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NewsTrust - Politics - Most Recent Stories: News (Independent) Copyright (c) 2008 NewsTrust en-us Mon, 28 May 2012 00:14:28 -0700 http://www.newstrust.net/images/logos/newstrust-logo_20px.gif NewsTrust http://www.newstrust.net/subjects/politics/most_recent/news/independent http://www.newstrust.net/subjects/politics/most_recent/news/independent NewsTrust helps people find good journalism online. We rate the news based on quality, not just popularity. Our social news network features top-rated stories from hundreds of mainstream and independent sources. Find out more at http://www.newstrust.net/ New Evidence of Scott Walker Lying to Congress Sun, 27 May 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8736426/toolbar?ref=rss http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8736426/toolbar?ref=rss <span><a href="http://www.newstrust.net/sources/the_nation?ref=rss">The Nation</a> - By John Nichols - May. 27 (News Report) - there is new evidence to suggest that Walker’s testimony to Congress about when he began preparing his anti-labor legislation—which sparked mass demonstrations and a recall movement that will culminate with a June 5 vote on whether to recall the governor—was not truthful.</span><p><b>NewsTrust Rating: </b><a href="http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8736426?ref=rss">3.9 average</a> (not enough reviews) - <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8736426?ref=rss">See Reviews »</a> - <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8736426/toolbar?ref=rss">Review It</a>        <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/">Visit NewsTrust</a> | <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/about">About</a> | <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/partners/feeds/rss">Sign Up</a> | <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/about/disclaimer">Disclaimer</a></p> U.S. Congress Campaign Reform Media and Politics Congressional Oversight Labor Campaign Finance Crime Wisconsin Scott Walker, Tom Barrett Face Off In First Wisconsin Recall Debate Sat, 26 May 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8735230/toolbar?ref=rss http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8735230/toolbar?ref=rss <span><a href="http://www.newstrust.net/sources/huffington_post?ref=rss">Huffington Post</a> - By Amanda Terkel - May. 26 (News Report) - Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett (D) aggressively went after Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) in the first of two gubernatorial debates, taking him to task for an ongoing corruption probe, repeal of an equal pay enforcement law and out-of-state fundraising....</span><p><b>NewsTrust Rating: </b><a href="http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8735230?ref=rss">Not rated yet</a> - <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8735230?ref=rss">See Info »</a> - <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8735230/toolbar?ref=rss">Review It</a>        <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/">Visit NewsTrust</a> | <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/about">About</a> | <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/partners/feeds/rss">Sign Up</a> | <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/about/disclaimer">Disclaimer</a></p> Wisconsin US Drone Strike in Pakistan Reeks of Political Retaliation Yet Again Fri, 25 May 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8732910/toolbar?ref=rss http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8732910/toolbar?ref=rss <span>emptywheel.net - By Jim White - May. 25 (News Report) - Today, US drones killed four more people in North Waziristan in Pakistan’s Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA). This strike comes at a critical time in US-Pakistan relations, as many believed that the US and Pakistan would announce an agreement reopening NATO supply routes through Pakistan at last weekend’s NATO summit in Chicago. Instead of reaching agreement, however, Pakistan’s President Asif Ali Zardari was essentially shunned at the meeting. Today’s strike adds to that insult, as Pakistan has been objecting strenuously to US drone strikes as an imposition on Pakistan’s sovereignty. Despite US claims that Pakistan does nothing to stop insurgents in the FATA, Pakistani jets also killed 12 people today in Orakzai Agency, which is near North Waziristan and also within the FATA.</span><p><b>NewsTrust Rating: </b><a href="http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8732910?ref=rss">3.6 average</a> - <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8732910?ref=rss">5 Reviews »</a> - <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8732910/toolbar?ref=rss">Review It</a>        <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/">Visit NewsTrust</a> | <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/about">About</a> | <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/partners/feeds/rss">Sign Up</a> | <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/about/disclaimer">Disclaimer</a></p> Pakistan U.S. Military 7 Wisconsin Jobs Facts Every WI Voter Needs to Know Fri, 25 May 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8733751/toolbar?ref=rss http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8733751/toolbar?ref=rss <span><a href="http://www.newstrust.net/sources/daily_kos?ref=rss">Daily Kos</a> - May. 25 (Fact Check) - Walker has been plastering TV's all over WI with a bald-faced lie that he created 30,000 jobs. Walker created fake job numbers than ran a million dollar ad campaign for them.</span><p><b>NewsTrust Rating: </b><a href="http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8733751?ref=rss">4.1 average</a> (not enough reviews) - <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8733751?ref=rss">See Reviews »</a> - <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8733751/toolbar?ref=rss">Review It</a>        <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/">Visit NewsTrust</a> | <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/about">About</a> | <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/partners/feeds/rss">Sign Up</a> | <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/about/disclaimer">Disclaimer</a></p> Money and Politics Jobs Egyptian Voters on the Promise, and Limits, of Historic Election: Sharif Kouddous Reports From Cairo Thu, 24 May 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8732909/toolbar?ref=rss http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8732909/toolbar?ref=rss <span><a href="http://www.newstrust.net/sources/democracy_now?ref=rss">Democracy Now</a> - By Sharif Kouddous - May. 24 (News Report) - Voters are heading to the polls for the second day in Egypt's first competitive presidential election following the ouster of Hosni Mubarak 15 months ago. The first day of voting saw numerous reports of minor violations, but was largely hailed as free of fraud and violence. Ahmed Shafik, Mubarak's last prime minister and now a leading candidate, was swarmed by protesters outside his polling station who hurled shoes and debris at him. Democracy Now! correspondent Sharif Abdel Kouddous and videographer Hany Massoud spent the day traveling to polling stations around Cairo speaking to voters about their choices for president and their concerns in the election. [Transcript to come. Check back soon.]</span><p><b>NewsTrust Rating: </b><a href="http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8732909?ref=rss">4.4 average</a> (not enough reviews) - <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8732909?ref=rss">See Review »</a> - <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8732909/toolbar?ref=rss">Review It</a>        <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/">Visit NewsTrust</a> | <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/about">About</a> | <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/partners/feeds/rss">Sign Up</a> | <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/about/disclaimer">Disclaimer</a></p> Egypt Elections Senate Advances Expanded, "Orwellian" Gov't Surveillance With FISA Amendments, CISPA Thu, 24 May 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8732908/toolbar?ref=rss http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8732908/toolbar?ref=rss <span><a href="http://www.newstrust.net/sources/democracy_now?ref=rss">Democracy Now</a> - By Amy Goodman, Juan Gonzalez - May. 24 (News Analysis) - The Senate is closer to renewing controversial measures that critics say would allow the emails and phone calls of U.S. citizens to be monitored without a warrant. The Select Committee on Intelligence has voted to extend controversial amendments to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act that were set to expire at the end of this year. "What we’re asking is that they slow down this process and start first with the question: What type of information are they picking up? How many Americans are being affected? What is the government doing with it?," says Michelle Richardson of the American Civil Liberties Union, which has sued over the U.S. government’s surveillance practices, saying agencies would be able to tap their communications with clients and sources overseas.</span><p><b>NewsTrust Rating: </b><a href="http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8732908?ref=rss">4.3 average</a> (not enough reviews) - <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8732908?ref=rss">See Reviews »</a> - <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8732908/toolbar?ref=rss">Review It</a>        <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/">Visit NewsTrust</a> | <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/about">About</a> | <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/partners/feeds/rss">Sign Up</a> | <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/about/disclaimer">Disclaimer</a></p> Human Rights Civil Liberties U.S. Constitution With Control of Drone Strikes, Is Counterterror Chief John Brennan the U.S. "Assassination Czar"? Thu, 24 May 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8731949/toolbar?ref=rss http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8731949/toolbar?ref=rss <span><a href="http://www.newstrust.net/sources/democracy_now?ref=rss">Democracy Now</a> - By Amy Goodman - May. 24 (News Analysis) - President Obama's counterterrorism chief John Brennan is heading up a new team to determine who should be targeted by armed U.S. drones overseas. The newly revealed procedure for drone attacks means Brennan's staff consults the Pentagon, the State Department and other agencies before ultimately deciding who will be targeted. One official said there is growing concern over "how easy it has become to kill someone" under the administration’s drone strike policy. We speak with investigative blogger Marcy Wheeler of the website “Empty Wheel.” [Transcript to come. Check back soon.]</span><p><b>NewsTrust Rating: </b><a href="http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8731949?ref=rss">4.3 average</a> (not enough reviews) - <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8731949?ref=rss">See Review »</a> - <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8731949/toolbar?ref=rss">Review It</a>        <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/">Visit NewsTrust</a> | <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/about">About</a> | <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/partners/feeds/rss">Sign Up</a> | <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/about/disclaimer">Disclaimer</a></p> Afghanistan Pakistan U.S. Military George Zimmerman's 'Cozy' Relationship With Sanford Police Questioned Thu, 24 May 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8731947/toolbar?ref=rss http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8731947/toolbar?ref=rss <span><a href="http://www.newstrust.net/sources/huffington_post?ref=rss">Huffington Post</a> - By Trymaine Lee - May. 24 (Investigative Report) - Neighborhood watchman George Zimmerman had a relationship with members of the police department in Sanford, Fla., long before he shot unarmed teenager Trayvon Martin to death in February, newly released information suggests. During a community forum on J</span><p><b>NewsTrust Rating: </b><a href="http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8731947?ref=rss">Not rated yet</a> - <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8731947?ref=rss">See Info »</a> - <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8731947/toolbar?ref=rss">Review It</a>        <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/">Visit NewsTrust</a> | <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/about">About</a> | <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/partners/feeds/rss">Sign Up</a> | <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/about/disclaimer">Disclaimer</a></p> Racism Police Corruption Crime Radiation: It's just what the doctor ordered | Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists Thu, 24 May 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8731039/toolbar?ref=rss http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8731039/toolbar?ref=rss <span>thebulletin.org - By Dawn Stover - May. 24 (Special Report) - "Thirty years ago, these sources accounted for approximately 15 percent of the public's total radiation exposure. Today, that figure has more than tripled, so that nearly 50 percent of the public's overall radiation exposure can be attributed to medical sources."</span><p><b>NewsTrust Rating: </b><a href="http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8731039?ref=rss">Not rated yet</a> - <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8731039?ref=rss">See Info »</a> - <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8731039/toolbar?ref=rss">Review It</a>        <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/">Visit NewsTrust</a> | <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/about">About</a> | <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/partners/feeds/rss">Sign Up</a> | <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/about/disclaimer">Disclaimer</a></p> Health Care Nuclear Power CAUGHT RED HANDED Wed, 23 May 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8730016/toolbar?ref=rss http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8730016/toolbar?ref=rss <span>bbvforums.org - By Bev Harris - May. 23 (Investigative Report) - Four hundred and eighty-eight voters, every one of them in the Tennessee district of US Rep Steve Cohen (D-09), all but four lifelong Democrats, and nearly all Black, had their voting history erased by Shelby County election workers, setting them up for purge from the voter list.</span><p><b>NewsTrust Rating: </b><a href="http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8730016?ref=rss">4.2 average</a> - <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8730016?ref=rss">3 Reviews »</a> - <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8730016/toolbar?ref=rss">Review It</a>        <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/">Visit NewsTrust</a> | <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/about">About</a> | <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/partners/feeds/rss">Sign Up</a> | <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/about/disclaimer">Disclaimer</a></p> Republicans Elections Crime Presidential Election 2012 "So Rich, So Poor": Peter Edelman on Ending US Poverty & Why He Left Clinton Admin over Welfare Law Wed, 23 May 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8730014/toolbar?ref=rss http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8730014/toolbar?ref=rss <span><a href="http://www.newstrust.net/sources/democracy_now?ref=rss">Democracy Now</a> - By Amy Goodman - May. 23 (News Analysis) - Census data shows nearly one in two Americans live in poverty, and now the Congressional Budget Office warns things could soon get worse if President Obama and Congress remain at an impasse over the 2013 fiscal budget. House Republicans are calling for cuts to food aid, healthcare and social services, while protecting funds for the Pentagon.</span><p><b>NewsTrust Rating: </b><a href="http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8730014?ref=rss">1.4 average</a> (not enough reviews) - <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8730014?ref=rss">See Review »</a> - <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8730014/toolbar?ref=rss">Review It</a>        <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/">Visit NewsTrust</a> | <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/about">About</a> | <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/partners/feeds/rss">Sign Up</a> | <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/about/disclaimer">Disclaimer</a></p> Poverty Money and Politics Government Report Contradicts GOP On Dire Situation Wed, 23 May 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8730013/toolbar?ref=rss http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8730013/toolbar?ref=rss <span><a href="http://www.newstrust.net/sources/huffington_post?ref=rss">Huffington Post</a> - May. 23 (News Report) - A new government report said spending cuts scheduled to go into effect in 2013, coupled with the simultaneous expiration of Bush-era tax cuts, will shrink the U.S. economy and raise unemployment -- contradicting the Republican claim that reducing the federal budget deficit will spur economic growth.</span><p><b>NewsTrust Rating: </b><a href="http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8730013?ref=rss">3.9 average</a> (not enough reviews) - <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8730013?ref=rss">See Review »</a> - <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8730013/toolbar?ref=rss">Review It</a>        <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/">Visit NewsTrust</a> | <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/about">About</a> | <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/partners/feeds/rss">Sign Up</a> | <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/about/disclaimer">Disclaimer</a></p> U.S. Economy Republicans This is Your Brain On Fox Tue, 22 May 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8728128/toolbar?ref=rss http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8728128/toolbar?ref=rss <span><a href="http://www.newstrust.net/sources/daily_beast?ref=rss">The Daily Beast</a> - By David Frum - May. 22 (News Analysis) - when quizzed on current affairs, people who watched only Fox scored worse than people who watched no news at all.</span><p><b>NewsTrust Rating: </b><a href="http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8728128?ref=rss">3.6 average</a> - <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8728128?ref=rss">5 Reviews »</a> - <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8728128/toolbar?ref=rss">Review It</a>        <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/">Visit NewsTrust</a> | <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/about">About</a> | <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/partners/feeds/rss">Sign Up</a> | <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/about/disclaimer">Disclaimer</a></p> Ethics in Journalism Journalism Corruption Sea Shepherd Founder Paul Watson Fights Extradition to Costa Rica for 2002 Shark Defense Tue, 22 May 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8730015/toolbar?ref=rss http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8730015/toolbar?ref=rss <span><a href="http://www.newstrust.net/sources/democracy_now?ref=rss">Democracy Now</a> - By Amy Goodman - May. 22 (News Report) - Captain Paul Watson, founder of the anti-whaling group Sea Shepherd, has been released on bail in Germany following his arrest for possible extradition to Costa Rica on decade-old charges stemming from a confrontation with shark fin poachers. Sea Shepherd continues to maintain that Watson's arrest was politically motivated and is calling on its supporters to come together in a day of action on Wednesday when the Costa Rican President Laura Chinchilla visits Germany. Watson joins us from Frankfurt. “We’ve never injured anybody,” Watson says. “The most powerful weapon in the world as far as I'm concerned is the camera, so we go into battle armed with cameras...Right now 19 million sharks a year are being destroyed to feed the shark fin industry in Asia. And that means the fins are cut off of these animals and they’re thrown back into the ocean, and this is what we filmed off of Guatemala and this is what we intervened against -- a highly illegal operation.” [Transcript to come. 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The resignation follows months of bureaucratic knife-wielding by the four industry-backed members of the five-person panel.</span><p><b>NewsTrust Rating: </b><a href="http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8726278?ref=rss">4.1 average</a> (not enough reviews) - <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8726278?ref=rss">See Review »</a> - <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8726278/toolbar?ref=rss">Review It</a>        <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/">Visit NewsTrust</a> | <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/about">About</a> | <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/partners/feeds/rss">Sign Up</a> | <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/about/disclaimer">Disclaimer</a></p> Law Enforcement Obama Administration Nuclear Power Corruption Advocates: '12 Budget Dance Has Heavier Beat Mon, 21 May 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8726275/toolbar?ref=rss http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8726275/toolbar?ref=rss <span>bkbureau.org - May. 21 (News) - After years of austerity, advocates say the annual ritual of protests against proposed cuts has taken on a more urgent tone.</span><p><b>NewsTrust Rating: </b><a href="http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8726275?ref=rss">Not rated yet</a> - <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8726275?ref=rss">See Info »</a> - <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8726275/toolbar?ref=rss">Review It</a>        <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/">Visit NewsTrust</a> | <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/about">About</a> | <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/partners/feeds/rss">Sign Up</a> | <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/about/disclaimer">Disclaimer</a></p> Poverty Money and Politics Obama Administration Youth Hispanic Bachmann’s Fundraising Whopper Sun, 20 May 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8714978/toolbar?ref=rss http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8714978/toolbar?ref=rss <span><a href="http://www.newstrust.net/sources/factcheck?ref=rss">FactCheck</a> - By Robert Farley - May. 20 (Fact Check) - In several urgent fundraising appeals, Rep. Michele Bachmann falsely claims that biased “liberal judges” redrew her congressional district “in retaliation for repeatedly standing up to President Obama.” The truth is that only two of the five judges were Democratic appointees, and Bachmann’s Minnesota district has become even more Republican than … More >></span><p><b>NewsTrust Rating: </b><a href="http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8714978?ref=rss">3.9 average</a> (not enough reviews) - <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8714978?ref=rss">See Review »</a> - <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8714978/toolbar?ref=rss">Review It</a>        <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/">Visit NewsTrust</a> | <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/about">About</a> | <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/partners/feeds/rss">Sign Up</a> | <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/about/disclaimer">Disclaimer</a></p> U.S. House of Representatives Republicans Media and Politics Obama Administration Elections Fake News Campaign Finance Michele Bachmann Mitt Romney's flip-flops Fri, 18 May 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8721953/toolbar?ref=rss http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8721953/toolbar?ref=rss <span><a href="http://www.newstrust.net/sources/politifact?ref=rss">PolitiFact</a> - By Bill Adair , Louis Jacobson - May. 18 (Fact Check) - For the 2012 presidential campaign, we're using the Flip O-Meter to assess the statements of President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney. This article includes links to the Flip-O-Meter items we've published on Romney. 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Every night we pray for war. Five, six, seven, eight. Rape. Kill. 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Those kind of criticisms, Rheingold says, miscalculate the ability humans have to change their behavior, particularly when it comes to how we use social media and the Internet more broadly. “If, like many others, you are concerned social media is making people and cultures shallow, I propose we teach more people how to swim and together explore the deeper end of the pool,” Rheingold said Thursday. Rheingold was visiting the MIT Media Lab to talk about his new book, Net Smart: How to Thrive Online, which examines how people can use the Internet not just to better themselves, but also society as a whole. Rheingold has a longer online history than most, going back to The WELL, one of the first online forums back in the 1980s. Ever since writing about that experience, Rheingold has developed a habit for dropping the kind of book that not just probes what it means to be online, but charts what that means for all of us.</span><p><b>NewsTrust Rating: </b><a href="http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8710737?ref=rss">3.8 average</a> - <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8710737?ref=rss">4 Reviews »</a> - <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8710737/toolbar?ref=rss">Review It</a>        <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/">Visit NewsTrust</a> | <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/about">About</a> | <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/partners/feeds/rss">Sign Up</a> | <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/about/disclaimer">Disclaimer</a></p> Media and Politics Innovation Internet Psychology Social Networks Future Digital Learning News Literacy Obama says Romney would cut his own taxes while raising others’ Sun, 13 May 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8712837/toolbar?ref=rss http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8712837/toolbar?ref=rss <span><a href="http://www.newstrust.net/sources/politifact?ref=rss">PolitiFact</a> - By Molly Moorhead - May. 13 (Fact Check) - President Barack Obama says Mitt Romney is the anti-Robin Hood. In a campaign speech in Columbus, Ohio, on May 5, 2012, Obama said the Romney's economic plan would raise taxes for millions of low-income Americans while cutting them for the wealthy.</span><p><b>NewsTrust Rating: </b><a href="http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8712837?ref=rss">3.8 average</a> (not enough reviews) - <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8712837?ref=rss">See Review »</a> - <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8712837/toolbar?ref=rss">Review It</a>        <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/">Visit NewsTrust</a> | <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/about">About</a> | <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/partners/feeds/rss">Sign Up</a> | <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/about/disclaimer">Disclaimer</a></p> Poverty U.S. Economy Money and Politics Obama Administration Taxes Mitt Romney Wealth Top GOP Pollster to GOP: Reverse On Gay Issues Sat, 12 May 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8711863/toolbar?ref=rss http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8711863/toolbar?ref=rss <span><a href="http://www.newstrust.net/sources/daily_beast?ref=rss">The Daily Beast</a> - By Andrew Sullivan - May. 12 (News Report) - Below is a remarkable document. It's a memo circulated by Jan van Lohuizen, a highly respected Republican pollster, (he polled for George W. Bush in 2004), to various leading Republican operatives, candidates and insiders. It's on the fast-shifting poll data...</span><p><b>NewsTrust Rating: </b><a href="http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8711863?ref=rss">3.9 average</a> (not enough reviews) - <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8711863?ref=rss">See Reviews »</a> - <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8711863/toolbar?ref=rss">Review It</a>        <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/">Visit NewsTrust</a> | <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/about">About</a> | <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/partners/feeds/rss">Sign Up</a> | <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/about/disclaimer">Disclaimer</a></p> Republicans Media and Politics Gay and Lesbian Culture Wars Marriage