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Top generals fighting extremism oppose proposed State Dept. cuts

Top generals fighting extremism oppose proposed State Dept. cuts

by Carolyn Cakir | Mar 10, 2017 | National Security

WASHINGTON–The two top U.S. generals in charge of military operations in Africa and the Middle East told the Senate Armed Service Committee on Thursday proposed budget cuts at the State Department could hamper the joint departmental effort to fight extremism....
Fact-checking President Donald Trump’s address to Congress

Fact-checking President Donald Trump’s address to Congress

by Carolyn Cakir | Feb 28, 2017 | Politics

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump delivered his first speech to Congress Tuesday night. The speech offered his blueprint for fulfilling campaign promises, with some specific programs and some general goals. “I am here to deliver a message of unity and...
Trump’s expanded global gag rule leaves NGOs worried and U.S. agencies scrambling

Trump’s expanded global gag rule leaves NGOs worried and U.S. agencies scrambling

by Carolyn Cakir | Feb 15, 2017 | Politics

WASHINGTON – Weeks after President Donald Trump signed a presidential memorandum banning federal funds for foreign nonprofits that perform or advise patients about abortion, the effects of the order are still not clear because officials in the U.S. and abroad...
“I’m a nasty woman,” Ashley Judd declares at Women’s March

“I’m a nasty woman,” Ashley Judd declares at Women’s March

by Carolyn Cakir | Jan 22, 2017 | Inauguration

WASHINGTON –Ashley Judd delivered a raunchy, impassioned speech on Saturday at the Women’s March on Washington and recited a poem that declared: “I am a Nasty Woman.” “My name is Ashley Judd, and I am a feminist,” she said, taking the stage after a speech by Michael...
Idaho women march on Washington in support of women’s rights

Idaho women march on Washington in support of women’s rights

by Carolyn Cakir | Jan 22, 2017 | Inauguration

WASHINGTON – Decked out in cheetah print leggings and kitten ears, Karen Day of Eagle, Idaho looked around with amazement at the crowd massed at the Women’s March on Washington. She was proud to be among an estimated 500,000 people who were demanding women’s rights...
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