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George W. Bush: President George W. Bush started making the case for an infiltration of Iraq in 2002."Iraq continues to flaunt its hostility toward America and to support terror," he said, adding that “states like these, and their terrorist allies, constitute an axis of evil, arming to threaten the peace of the world. By seeking weapons of mass destruction, these regimes pose a grave and growing danger.” Bush launched the war on March 19, 2003, noting in a televised address that “helping Iraqis…

2011. In rebuttal to Marchione’s accusations that his vote to legalize same-sex marriage was motivated by the promise of campaign donations, McDonald explained that he broke from traditional Republican values because he was a “human being that care[d]” and “could have found an easier way to get…

McKenzie Israel Mr. Salinas Federal Gov 4 Dec. 2015 Assignment 5 What are the major problems facing the Social Security system? What are the solutions to these problems? [Worth 20 points] The United States has some major issues concerning the Social Security system. The number of retirees is growing, and they are living longer lives. The pay-as-you-go system, which was created in 1937 as the Federal Insurance Contribution Act, will eventually not be able to cover all the cost of OASI. The…

I choose the term/concept “equal time rule” for my RML assignment this week. I found an interesting article posted online from Law Newz. The article is titled, “Trump’s Call for ‘Equal Time’ on SNL is Just ‘Preposterous”, and was written by Susan Seager. It was published on November 21st, 2015. The equal time rule is defined as a government requirement for stations to offer competing political candidates the same time period and the same rate for advertising. This law is under the same…

In the backdrop of the recent terror attacks in Paris, Republicans are up in arms against the program that facilitates Syrians fleeing the civil war in their country to seek refuge in the United States. Republicans argue that the current program is filled with gaps as far as verifying and certifying refugees are concerned. On the 19th of November, the house passed a resolution enabling the U.S. security and intelligence agencies to take a closer look at refugees from Iraq and Syria. The White…

The night of October 4th was quite eventful at Longwood University in Farmville, Virginia. Both Senator Tim Kaine and Governor Mike Pence proved good points and represented their parties and their running mates very well. Elaine Quijando did not do a very good job as the moderator. This allowed the potential Vice Presidents to get a little out of hand a few times. Although the it did get out of hand a few times, they were very respectable for the most part. Senator Kaine got to speak first.…

President Bush’s legal counsel analyzed how far the U.S. could go to extract intelligence from those captured in the war on terror through the August 2002 memo otherwise referred to as one of the “torture memos”. The torture memos expressly justified the use of EITs to elicit information from detainees. EITs included, sleep deprivation, entomophobia exploitation, and waterboarding. These severe techniques were provided legal cover because the torture memo defined torture to be pain “difficult…

In a surprise appearance, Republican National Committee Chair Reince Priebus introduced GOP candidate Donald Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania, showing supporters the party is standing behind Trump despise the media reporting otherwise. "Don’t believe the garbage you read,” Priebus said, introducing Trump. "Let me tell you something: Donald Trump, the Republican Party, all of you, we’re gonna put him in the White House and save this country together." The surprise appearance in Erie, PA came at…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HU9pAxbHHGY&index=2&list=PLO6rGu9b4rizlIsjbjuxTJhsXfY5DL05 6 The Claim: The claim in this advertisement, as I see it, is that the “Keep The Promise” organization believes that Marco Rubio would put others things, such as gambling, in front of his duties as President, duties such as keeping America and the people who live here safe. The evidence: I have looked on the internet for websites or articles that somehow connect to the allegations made against Marco Rubio.…

Introduction It is an honor to present the next Governor of Texas, Ms. Jane “Bitzi’ Johnson Miller. Ms. Miller is a loyal Texas conservative that hails from West Texas where she was born and raised on a ranch. She comes from a proud line of Texans who have served their community. Her grandfather was former Texas Governor, Joe “Big Daddy” Johnson from 1954 through 1958. Ms. Miller attended the University of Texas at Austin where she received a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering and a…