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GOP pans oil reserve sale despite a long and bipartisan history

WASHINGTON — After the Biden administration announced the latest sale of crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to put a damper on pump prices earlier this week, Republican lawmakers called the move a stunt to mollify gasoline price-sensitive voters before the election in November.

Tribune News Service · Oct 24, 2022

GOP pans oil reserve sale despite a long and bipartisan history - Roll Call

Presidents from both parties have ordered sales from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to soften spikes in gas prices.

Roll Call · Oct 24, 2022

Zero-Covid in China Key to Xi Legacy as He Eyes Third Term

For many in China, years of grueling lockdowns and privacy invasions aimed at extinguishing Covid have caused misery. For President Xi Jinping, the virus curbs are a triumph, AFP said. His zero-tolerance approach to Covid has become synonymous with the efforts to cement his authority over China and its ruling…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 14, 2022

Editorial: Elderly poor should top college students for aid

“Don’t tell me what you value. Show me your budget, and I’ll tell you what you value.” –Joe Biden

Boston Herald · Jul 26, 2022

Detroit targets old industry sites to improve neighborhoods

Mahalie Wilson lives in the shadow of Detroit's massive and vacant former Packard auto plant and says she has learned to just “deal with” her foreboding brick neighbor

The Independent UK · Jul 5, 2022

Who are the winners and losers of the Fed hiking interest rates?

The Federal Reserve announced Wednesday it will increase its benchmark interest rate by 0.75%, the largest increase in decades. But what does that actually mean for everyday Americans?

WEKU · Jun 16, 2022

Biden's foreign policy prioritizes alliances. Beyond Ukraine, there's little to show for it

WASHINGTON — A year ago during his first meetings with Group of 7 and NATO leaders, President Joe Biden vowed that "America is back," promising the world's other industrialized democracies that they could once again count on the U.S. to shore up alliances and the global order.

Los Angeles Times · Jun 13, 2022

Brookings president resigns amid FBI foreign lobbying probe

The president of the Brookings Institution has resigned amid a federal investigation into whether he illegally lobbied on behalf of the wealthy Persian Gulf nation of Qatar

The Independent UK · Jun 12, 2022

Brookings places retired general on leave amid FBI probe

The prestigious Brookings Institution has placed its president, retired four-star Marine Gen. John Allen, on administrative leave amid a federal investigation into Allen’s foreign lobbying

The Independent UK · Jun 8, 2022

FBI investigates former US general over Qatar lobbying role

According to FBI probe, Allen had financial incentives for helping Qatar and maintained strong ties to its top leaders.

Al Jazeera · Jun 8, 2022