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Ben Carson: I Would ‘Love’ to See Abortion Law Overturned — Republican presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson said he would “love” to see Roe vs. Wade overturned, making abortion illegal nationwide, with almost no exemptions. — “I'm a reasonable person and if people can come …
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STATE OF THE UNION — THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED. — JAKE TAPPER, CNN ANCHOR (voice-over): One on one with Donald Trump, the front-runner showing a crack in the armor, as he slips beneath Ben Carson in Iowa.
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Meet the Press - October 25, 2015 — CHUCK TODD: — This Sunday the new frontrunner in Iowa. Ben Carson surges ahead of the pack, shocking the pundits and getting under Donald Trump's skin. — DONALD TRUMP: — I'm Presbyterian. I mean Seven Day Adventists I don't know about. — CHUCK TODD:
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Trump, Carson lead GOP in Iowa; Trump keeps big lead in NH, SC — The Republican nomination fight continues to be dominated by political newcomers Donald Trump and Ben Carson. In Iowa, Carson has moved up to tie Trump. — In South Carolina and New Hampshire, there is Donald Trump with a large lead, and then there is everyone else.
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Donald Trump Won't Apologize to Ben Carson Over Religion Comments — Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump won't apologize to Ben Carson for comments he made about his religion. — Trump, who trails Carson in two polls released in Iowa last week, said he “just didn't know” …
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Donald Trump seeks a sharp contrast with Ben Carson's Seventh-day Adventist faith
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Chris Christie, Sipping a Smoothie, Was Kicked Off an Amtrak Car For Screaming on His Phone — New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is having a bad morning. — First, he nearly missed his 9:55 Amtrak train from DC to New York. Then, he didn't get the seat he wanted on the train.
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How Republicans saved Hillary Clinton. Again. — For months, Hillary Rodham Clinton's presidential campaign labored listlessly under a cloud of doubt after revelations that she had a private e-mail server during her time as secretary of state. — Then Republicans, as they have so often do …
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Megyn Kelly Flips Out Over Positive Hillary Clinton Benghazi Coverage From Media — I wrote the other day that Megyn Kelly was one of the only Conservative pundits who thought Trey Gowdy's Benghazi hearing was successful. And on Friday night, she continued her beliefs by attacking the media …
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Clinton: Veterans Affairs scandal not a ‘widespread’ problem
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Bernie Sanders goes on the attack at Iowa Democratic dinner — <p>DES MOINES — Bernie Sanders is giving Hillary Clinton a pass on her “damn emails,” but he's giving her hell on just about everything else.</p><p>On Saturday night, at the high-stakes Democratic Jefferson-Jackson dinner …
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Clinton on top in Iowa, gains in New Hampshire
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Sanders Throws Out Script as He Jabs at Clinton
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Bernie Sanders Blasts Clinton Record on Gay Rights, Keystone, Free Trade
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Cummings at the crossroads — Rep. Elijah Cummings is at a political crossroads. — The 64-year-old Maryland Democrat is mulling whether to run for the Senate seat soon to be vacated by Democratic Sen. Barbara Mikulski who will not seek reelection in 2016 after nearly 30 years in office.
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Marco Rubio, the Unusual Front-Runner — FOUR years ago this week, I boldly predicted that Mitt Romney would inevitably be his party's nominee. — It was admittedly not really the boldest of predictions. But at the time the press corps was obsessed with the revolving door of non-Romney …


Tony Blair says he's sorry for Iraq War ‘mistakes,’ but not for ousting Saddam — Sunday's Fareed Zakaria GPS, on CNN in the U.S. at 10 a.m. ET and 1 p.m. ET, features an interview with former British Prime Minister Tony Blair about the war in Iraq and post-war Iraq.
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Cruz: America ‘one more liberal justice’ away from irrevocable damage — Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) says the U.S. of today will become unrecognizable if “one more liberal justice” is appointed to the Supreme Court. — “One more liberal justice and our right to keep and bear arms is taken away …


Officials arrest man after almost 10,000 stolen guns found in Chesterfield Co. house — Deputies in Chesterfield County seized thousands of stolen guns Friday hidden inside a home near Pageland. — Authorities said they received a tip, got a search warrant and found almost 10,000 guns.
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REPORT: Seattle Wage Hike Off To ‘Pretty Bad Start,’ Kills 700 Jobs — Seattle, which recently passed a $15 minimum wage, has seen the loss of 700 restaurant jobs despite the rest of the state seeing huge increases, according to a Wednesday report. — In its report, the American Enterprise …
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