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Bernie Sanders Says Democrats Can’t Break Stimulus Check Promises As GOP Pushes Smaller Compromise Bill
Topline Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) emphasized on Sunday that the Democratic Party, which won control of the Senate on a platform of aggressive and immediate coronavirus relief legislation, needs to “act now” to pass that legislation and keep its promises, even if it means moving forward without the Republican support that President Joe Biden has …
Bernie Dillon – pioneering figure in modern information technology industry in Ireland
Bernie Dillon, who died on January 7th, was a founding father of today’s modern information technology industry in Ireland. His illustrious career spanned both sides of the Atlantic, working with leading US corporations, including Dataproducts and Raytheon. Most notably, he will be remembered as the inspirational chief executive of Amdahl Ireland. It was my good …
Bernie Sanders Drops Out of 2020 Democratic Race for President
Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont dropped out of the Democratic presidential race on Wednesday, concluding a quest for the White House that began five years ago in relative obscurity but ultimately elevated him as a champion of the working class, a standard-bearer of American liberalism and the leader of a self-styled political revolution. Mr. Sanders’s …
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Isn’t ‘Breaking’ With Bernie Sanders
In the realm of ordinary politics in extraordinary times, this Politico story about Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is causing no little buzz in and around the Intertoobz. Ever since she backed Nancy Pelosi for the speakership in the newly elected Democratic-majority House of Representatives, I’ve been telling people that she has natural political chops that it’s dangerous …
Joe Biden Reaches Out to Bernie Sanders; Team Joe Throws ‘Sharp Elbows’
The Biden campaign knows protesters. Having appeared as uninvited guests at speech after speech, rally after rally, officials have dealt with anti-Biden evangelists on a semi-regular basis for much of his year-long campaign. They’ve perfected the art of physically protecting their boss, who typically stands still, waiting for the yelling and chanting to stop. One …
Bernie Sanders needs his own comeback and Joe Biden eyes bigger lead on Super Tuesday II
Primaries in Idaho, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri and Washington state and caucuses in North Dakota are taking place against the increasingly grim backdrop of the worsening coronavirus crisis. Luckily, the primary in Washington state, one of the worst hit regions, mostly involves mail-in ballots, so the state will avoid the risks of infections in crowded polling …
Bernie Sanders is under pressure to win Michigan and give his campaign fresh momentum.
Michigan, which holds its primary Tuesday, looms as hugely important for the senator from Vermont because of its dual standing, as a state he won in the 2016 primaries and which also is likely to play a decisive role in the general election. “We need all hands on deck. We got our backs against the …
Why Progressives Chose Bernie Sanders Over Elizabeth Warren : NPR
Democratic presidential candidates Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders chat during a Martin Luther King Jr. Day march in January in Columbia, S.C. Meg Kinnard/AP hide caption toggle caption Meg Kinnard/AP Democratic presidential candidates Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders chat during a Martin Luther King Jr. Day march in January in Columbia, S.C. Meg Kinnard/AP Last …
Bernie Sanders plots new strategy to foil Biden and take charge of 2020 race | US news
Bernie Sanders is giving his presidential campaign a “reset” as he goes head-to-head for the Democratic presidential nomination with Joe Biden, amid signs that the political revolution he hoped to ignite through a surge in voter turnout of young and marginalised Americans is failing to catch fire. The Sanders campaign is seeking to reboot following …
Bernie Sanders defends comments on Cuban Revolution
“If Bernie Sanders is atop the ticket, it’s going to make it tougher for all of us to win in Florida,” Fernandez said. Sanders shot back on Monday, declaring: “Truth is truth. All right? If you want to disagree with me, if somebody wants to say that — and by the way all of the …