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CONSERVATIVES

Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 15, 2019
May under fire from Tories as hunt for Brexit compromise goes on
Both Theresa May's government and the opposition Labour Party said Sunday that their talks represented the best chance of finding a Brexit solution and ending months of deadlock.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Nov 22, 2018
U.S. abortion rate fell sharply in decade ending in 2015, especially among teens: CDC
Abortion rates among U.S. women in all age groups plunged to a decade low, with teens experiencing a greater decrease than older women, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Wednesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 26, 2018
Jeff Sessions hears from states on privacy threat from tech firms amid alleged bias
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions met with a group of state attorneys general on how to protect consumers from dominant technology companies, though they didn't decide to open an investigation.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 25, 2018
Justice Department to weigh consumer protections at social media meeting amid alleged 'shadow banning' of conservatives
The U.S. Justice Department said on Monday it will hold a "listening session" with officials from more than a dozen states on Tuesday to discuss consumer protection and the technology industry, an agency official said.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 29, 2018
Defenders rally around pope, fear conservatives escalating war to oust him
Supporters of Pope Francis have rushed to his defense after a former top Vatican official launched an unprecedented attack on him, a move they say dangerously escalates a campaign to weaken his papacy by conservatives who condemn him as too liberal.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 20, 2018
2019 Canada election will be fight against polarization, Trudeau warns
Justin Trudeau said the 2019 Canadian election will be a contrast between his Liberal Party's push for a cleaner environment and fighting inequality, and Conservatives who'll attempt to exploit divisions created by a global wave of populism.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 7, 2018
Conservatives steal liberal term as Illinois counties declare 'sanctuary' status for gun owners
Several rural Illinois counties have taken a stand for gun rights by co-opting a word that conservatives associate with a liberal policy to skirt the law: sanctuary.
BUSINESS
Mar 28, 2018
Conservatives can't force YouTube to be free-speech zone: California judge
A producer of online civics lessons with a conservative bent got schooled by a federal judge on why it's hard to sue Google for censorship.
BUSINESS
Feb 19, 2018
In apparent bid to woo voters, May launches review of high U.K. university fees, promising fairer deal
Britain could reduce the burden of university fees on students and bring back grants for their living expenses, Prime Minister Theresa May will say on Monday, under pressure to lure younger voters a year after they cost her parliamentary majority.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 14, 2017
May defeated in Parliament over Brexit blueprint as lawmakers push through changes
Prime Minister Theresa May's government was defeated on Wednesday, when lawmakers forced through changes to its Brexit blueprint that ministers said could endanger Britain's departure from the European Union.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 17, 2017
GOP ranks in Senate speed approvals of Trump's conservative judicial picks
One thing is definitely going right for U.S. President Donald Trump and his fellow Republicans who control Congress: they are steadily getting conservatives appointed as judges, advancing their long-held ambition of reshaping the federal judiciary.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 28, 2017
Alabama arch-conservative's victory seen putting establishment Republicans on notice
The anti-establishment wave that propelled Donald Trump to the White House is developing into a political force that perhaps even the president cannot control and could shake his Republican Party ahead of next year's congressional elections.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 9, 2017
U.K. Conservatives lose majority as May's election gamble over Brexit backfires
Prime Minister Theresa May was fighting to hold on to her job on Friday as British voters dealt her a punishing blow, denying her the stronger mandate she had sought to conduct Brexit talks and instead weakening her party's grip on power.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 19, 2017
What's so bad about Imperial Rescript on Education anyway?
The 19th century rescript caught up in the Moritomo Gakuen scandal is not just a collection of homely moral precepts.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 24, 2016
Trump tremors shake world
Will Donald Trump's election trigger a surge of support for right-wing politicians worldwide, including in Japan?
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Mar 30, 2016
U.S. Supreme Court 4-4 split by default upholds public-sector worker collective bargaining fees
Public sector unions triumphed before the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday when the justices preserved a vital source of cash for organized labor, splitting 4-4 on a conservative challenge that had seemed destined for success until Justice Antonin Scalia's death last month.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Nov 25, 2015
Canada delays deadline for taking in 25,000 Syrian refugees beyond Jan. 1
The Canadian government on Tuesday pushed back to the end of February its deadline for accepting 25,000 Syrian refugees, in a concession that its original Jan. 1 target was too difficult to meet.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 9, 2015
Republicans hope voters' memory stays short as tea party-triggered disarray festers
In Washington, Republicans are rudderless after their candidate to lead the House of Representatives drops out. On the campaign trail, seasoned conservatives struggle in the presidential race while a reality TV star alienates the nation's fastest-growing slice of the electorate.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 24, 2015
Conservatism with a heart? It's called socialism
Sensing their imminent demise, some U.S. Republicans want the party to embrace social and economic values more in line with the views of younger, more ethnically diverse voters.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 1, 2015
Looming U.S. Ex-Im halt has exporters, from Boeing to GE to Caterpillar, groping to save deals
U.S. exporters large and small scrambled on Tuesday to urge foreign customers not to abandon deals supported by the U.S. Export-Import Bank, which will be forced to halt new business at midnight as its charter expires.

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