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Southwest Airlines endorses plan to boost Washington Reagan flights

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Southwest Airlines said on Tuesday it will support legislation to add seven new round trip flights a day at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, an issue that has been fiercely contested by major U.S. airlines. American Airlines, United Airlines and Alaska Airlines have strongly opposed adding flights to airport arguing to it would boost congestion and lead to more delays, while Delta Air Lines strongly supports adding more flights to boost competition. Southwest said in an email to congressional staff Tuesday the proposal would increase daily flights at Regan by less than 2% and

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‘Stand For Nothing’: MSNBC Guest Says GOP Has Become ‘Anti-Ronald Reagan’

‘Stand For Nothing’: MSNBC Guest Says GOP Has Become ‘Anti-Ronald Reagan’ Harold Hutchison on May 26, 2023 TV personality Donny Deutsch said during a Friday MSNBC appearance that the Republican Party has become “anti-Ronald Reagan” since the rise of former President Donald Trump. MSNBC hosts and guests have attacked Trump and his supporters on multiple occasions, including praising the indictment of Trump secured by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg in a case centered around an alleged $130,000 payout to [censored] star Stormy Daniels in 2016. “I always talk about how Republicans have become like the Jim and Tammy Faye Baker,

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Reagan Taylor Fondren Appointed as First Assistant United States Attorney

Memphis, TN – Kevin G. Ritz, United States Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee, is pleased to announce the appointment of Reagan Taylor Fondren as First Assistant United States Attorney for the district. Ms. Fondren, a native Memphian and graduate of Central High School, completed her undergraduate studies at Spelman College and her law degree at the University of Tennessee College of Law. She has worked in federal public service with the United States Department of Justice for her entire career and has served as an Assistant United States Attorney for over 14 years. “As a federal prosecutor for over 14 years, and a

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CARTER And HOELSCHER: Ronald Reagan Asked America One Question And It Led To A Landslide Victory. Will History Repeat Itself?

CARTER And HOELSCHER: Ronald Reagan Asked America One Question And It Led To A Landslide Victory. Will History Repeat Itself? James Carter And Doug Hoelscher on September 19, 2022 At the end of a long campaign, presidential candidate Ronald Reagan’s secret weapon was a simple question. In the only debate held between Reagan and incumbent President Jimmy Carter — less than a week before Election Day — Reagan asked Americans, “Are you better off than you were four years ago?” He went on, “Is it easier for you to go buy things in the store than it was four years

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Queen Elizabeth’s reign featured enchiladas with Reagan, dancing with Ford

By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The last American president to see Queen Elizabeth, Joe Biden, sat down with her over tea at Windsor Castle in June 2021, where they chatted about Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping. “I don’t think she’d be insulted, but she reminded me of my mother,” a visibly delighted Biden told reporters later. All told, the queen met 13 of the last 14 American presidents, all except Lyndon Johnson. She started with Harry Truman in 1951 when she was still a princess. Through all of them, her goal was to maintain strong relations with the United

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PINKERTON: The Reagan Alternative To Trump’s NATO Vision

PINKERTON: The Reagan Alternative To Trump’s NATO Vision James P. Pinkerton on August 7, 2022 We’re in the midst of a great debate on American foreign policy. And just because the voting in Congress has been lopsided doesn’t mean that important questions about America’s role in the world aren’t being raised. The immediate issue is the expansion of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. On Aug. 3, the U.S. Senate voted 95-1 to agree that Finland and Sweden could join NATO. If all goes according to plan, the alliance will soon boast 32 countries. And while a 95-1 vote might seem

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U.S. Ronald Reagan carrier strike group operating in South China Sea

BEIJING – The U.S. Ronald Reagan carrier strike group is carrying out security operations in the South China Sea on Wednesday, the U.S. navy said. “Our presence in the South China Sea demonstrates America’s commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific,” Capt. Fred Goldhammer, the commanding officer of USS Ronald Reagan, said in a statement. (Reporting by Ben Blanchard and Beijing newsroom; Editing by Andrew Heavens)

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Presidential Historian Slams Liz Cheney For Attacking GOP During Reagan Library Speech

Presidential Historian Slams Liz Cheney For Attacking GOP During Reagan Library Speech Harold Hutchison on July 1, 2022 A long-time Republican said that Republican Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming is “making a career” out of slamming the GOP during a Thursday night appearance on Fox News. “When I saw that she was going to speak at the Reagan library, the first thing that came to my mind is Reagan’s famous 11th Commandment: Thou shalt not speak ill of a fellow Republican,” Craig Shirley, a member of the Board of Governors for the Reagan Ranch, told Laura Ingraham. “[S]he’s made a

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How Nancy Reagan Gave Glamour and Class to the White House

Find people with high expectations and a low tolerance for excuses. They’ll have higher expectations for you than you have for yourself. Don’t flatter yourself that this has much to do with you – this is just who they are. Don’t look for “nice” in these relationships. Look for trust. Be fearless in front of them with your ideas as many times as they’ll let you Beauty Dust is very pretty to look at and it tastes like nothing, which is great. Here is what it’s supposed to do: This ancient empiric formula expands beauty through alchemizing elements legendary for

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D.C.’s Ronald Reagan National Airport #4 in Top 10 Most Unusual Items Found by TSA Agents

WASHINGTON, D.C. —  Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) made it into the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) Top 10 List of most unusual items found at security checkpoints nationwide in 2021. TSA released the list in an on-line video it posted on the agency’s Twitter account. What was the item from the airport that ranked as #4 on the Top 10 List? Read on . . . TSA officers at DCA detected a well-worn, heavy-duty, wooden-handled machete on March 6, 2021. The dirtied blade showed it has had heavy use with what appeared to be significant wear, rust and other markings as

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TSA officers at Reagan National Airport stop Virginia man with loaded gun at checkpoint

ARLINGTON, Va. – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) prevented a Centerville, Va., man from bringing his 9mm handgun loaded with five bullets onto his flight yesterday, Wednesday, Dec. 22.   “We have seen more guns caught at our checkpoints so far this year than the total number we stopped in 2019 and 2020 combined,” said Scott T. Johnson, TSA Federal Security Director for the airport. “It’s holiday season and more people are traveling at this time of year. Guns and airports don’t mix. Bringing a loaded gun with a bullet in the chamber

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‘Democrats Don’t Even Believe In America’: Nikki Haley Goes After Liberals In Reagan Library Speech

Former Ambassador to the U.N. Nikki Haley went after Democrats for their lack of faith in America during a speech at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library on Tuesday night. “As my great predecessor, U.N. Ambassador Jeane Kirkpatrick famously said, in Reagan’s time the left was happy to ‘blame America first,’” Haley said. “Today’s Democrats don’t even believe in America.” “Anger toward America is now the bedrock belief of the American left,” she added. “We’ve reached a place where the President and Vice President of the United States routinely accuse America of ‘systemic racism.’” Haley reiterated her belief the U.S. is

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