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Pope Francis, in Washington, Addresses Poverty and Climate — WASHINGTON — Pope Francis quietly but forcefully made his priorities clear during his first full day in the United States on Wednesday, urging in a pair of speeches a renewed emphasis on tackling global poverty, confronting climate change …
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Pope Francis is about to make Junipero Serra a saint during a historic canonization today — Thousands of Catholics poured onto the grass of Catholic University on Wednesday to watch Pope Francis make a Spanish missionary a saint when he celebrates Mass at the Basilica of the National Shrine …
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Inside the collapse of Scott Walker's presidential bid
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America Loves Pope Francis, But Not His Stance on Climate Change: Bloomberg Poll

Huckabee rips Obama as ‘most anti-Christian’ president ever
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Pope Francis' Prepared Remarks at the White House
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The Poisonous Obama Years
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‘Call off your f- -king dogs!’ Hillary rages to Obama — An enraged Hillary Rodham Clinton blew up at President Obama, demanding he “call off your f-king dogs” looking into her emails during a tense Oval Office meeting, according to a new book. — The book, “Unlikeable: The Problem with Hillary …
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Bloomberg Poll: Joe Biden Now Top Presidential Choice for 1 in 4 Democrats — As Hillary Clinton's ratings tumble, nearly half of those surveyed say they want the vice president in the race. — One quarter of Americans who are registered Democrats or lean that way say Vice President Joe Biden is now their top choice for president.

Investigators Find Emails Hillary Clinton Said Were Erased
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Donald Trump: No More Fox News For Me! — Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump said on Wednesday he's swearing off appearances on Fox News. — Trump complained on Twitter that the network wasn't treating him fairly:
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Donald Trump says he's boycotting Fox News
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Walker's campaign manager unloads — <p>Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker pulled the plug on a bloated campaign that was headed into debt and was being undermined by furious donors, a warring staff and — at the root of it all — a candidate who was badly out of his league. </p><p>Prior …
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“We should not have a multicultural society.” — Jeb Bush made the comment on Tuesday in response to a question from an Iowa woman working with refugees and immigrants living in the Hawkeye State. She wanted to know how the Republican presidential candidate would help people resettling in the United States integrate into society.
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Commission On Presidential Debates announces sites and dates for 2016 general election debates — The nonpartisan, nonprofit Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD) today announced sites and dates for three presidential and one vice presidential debates during the 2016 general election.
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Presidential debate schedule set for next year — <p>Next year's general-election presidential debates will be in Ohio, Missouri, Nevada and Virginia, the Commission on Presidential Debates announced Wednesday.</p><p> The first general-election debate will be held Sept. 26, 2016, at Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio.
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Yogi Berra, Master Catcher With a Goofy Wit, Dies at 90 — Yogi Berra, one of baseball's greatest catchers and characters, who as a player was a mainstay of 10 Yankee championship teams and as a manager led both the Yankees and Mets to the World Series — but who may be more widely known …
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Naked jogging couple leaves 1-year-old alone on beach — A 20-month-old girl was found alone on Holly Beach Tuesday morning, Cameron Parish Sheriff Ron Johnson said. The parents were located hours later jogging naked down the beach. — The Cameron Parish Sheriff's Office received a report …
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Boehner coup talk puts House GOP on edge — Growing chatter about a possible coup against Speaker John Boehner has set Capitol Hill on edge. — Talk that conservatives might use a government-funding showdown to overthrow the powerful Ohio Republican has triggered a flurry of behind …
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OPM says 5.6 million fingerprints stolen in cyberattack, five times as many as previously thought — One of the scariest parts of the massive cybersecurity breaches at the Office of Personnel Management just got worse: The agency now says 5.6 million people's fingerprints were stolen as part of the hacks.
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OPM underestimated number of fingerprints stolen in hack by millions
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Dalai Lama: I Could See A Female Successor, But She ‘Must Be Very Attractive’ — The Dalai Lama said in an interview with BBC News Monday that he could imagine a female successor, but she “must be very attractive.” — BBC host Clive Myrie asked the Dalai Lama whether his successor could be a woman.


Islam is a Satanic Cult of murder, not a ‘religion’ — Christianity is a religion but Islam is merely a satanic cult of rape, torture, murder, bestiality, and satan worship!!!!! Any “religion” that demands conformity or death and has different rules for those ruling and those being ruled is not a religion.
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Colbert bests Trump — <p>Donald Trump was in no fighting mood on Tuesday night.</p><p>Rather than come out swinging, as he did at the outset of last week's Republican debate, a subdued front-runner came out nodding in his “Late Show” interview with Stephen Colbert. </p><p>Rather than engage …
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