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He was also one of the wealthiest presidents ever to enter the White House, with far-reaching business connections that have already raised questions about where his interests end and the country’s begin. | 0 | 1 | info |
Mr. Trump signed it on Friday night, restoring normal operations at a series of federal agencies until Feb. 15 and opening the way to paying the 800,000 federal workers who have been furloughed or forced to work without pay for 35 days. | 1 | 0 | lex |
“To this point, we have avoided calling them out and demanding them to be responsible,” Mr. Jealous said. | 0 | 0 | neu |
Between public statements and news conferences, the staffs of the president and the speaker have been in close contact. | 0 | 0 | neu |
But Republicans tore into the FBI official, with House Oversight Committee Chairman Trey Gowdy saying he exhibited "textbook bias." | 0 | 0 | neu |
The people of Alabama deserve to know the truth and will make their own decisions.” | 0 | 0 | neu |
“To the extent they had information concerning the fitness, character or qualifications of a presidential candidate, I believed that I should at least hear them out,” Trump Jr. said in a statement to the Senate Judiciary Committee, one of the congressional committees probing the campaign’s Russia ties, in September. | 0 | 1 | info |
Trump Caves To Democrats, Agrees To Reopen Government Short-Term Without Border Wall | 1 | 0 | lex |
He left Trump’s campaign in August 2015, but maintained regular contact with and publicly supported the Trump campaign throughout the 2016 presidential election. | 0 | 0 | neu |
“For the sake of the security of the free world, our country must give our troops the support necessary to win this war,” Mr. Steele said. | 0 | 0 | neu |
“Those subpoenas will be designed to maximize our chance of getting the information that we need,” Mr. Schiff told reporters during a breakfast hosted by The Christian Science Monitor. | 0 | 0 | neu |
The White House is also expected to use drug interdiction money from the Department of Defense. | 0 | 0 | neu |
But when Indiana passed a slightly more expansive version which critics said could allow discrimination by businesses, Indiana lawmakers and Gov. Mike Pence later vowed to "clarify" the language in response to complaints. | 0 | 0 | neu |
Critics, however, say the Indiana law includes different wording that could open the door to wider discrimination. | 0 | 0 | neu |
He has complained that marijuana arrests have strained his jail budget. | 1 | 0 | lex |
Republicans know if they admit their involvement in this game of gotcha it will undermine their credibility. | 0 | 0 | neu |
Even then, Mattis’ recommendation that congressional approval be sought for the strikes put him at odds with the president. | 0 | 0 | neu |
"This contraband has been heavily trafficked into our state," Nebraska Attorney General Jon Bruning said at a news conference in Lincoln. | 0 | 0 | neu |
It can make her strong again." | 0 | 0 | neu |
Romney adviser Eric Fehrnstrom tweeted: “Ryan: serious, sober, steady. | 0 | 1 | info |
Perry is a Methodist. | 0 | 0 | neu |
“We’ve done it in the past. We will do it again by making that differentiation.” | 0 | 0 | neu |
"And you exemplify it. | 0 | 0 | neu |
Without naming names, Mrs. Clinton sought to distinguish herself from Mr. Sanders and Ms. Warren, as well as from fervent supporters of the deal like some of the Republicans running for president. | 0 | 0 | neu |
According to New York Magazine writer Yashar Ali, Griffin claims that the image is an “expression of art” inspired by Trump’s comments about former Fox News correspondent Megyn Kelly having “blood coming out of her eyes” and “out of her — wherever.” | 0 | 0 | neu |
In fact, as recently as the US Senate debate on March 1, 2010, Blumenthal clearly stated "serving in the United States military gave me a perspective as well, even in the reserves. | 0 | 0 | neu |
Republicans welcomed the release of the e-mails, saying they confirmed that the administration had airbrushed its account of the attack during an election campaign. | 1 | 0 | lex |
The lawyer for Mrs. Clinton, David Kendall, said that in response to that request, Mrs. Clinton’s representatives had determined which of her roughly 60,000 emails were personal and private. | 0 | 0 | neu |
WASHINGTON — Impeachment was always going to hang heavily over a divided Washington. | 0 | 1 | info |
And what we know for sure is that without any of it we are facing a really difficult situation." | 0 | 0 | neu |
Lieberman, who ran as vice president on Al Gore's 2000 ticket, became an independent after losing the Democratic primary in 2006. | 0 | 0 | neu |
“Allowing this relationship to be subjected to party politics does weaken the relationship,” Mr. Earnest said. | 0 | 0 | neu |
Officials with the Democratic National Committee quickly called the Republican abortion position the “Akin plank” and scheduled a news conference to denounce it. | 0 | 0 | neu |
Pelosi’s understanding of Midwesterners, or lack thereof, is what Ryan highlighted as the party’s biggest problem. | 1 | 0 | lex |
WASHINGTON — The special counsel investigating Russian interference in the 2016 election disputed on Friday a report that said President Trump had directed Michael D. Cohen, his longtime lawyer and fixer, to lie to Congress about his role in negotiations to build a skyscraper in Moscow. | 0 | 0 | neu |
"Rise to the occasion. | 0 | 0 | neu |
Flynn is also being investigated over whether he was fully forthcoming about his foreign contacts and earnings from organizations linked to the governments of Russia and Turkey. | 0 | 0 | neu |
Some also said the White House should not have put lawmakers on the spot in the first place and could have been better prepared for the president’s statement, lining up religious and community leaders to offer support for the right to build the mosque and undermine Republican attacks. | 0 | 0 | neu |
Stone was “contacted by senior Trump Campaign officials to inquire about future releases” by WikiLeaks, according to the indictment, which refers to WikiLeaks as “Organization 1.” | 0 | 0 | neu |
The Georgetown University letter argues, though, that Ryan misappropriated the Catholic teaching as a “rationale for gutting government programs.” | 0 | 1 | info |
Mr. Cantor was strongly opposed, for instance, to the so-called grand bargain negotiations on the budget between the speaker and President Obama. | 0 | 0 | neu |
He has previously said that he would support an independent commission to investigate ties between Trump’s administration and Russia. | 0 | 0 | neu |
The center's president, Cathi Herrod, has been deriding what she called "fear-mongering" from the measure's opponents. | 0 | 0 | neu |
The NRA said it needs "time to digest" the findings, but it commended Hutchinson and his team for contributions that "will go a long way to making America's schools safer." | 0 | 1 | info |
“Like anyone else, native-born Americans, whoever their parents are, can be charged with crimes if they disobey U.S. law,” Mr. Legomsky said. | 0 | 0 | neu |
And you might think it’s O.K. he lied about it to the F.B.I. You might say that’s all O.K. | 0 | 0 | neu |
The A.G., according to the Times, said he had misspoken at a 2008 event in Norfolk in which he said he had served in Vietnam. | 0 | 0 | neu |
Labrador, of Idaho, would be the Tea Party alternative to McCarthy, who is the whip and is favored by establishment Republicans. | 0 | 0 | neu |
A month ago, when Mr. Bush released his own tax returns, he said: “One fun fact I learned in this process: I have paid a higher tax rate than the Clintons even though I earned less income.” | 0 | 0 | neu |
Positive reviews coming in from economists, Summers said, show the deal is the right thing to do. | 0 | 0 | neu |
“Committed and loving gay and lesbian married couples will now be treated equally under our nation’s federal tax laws, regardless of what state they call home,” said Chad Griffin, the president of the Human Rights Campaign. | 0 | 1 | info |
The surprise meeting abroad with a foreign leader will be Trump’s first as a presidential nominee, and is not without risks to his candidacy. | 0 | 0 | neu |
Blumenthal told the Times he had misspoken at the 2008 event in Norfolk in which he said he served in Vietnam. | 0 | 0 | neu |
Ryan offered new insight as well on how Romney and Ryan came to bond in the months before he was announced as running mate. | 0 | 0 | neu |
Troops in the Middle East permanently. | 0 | 0 | neu |
I am confident that this person or people will be brought to justice.” | 0 | 0 | neu |
“Every day, Paul LePage gives Maine people more evidence that he is unfit for office,” State House Majority Leader Jeff McCabe (D) and Assistant House Majority Leader Sara Gideon (D) said in a statement Tuesday night. | 0 | 1 | info |
The lawmaker was apparently referring to a 2005 video that came to light ahead of the 2016 presidential election, in which Trump – talking to Billy Bush – made lewd comments about women. | 1 | 0 | lex |
Democrats have already pounced. | 0 | 0 | neu |
Republicans argue the Aug. 16 cable was rather high priority. | 0 | 0 | neu |
Goelman called the decision “a departure from typical Bureau practice” and said it contradicted FBI Director Chris Wray’s earlier guarantee that the bureau would follow its regular process, despite Trump’s disdain for the now-former FBI official. | 0 | 0 | neu |
Donald J. Trump is heading to Mexico on Wednesday to meet with President Enrique Peña Nieto, but one of the Mexican leader’s predecessors had a different message for the Republican presidential nominee: You are not welcome here. | 0 | 0 | neu |
However, he made clear that party unity was on his mind. | 0 | 0 | neu |
In January, Trump asserted that he had “the absolute right to declare a national emergency,” according to CNN. | 1 | 0 | lex |
“Not when there are so many roads and bridges and runways waiting to be repaired and waiting to be rebuilt.” | 0 | 0 | neu |
She called the estate tax provision "a bridge too far." | 0 | 0 | neu |
The Obama administration has pushed federal agencies to ensure the Supreme Court’s ruling is carried out quickly and smoothly. | 0 | 0 | neu |
At the time, he was one of several lawmakers to announce his eventual departure from Congress after being accused of sexual harassment and discrimination. | 0 | 0 | neu |
They have criticized Nuland for requesting to remove a line from the final draft noting that there had been "at least five other attacks against foreign interests in Benghazi by unidentified assailants." | 0 | 0 | neu |
Keeping Guantanamo Bay open. | 0 | 0 | neu |
The inspector general report, meanwhile, referred a total of five FBI employees for investigation in connection with politically charged texts, suggesting more disciplinary action could be considered for additional employees. | 0 | 0 | neu |
WASHINGTON ― Democrats provided votes to fund the government on Monday in exchange for an assurance from Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) that he would put an immigration bill on the floor in the coming weeks. | 0 | 0 | neu |
“This review established that both Zambia and Zimbabwe had met new standards, strict international conservation standards that allowed Americans to resume hunting in those countries,” she told reporters during a news briefing. | 0 | 0 | neu |
Democrats lost the House majority in the 2010 Tea Party-inspired wave election. | 0 | 0 | neu |
He received no special treatment from anyone. | 0 | 0 | neu |
According to the returns, the Clintons earned $140,937,785 over the eight year span, primarily from book sales and speaking fees. | 0 | 0 | neu |
The president opted not to tap hurricane relief money from Texas or Puerto Rico, an idea that had generated angry complaints from Republicans. | 0 | 0 | neu |
Khakis filled the grounds. | 0 | 0 | neu |
I couldn’t believe it when I saw it.” | 0 | 0 | neu |
As criticism against him swelled, Mr. LePage came to believe that a Democratic lawmaker had called him a racist. | 0 | 0 | neu |
Hillary Clinton, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, called the massacre in Orlando, Fla., an “act of terror” and an “act of hate” and called for “hardening our defenses at home” while “refusing to be intimidated and staying true to our values” in the United States. | 0 | 0 | neu |
Pressed by Vice President Mike Pence and Representative Kevin McCarthy of California, the incoming minority leader, they refused to budge from their offer to devote $1.3 billion to border security. | 0 | 0 | neu |
WASHINGTON — With the Senate set to debate gun control this month, a National Rifle Association task force released a 225-page report on Tuesday that called for armed police officers, security guards or staff members in every American school, and urged states to loosen gun restrictions to allow trained teachers and administrators to carry weapons. | 0 | 0 | neu |
WASHINGTON ― The House intelligence committee is preparing to issue subpoenas against Michael Flynn after the former national security adviser denied a request to voluntarily turn over documents related to the committee’s Russia probe. | 0 | 0 | neu |
Let everybody participate, good & bad, and we will all just have to figure it out!” he said at the end of a lengthy post on Twitter. | 0 | 0 | neu |
During congressional hearings in January, Clinton was asked whether she had seen the cable by Republican Rep. Michael McCaul. | 0 | 0 | neu |
Mr. Sayoc, a registered Republican, has a lengthy criminal history in Florida dating back to 1991 that includes felony theft, drug and fraud charges, as well as being arrested and accused of threatening to use a bomb, public records show. | 0 | 1 | info |
"I'm not sure it rises -- no pun intended -- to that level," he continued. | 0 | 0 | neu |
“Most Senate Democrats, including Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer, voted to allow Donald Trump to continue to subject an ever-growing number of Dreamers to lives threatened by deportation from the only home they’ve ever known.” | 0 | 1 | info |
He warned, “I’m afraid the president could be taken advantage of.” | 0 | 0 | neu |
“This American carnage stops right here and stops right now,” Trump said. | 0 | 0 | neu |
“I have held my peace because I thought it was important for the Congress to have a full debate without thrusting presidential politics and candidates into it,” Mrs. Clinton added. | 0 | 0 | neu |
Every Senate Republican has signed onto a letter vowing to block all Democratic-backed legislation until the chamber extends the Bush tax cuts and approves a spending bill to keep the government running, Fox News has learned. | 0 | 0 | neu |
Brooke Singman is a Reporter for Fox News. | 0 | 0 | neu |
"They’re trying to make this election, as I said earlier, about anything other than the president’s failed economic policies. | 0 | 1 | info |
The career Marine was respected among allies and adversaries and on Capitol Hill, and he was beloved in the Pentagon as a protector against a president with scant understanding of his own role as commander in chief. | 0 | 1 | info |
And she said the country needs to “keep guns like the ones used last night out of the hands of terrorists or other violent criminals.” | 0 | 0 | neu |
“This is not a Republican or a Democrat view — it is simply the reality. | 0 | 0 | neu |
“It’s a power grab for the American people,” said Representative Zoe Lofgren of California, who leads the House administration committee that shepherded the legislation. | 0 | 0 | neu |
He really has an ego. | 0 | 1 | info |
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White, Marshall and
Sharma, Eva and
Su, Ruisi and
Choubey, Prafulla Kumar and
Huang, Ruihong and
Wang, Lu",
booktitle = "Proceedings of the 2019 Conference on Empirical Methods in Natural Language Processing",
year = "2019",
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