Welfare reform two decades on study divided experts
Michael Burke documents April McCray a Louisiana TANF recipient whose benefits were cut after a brief initial grant. The piece surveys TANF's two decade impact under Clinton and its mixed outcomes, highlighting work emphasis and safety-net erosion through quotes from Heather Hahn of the Urban Institute.
Welfare reform twenty years on what worked and failed
The piece traces welfare policy from 1935 through the evolution to TANF under Bill Clinton, noting shifts in work requirements, effects on single mothers and poverty, and debates over inflation, funding, and deep poverty. It cites CBPP data on employment gains, inflation erosion of grants, and quotes Doar, Hahn, and Schott. also mentions Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump in context.
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Mosul mass killings linked to ISIS execution spree reported
ISIS claimed responsibility for the 2014 massacre of hundreds of Iraqi recruits at Camp Speicher near Tikrit. The victims, Shiites and non Muslims, were executed in multiple locations and buried in trenches or rivers. Iraq’s PM pledged harsher action after a Baghdad blast.
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Trump campaign refocus via teleprompter speeches
The Trump reelection effort rolls out a scripted, prompter driven approach after staff shakeups. Campaign manager changes and a shift to disciplined, policy focused stump addresses aim to widen appeal, though Clinton allies warn the changes mask the underlying record. Trump touts immigration limits, border wall, military rebuilding, and tougher trade as core themes, with new leadership including Conway and Bannon amid Manafort departure.
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