Serenity Commentary Week of August 1st
Serenity, host of the Prose and Verbs show, on What’s Up Kansas City offers various commentary for the Week of August 1st about headlines that dominated news this week.
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Obama: Critics of Iran nuclear deal ‘selling a fantasy’
President Barack Obama assailed critics of his Iran nuclear deal Wednesday as “selling a fantasy” to the American people, warning Congress that blocking the accord would damage the nation’s credibility…
GOP debate lineup: Trump and Bush in, Fiorina and Perry out
By STEVE PEOPLES It’s the first really good news — and really bad news — for Republicans seeking the presidential nomination: Who’s in the first prime-time debate and who’s not.…
State workers’ suit against Duckworth spills into Senate bid
By ALAN SCHER ZAGIER A civil lawsuit alleging ethics violations nearly a decade ago has become an issue in a Democratic congresswoman’s bid to unseat first-term Republican U.S. Sen. Mark…
Biden for president? Allies mulling Clinton challenge
By JULIE PACE and JOSH LEDERMAN Vice President Joe Biden’s associates have resumed discussions about a 2016 presidential run after largely shelving such deliberations while his son was sick and…
Iran deal sets 2016 clash between Clinton and GOP hopefuls
By LISA LERER and KEN THOMAS Hillary Rodham Clinton’s embrace of a landmark nuclear deal with Iran as a worthwhile agreement that also needs strict enforcement underscores the tension between…
Land agency: Agent’s gun may have been used in pier slaying
By PAUL ELIAS The U.S. Bureau of Land Management is investigating whether an agent’s gun was used in the shooting death of a woman walking on a popular San Francisco…
Hispanic leaders want GOP field to condemn Trump’s ‘idiocy’
By STEVE PEOPLES Hispanic leaders are bristling at the largely tepid response by Republican presidential candidates to Donald Trump’s characterization of Mexican immigrants as rapists and drug dealers. Several 2016…