Eugene Buccini, professor of management at Western Connecticut State University, is seen in this file photo. Buccini questions the findings of a recently released study about the economic impact to the state if the Affordable Care Act is repealed.
Day: January 22, 2017
We will always remember Barack Obama
The straight line rang at 3:00 pm in the White House. The president reached over to answer.
Large crowds turn out for women’s marches across Illinois
CHICAGO – Dorothy DeCarlo burned her bra during college 50 years ago to fight for women’s rights. As she stood among a sea of people gathered for a women’s rally and march in downtown Chicago on Saturday, she carried a sign that stated: “I can’t believe I still have to protest this [expletive].” “I thought we took the bruises.
A Love Story: Big rally in a small town…report from Santa Cruz, California
I know that Santa Cruz, with 50,000 and the University of California on the edge of town, is a very friendly, liberal, and creative community. We are rich in artists, musicians, inventors, and writers.
Over 30 mn viewers watched Trump’s inauguration
Washington, Jan 22 – Over 30 million people watched the live coverage of Donald Trump’s inauguration as he became the 45th President of the US, reports said on Sunday. According to the Nielsen reports, 30.6 million viewers watched his inauguration on Friday.
Sean Spicer delivers on Trump’s brand promise
White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer makes a statement to members of the media at the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House on Jan. 21. If only White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer had stuck with his strong material. In the beginning of his appearance at the White House briefing room on Saturday afternoon, Spicer took aim at Time magazine White House correspondent Zeke Miller.
From London to LA, women’s marches pack cities big and small
Across the globe, cities big and small saw throngs of women, men and children take to the streets Saturday in a show of unity and support for women’s rights. The swarms of marchers came together in the sunshine and rain to rally against sexism, racism and hatred and to protest President Donald Trump.
Trump Gets Down to Business and Addresses Repeal of Obamacare
In the day-old Trump White House, there is no time to waste. On his inauguration day, now President Donald Trump signed an order on Obamacare that his press secretary, Sean Spicer, said would require government agencies to “ease the burden of the law.”
Families lobby Malaysian minister to resume search for MH370
Look to the National Mall in Washington for lots of bright pink hats and signs that say “less fear more love” and “the future is female.”
Trump blames media over spat with US intelligence services
Donald Trump has distanced himself from his repeated criticisms of US intelligence services – claiming the feud was a media fabrication. The US president has previously likened the CIA to Nazi Germany and accused intelligence officers of leaking an explosive dossier on him.
Trump returns bust of ‘real ally’ Sir Winston Churchill to Oval Office
President Donald Trump has hailed Sir Winston Churchill as a “real ally” after returning a bust of the wartime leader to the White House’s Oval Office. In a nod to the “special relationship”, Mr Trump appeared to make good on an agreement to return the former prime minister’s likeness to the famous office within hours of being sworn in.
Trump Visits CIA, Bristles Over Inauguration Crowd Count
On his first full day in office, President Donald Trump on Saturday berated the media over its coverage of his inauguration, and turned a bridge-building first visit to CIA headquarters into an airing of grievances about “dishonest” journalists. But it was Trump who spread inaccuracies about the size of the crowds at his swearing in.
Editorial: A message from Kansans: Stop embarrassing us
If you asked a few politically minded Americans how they would characterize our state, how do you think they would answer? Would they admire the prudent, bipartisan governance that has guided us through the past few years? Or would they say something about Gov. Sam Brownback’s 26 percent approval rating, Secretary of State Kris Kobach’s obsession with voter fraud, the reckless campus carry law that will take effect this year and a fiscal situation that can only be described as a disaster? This is the image of Kansas that has crystallized across the country.
Thousands of demonstrators protest Trump in Atlanta
Thousands of protesters gathered Saturday in Atlanta, joining their voices with others nationwide to tell the nation’s new president they oppose much of what he says he plans to do. As they began their march across town, U.S. Rep. John Lewis of Atlanta told the crowd, “don’t let anybody, anybody turn you around.
Nielsen: 31 million viewers saw Trump’s swearing-in
That audience total, measuring continuous coverage by 12 broadcast and cable networks, soundly beat the 20.6 million who viewed President Barack Obama’s second inauguration in 2013. But a president’s second swearing-in typically logs a drop-off in viewership.