Associated PressFebruary 4, 2020
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Tag: Chris Matthews
Associated PressFebruary 4, 2020Associated PressApril 1, 2016
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It was a question sure to come up at some point in the Republican primary campaign. “What should the law be on abortion?” asked MSNBC’s Chris Matthews to Donald Trump at a town hall event in Wisconsin. “Should the woman be punished for having an abortion?” Matthews pressed. “This is not something you can dodge.” […]
Associated PressMarch 30, 2016
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Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump said Wednesday that women who get abortions should receive “some form of punishment” if abortion is banned, once again sparking controversy with days to go before Wisconsin’s primary. In a heated exchange with MSNBC host Chris Matthews at the taping of a town hall in Green Bay, Wisconsin, that will […]
Mitch PerryJanuary 28, 2016
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While the political world focuses on Thursday night’s seventh Republican presidential debate in Des Moines (or the candidate hosting an event at nearby Drake University), it’s still to be decided whether a Democratic presidential debate in New Hampshire will be held in a week. Hillary Clinton — in a must-win situation against Bernie Sanders for […]
Jim RosicaNovember 9, 2015
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Republican presidential candidate Rand Paul said a recent report claiming fellow candidate Ben Carson fabricated a story about being offered a scholarship to West Point was a “misunderstanding.” “I think sometimes we make a mountain out of a mole hill,” Paul said. Paul, the junior U.S. Senator from Kentucky, spoke on MSNBC’s “Hardball with Chris Matthews.” “I didn’t graduate […]
Mitch PerryOctober 30, 2015
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Overnight, the U.S. Senate voted to approve the two-year budget deal that will increase spending limits and avert a default. The vote was 64-35, overcoming objections from among others, Ted Cruz and Rand Paul. Marco Rubio also opposed it. In my quick preliminary research, I’ve been unable to find out how Marco Rubio voted. Realizing […]
Guest AuthorJune 17, 20147min338
People are more powerful than all of Sheldon Adelson’s and the Koch Brothers’ money combined. Billionaires may spend gazillions trying to influence public opinion, too often resorting to half-truths and outright lies or funding surrogates that do their bidding. But, in the end, only people, not dollars, can vote. If enough average voters discover how […]