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Isil. It just looted its historical sites. So all of that under consideration, of course our priority, and i said this yesterday, is defeating and destroying daesh. That remains our priority. And yet we also recognize that replacing one or replacing their by their barbaric role with assads journey is not tyranny is not a great trade off of a great solution. The Syrian People should not have to decide between isil and assad, and thats again what i was trying to convey yesterday which speaks to th...

First, strengthen competition, and advance innovation. At the top of that list is the agencys vote last month that will make it easier for consumers to buy a settop box or an app from someone other than their cable company. Is Technology Neutral proposal means that any company will be able to manufacture a settop box or design an app and sell it to consumers. Should a consumer wish to continue renting their settop box from their paytv provider, they can. No one is going to take it away from them...

Regulate rates after the fact through enforcement . Yes, sir. Okay. What i was talking about was the question of deforbearing. Okay. And i believe that in the open internet rule, as we did, we should forbear from rate regulation. But you believe that you should have the authority to regulate rates even though you choose not to at this time, the commission should have that authority . To be able to regulate broadband rates . Yes, sir. Thats kind of inconsistent it is throughout, because heres wha...

An economy that works for all of us, not just the 1 . [cheering] sanders but it is not just a corrupt Campaign Finance system that we are going to just a riggednot economy that we are going to program is also also a broken criminal justice that we are going to perform. [cheering] mr. Sanders it is not acceptable to me that we have more people in jail than any other country on earth. Not acceptable that we are spending 80 billion dollars per to put people in jail. The number of people are disprop...

FITCHBURG — Take a look at some of the projects underway at Fitchburg Public School facilities throughout the city. Assistant School Superintendent of Finance and Operations Jeremy Roche presented a progress report for the Crocker Elementary School construction and many other ongoing projects district-wide during a meeting shortly before classes began this academic year. Crocker […]

A proposal to build housing at the Irish Centre site near Pittsburgh’s Frick Park that received immediate outrage from community groups may be getting a second chance. Toronto-based Craft General proposed a 162-unit apartment complex in May at the former Irish Centre site in Pittsburgh’s Squirrel Hill neighborhood. The proposal

Plans to develop a large apartment complex on the edge of Frick Park in Squirrel Hill has neighbors concerned about environmental and safety impacts.

Grant Darrow’s letter of April 15 led me to look up the tax burden for states. WalletHub carefully classifies tax types for each state and how they impact residents. Oregon

Early bird discounts are still popular, but half of trade show attendees are registering less than one month out, according to TSNN’s latest attendee registration survey. According to the survey, 83 percent of show organizers offer early bird discounts or a limited number of tickets for attendee registration, while only 17 percent do not.

The former lawmaker and lobbyist looks like Republicans' best hope to retake Mahonia Hall in more than a decade. Her rise to prominence has been swift and strategic.