 2015
Last updated on June 3, 2015Jun 2, 2015: By a vote of 67-32, the U.S. Senate passed H.R.2048 - USA FREEDOM Act of 2015 and President Obama signed the bill. The bill states that over … Continue reading U.S. National Security Agency Bulk Phone Data Collection
May 20, 2015: U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch announced that five global banks will pay over $5 billion in penalties for working together to manipulate international interest and foreign currency exchange rates. The banks, which … Continue reading Five Global Banks Will Pay Over $5 Billion in Penalties
Last updated on May 18, 2016May 17, 2016: In California, a grand jury indicted Plains All American Pipeline on 46 criminal charges, including four felony counts. The company and one employee, environmental and regulatory compliance … Continue reading Santa Barbara California | Plains All American Pipeline Oil Spill
Last updated on May 18, 2016May 17, 2016: In Washington, D.C., the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) held a hearing to review the results of the NTSB's investigation into the May 12. 2015 Amtrak train … Continue reading Amtrak Train from Washington D.C. to New York Derails in Philadelphia