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In the following statement, Physicians for Human Rights responds to the New York Times' latest reporting on the U.S. torture program: Today's New York Times article on the legacy of U.S. torture is yet another step forward toward learning the sordid details of that program. Unfortunately, this information is available not because the government has decided to come clean - it is available because of the persistence of dedicated journalists.
U.S. President Barack Obama speaks next to Vice President Joe Biden during a meeting with business leaders to discuss immigration at the White House in Washington in this November 5, 2013 file photo. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas/Files The Obama administration has quietly delayed the deportation of 56,000 undocumented immigrants from Central America, according to a report from The New York Times.
The 2016 presidential campaign will go down in U.S. history as a nasty, below-the-belt, political brawl, filled with ugly, juvenile, mean-spirited behavior that has embarrassed our country before the world. Take the first campaign debate where the Republican front-runner suggested that one of the anchors, who asked why he insulted women he didn't like - calling them "fat pigs," "dogs," and "slobs" - was on her menstrual cycle.
In the first and only vice presidential matchup between Pence and Democrat Tim Kaine, Pence employed a decidedly professional tone in a bid to soften the GOP nominee's most controversial remarks. His effort to make the case for the ticket outshined his running mate and his opponent, but it came at a cost - he had to sidestep most of Trump's more damaging statements on the trail.
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump gestures as he speaks to the Economic Club of New York luncheon in Manhattan, New York, U.S., September 15, 2016. REUTERS/Mike Segar Lawyers representing Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump sent a letter to The New York Times threatening a lawsuit after the paper published several pages of Trump's 1995 tax returns.
Ever defiant, Donald Trump and his Republican allies embraced a report that said the New York businessman may not have paid federal income taxes for nearly two decades after he and his companies lost nearly $916 million in a single year. The unexpected weekend revelation punctuated a week of missteps and aggressive personal attacks from the Republican presidential contender, with early voting already underway in some states and Election Day quickly approaching.
Most Americans remember the 1990s as a prosperous time when companies were expanding, wages rising and stock prices soaring. In 1997, Fortune magazine published a story headlined: "These Are The Good Old Days ... The U.S. Economy Is Stronger Than It's Ever Been Before."
Donald Trump's tax controversy and his self-destructive lack of discipline threaten to drain the Republican nominee of something he can't afford: time. With 36 days remaining before Election Day, the real estate mogul's campaign is consumed with the fallout from a New York Times story published over the weekend that found Trump reported a $916 million loss in 1995.
NEW YORK – Ever defiant, Donald Trump and his Republican allies embraced a report Sunday that said the New York businessman might not have paid federal income taxes for nearly two decades after he and his companies lost nearly $916 million in a single year. The unexpected revelation punctuated a week of missteps and aggressive personal attacks from the Republican presidential contender, with early voting already underway in some states and Election Day quickly approaching.
Ever defiant, Donald Trump and his Republican allies embraced a report on Sunday that said the New York businessman may not have paid federal income taxes for nearly two decades after he and his companies lost nearly $916 million in a single year. The unexpected revelation punctuated a week of missteps and aggressive personal attacks from the Republican presidential contender, with early voting already underway in some states and Election Day quickly approaching.
Donald Trump may or may not have paid federal income taxes for years after losing nearly $916 million. But if he did avoid paying taxes, he's a "genius" at taking advantage of a loophole-ridden law, his supporters said Sunday.
The last weeks of a campaign are about building momentum and finishing strong. That is why the roughest week of Donald Trump 's presidential run, one that dramatically worsened with a report that he may not have paid federal income taxes for 18 years due to a nearly billion-dollar business loss, poses a new threat to his candidacy.
Tax policy is one of the issues on which the two nominees differ most. Their approaches are likely to draw new attention in the wake of a New York Times report that Trump's nearly $916 million in losses in 1995, according to tax records the paper received anonymously, means he may not have paid federal income taxes for as many as 18 years.
Customers who tried to sue Wells Fargo over the fake accounts that were created in their names, for example, were blocked from the courts and forced into arbitration. It's doubtful that many residents of New Jersey know or care about arbitration.
The crowd listens to republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speak at Spooky Nook Sports Complex in Manhime, Pa., Saturday, Oct. 1, 2016. The crowd listens to republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speak at Spooky Nook Sports Complex in Manhime, Pa., Saturday, Oct. 1, 2016.
Donald Trump's campaign is responding to a New York Times report that the real estate mogul claimed hundreds of millions of dollars in losses on tax returns in 1995 - an amount that could have allowed him to legally avoid paying income taxes for many years. The 1995 tax records obtained by the newspaper show Trump as having reported a $916 million loss on personal income tax returns during that year.
Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign is seizing on a New York Times report about rival Donald Trump's taxes as a sign of his business failures and evidence he may not have paid taxes for years. Clinton campaign manager Robbie Mook said in a statement that "this bombshell report reveals the colossal nature of Donald Trump's past business failures and just how long he may have avoided paying any federal income taxes whatsoever."
District court overrules DOJ's interpretation of 75-year-old music industry consent decree, finding it neither bars issuance of fractional licenses for music nor requires BMI to issue full licenses. Broadcast Music Inc. asked the Department of Justice to review a consent decree entered in 1941 that allowed the organization to issue licenses only for works to which it holds all the rights.
Hillary Clinton's large lead over Donald Trump in California grew slightly following Monday's record-setting debate, according to a new poll by Southern California News Group and KABC/Eyewitness News. Clinton now leads 59 percent to 33 percent among likely voters, up from 57 percent to 32 percent three weeks ago.