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Son of Boston Police Captain Arrested as Possible Terrorist — The estranged son of a respected Boston police captain was arrested July 4 by FBI agents as part of a counter-terrorism operation against alleged ISIS-inspired domestic terrorists, federal officials told ABC News today.
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Son of Boston Police capt. charged in connection with ISIS terrorism plot — A man from Adams has been arrested and charged in connection with a plot to engage in terrorism on behalf of ISIS. — Alexander Ciccolo, 23, was charged with being a felon in possession of firearms.
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Mexican drug lord Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman THREATENS Donald Trump on Twitter — By ALASDAIR BAVERSTOCK IN MEXICO CITY and OLLIE GILLMAN FOR MAILONLINE — Mexico's billion dollar drugs lord known as ‘El Chapo’ has gloated on Twitter about his escape from a maximum security jail …
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There will never be a President Trump — Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump arrives to a fundraising event at a golf course in the Bronx borough of New York Monday. Seth Wenig AP — Before one more straight-faced political story is written about the presidential candidacy of Donald Trump …
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Donald Trump on Mexican drug lord's escape: ‘I told you so’
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Donald Trump: Tom Tancredo wants to give you some pointers
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Listening to Donald Trump swear and talk politics on his private plane
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Can Scott Walker Have It Both Ways? — The biggest question hanging over Walker's presidential campaign is whether the political strategy that got him this far can work at the next level. — “I'm pro-life,” Scott Walker said, looking directly into the camera.
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Hillary Clinton, Jeb Bush renew sparring match over worker hours, pay
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Scott Walker Makes It Official: 'I'm Running for President'
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President Obama Announces 46 Commutations in Video Address: “America Is a Nation of Second Chances” — As a former Assistant U.S. Attorney and criminal defense attorney, I'm well acquainted with how federal sentencing practices can, in too many instances, lead nonviolent drug offenders to spend decades, if not life, in prison.
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Obama Commutes Sentences for 46 Drug Offenders
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Bernie Sanders' Senate colleagues stunned by his ascent — The Senate backbencher is drawing huge crowds on the trail, but his Democratic colleagues warn voters not to buy the hype. — Bernie Sanders' Senate colleagues have come to know him as a bit player in the Democratic Caucus …
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The thing Bernie Sanders says about inequality that no other candidate will touch
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In speech, Clinton to put wages at heart of economic policy
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Amazon: ‘No evidence’ of bulk sales for Ted Cruz book — The New York Times' refusal to put Ted Cruz's memoir on its bestseller list is once again being called into question — this time by Amazon, the largest Internet retailer in the country. — On Sunday, an Amazon spokesperson told …


The Really Big One — An earthquake will destroy a sizable portion of the coastal Northwest. The question is when. … “I'll do what everybody does—sell this startup just before we have to hire a female employee.” — BUY THE PRINT » … JULY 20, 2009 — BUY THE PRINT »


It's Time For Conservatives To Play By The New Rules — We conservatives have spent far too long playing by the old rules when liberals have completely changed the game. There was a time when laws meant what they said, when individual rights were important, when the government …
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Rapper 50 Cent Files for Bankruptcy … The rapper 50 Cent filed for bankruptcy protection on Monday, halting a dispute over a sex tape. — The 40-year-old rapper, Curtis James Jackson III, filed for chapter 11 protection in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Hartford, Conn., on Monday …
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Santorum Jumps to Right of Cruz, Walker on Same-Sex Marriage Constitutional Amendment — Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum said Monday he wants a constitutional amendment that defines marriage as between a man and a woman in all 50 states, less than three weeks …
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Boy Scouts Executive Committee Unanimously Votes To End Gay Leadership Ban — The move would allow individually chartered troops to make their own decisions about leadership standards. A final vote is set for July 27. — Scout leader Jesse Pacem, left, directs Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts …


How I Found the Harper Lee Manuscript — Much has been said lately about the discovery of ‘Go Set a Watchman’ and when it occurred. Here's the full story. — Accidents of history sometimes place otherwise unknown people in historic spotlights. Such was my fate when last August curiosity got …


Trump International Golf Club Puerto Rico Seeks Bankruptcy — The filing comes as Donald Trump seeks the Republican presidential nomination. — Trump International Golf Club Puerto Rico filed for bankruptcy as Donald Trump, the billionaire real estate mogul who lent his name to the property, makes a bid for the White House.
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