Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton pauses while she gives remarks on the explosion in Manhattan's Chelsea neighborhood onboard her campaign plane at Westchester County Airport, in White Plains, N.Y., Saturday, Sept. 17, 2016,

Tightening Poll Numbers

September 22, 2016 btwuser 0

This week, over on the Election Central Web site we examine the narrowing poll numbers in the race to the White House between Donald Trump […]

In this Thursday, July 21, 2016 file photo, pro-government supporters protest against the attempted coupon, on the road leading to Istanbul's iconic Bosporus Bridge, background left. Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said Monday, July 25, 2016 that Istanbul's Bosporus Bridge will be renamed "July 15th Martyrs' Bridge" in honor of civilians who died resisting Turkey's coup attempt. ASSOCIATED PRESS. http://www.apimages.com/metadata/Index/Turkey-Bosporus-Bridge/4d529ee768f247b5983a753a59411926/1/0.

Turmoil in Turkey

July 27, 2016 btwuser 0

On July 15, there was an attempt to forcibly remove Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erodgan from power. This action is called a coup d’etat. While […]

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Stuff YOU Should Know

July 26, 2016 btwuser 0

Meet the New VP Candidates Shortly before the Republican National Convention in Cleveland last week, Donald Trump officially announced his running mate. After much speculation […]

UNITED STATES - JUNE 15: Protesters supporting Sen. Chris Murphy's filibuster on gun laws march onto the grounds of the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday night, June 15, 2016. Bill Clark/AP Images. http://www.apimages.com/metadata/Index/CQPHO-AP-A-POL-DC-United-States-Sen-Chris-Murp-/1f5ee10257bf4a388335434366e1a33e/1/0.

A Look at the Filibuster

June 23, 2016 btwuser 0

While gun control has always been a hot topic, the debate is now reaching a new boiling point. Three days after the mass killings in Orlando on […]

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Trouble in Flint

January 28, 2016 btwuser 0

Nearly 100,000 residents of Flint, Michigan (66 miles north of Detroit) are without safe drinking water and at risk of lead poisoning. The city’s water […]

Audience members standing on treadmills listen as President Barack Obama makes remarks at the University of Wisconsin at La Crosse in La Crosse, Wisc., July 2, 2015. © Official White House Photo by Pete Souza. https://www.whitehouse.gov/photos-and-video/photogallery/july-2015-photo-day.

Obamacare: Two Years In

December 14, 2015 btwuser 0

You have heard it called “Obamacare.” Ever since its official passage, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (often shortened to the Affordable Care Act, […]