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The GOP on Economics — The good, the bad, and the ugly at the fourth presidential debate. — Tuesday night's Republican presidential debate wasn't the most entertaining, but it was by far the most educational. The two-hour session gave the candidates a chance to critique the Obama record …
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Populism on the Rise in GOP Race for President — Candidates bash big banks, the Fed, corporations and international trade deals in their latest debate — The latest presidential debate vividly captured how the 2008 financial crisis has reshaped the Republican Party by unleashing …
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Chris Matthews Not Sure If Cruz, Rubio Really Hispanic; They're ‘Cuban Nationals’ Though — Share it Tweet it — According to Chris Matthews, it's uncertain whether the term Hispanic can properly be used to describe GOP presidential aspirants Sens. Ted Cruz (Texas) and Marco Rubio (Florida).
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The Note: GOP Enters Debate-Free Month — NOTABLES —BUSH STILL THINKS HE'S THE BETTER BET: The Jeb Bush that greeted veterans at an old Coca-Cola manufacturing plant yesterday was technically the same man voters saw last week. His stump speech was the same, he spoke with just as many voters …
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Why GOP elites are totally ignoring a political reality that could destroy their party
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How Cruz Wins Debates: An Inside Look
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G.O.P. Fight Now a Battle Over What Defines a Conservative
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A Troubled G.O.P. Debate for Donald Trump and Jeb Bush
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Mizzou, Yale and Free Speech — On university campuses across the country, from Mizzou to Yale, we have two noble forces colliding with explosive force. — One is a concern for minority or marginalized students and faculty members, who are often left feeling as outsiders in ways that damage everyone's education.
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Mizzou prof. resigns following outrage over his refusal to cancel exam — “If you don't feel safe coming to class, then don't come to class,” Dr. Brigham told his students. “I will be there, and there will be an exam administered in our class.” — Dr. Dale Brigham, considered …


Race and the Free-Speech Diversion
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Jeb Bush Offers a Chest Bump ‘for Every Convert’ — WAUKEE, Iowa — After his final event of the day here, Jeb Bush posed for selfies, shook hands with voters and — wait, was that just a chest bump? — Yes, yes, it was. — Asked to explain why Mr. Bush, the former Florida governor …
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Poll Shows Hillary Clinton Maintaining Lead Over Bernie Sanders — Despite a month of sharpened attacks, Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont has failed to significantly dent Hillary Rodham Clinton's lead in the Democratic presidential race, according to a New York Times/CBS News survey released on Thursday.
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Postal workers union backs Bernie Sanders
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Charles Koch: We are doling out welfare for the wealthy — Billionaire Charles Koch said Wednesday that the federal government is widening the gap between America's rich and poor. — “For most of this nation's history, our country has been characterized by opportunity …
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Charles Koch: No backing for candidate in GOP primary
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Promised Bipartisanship, Obama Adviser Found Disappointment — WASHINGTON — When President Obama first won the White House, he recruited Ray LaHood, a Republican congressman, to join his cabinet. The appointment, Mr. Obama declared, “reflects that bipartisan spirit” that would distinguish his presidency.
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Ray LaHood: Obama Was Unable To Execute Bipartisan Approach
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McCain threatens court battle if Obama bypasses Congress on Guantanamo
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Chris Christie: College unrest a product of ‘lawlessness’ that Obama allows — MUSCATAINE, Iowa — In his first campaign stops after a well-received performance in Fox Business's “undercard” GOP presidential primary debate, Gov. Chris Christie (R-N.J.) mixed raw talk about addiction …
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FBI expands probe of Clinton emails, launches independent classification review — The FBI has expanded its probe of Hillary Clinton's emails, with agents exploring whether multiple statements violate a federal false statements statute, according to intelligence sources familiar with the ongoing case.
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Hillary Clinton's claim that she tried to join the Marines — “He looks at me and goes, 'Um, how old are you. And I said, ‘Well I am 26, I will be 27.’ And he goes, ‘Well, that is kind of old for us.’ And then he says to me, and this is what gets me, ‘Maybe the dogs will take you,’ meaning the Army.”
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EU flag burned as tens of thousands join Warsaw nationalist demo — Organisers said that up to 50,000 were on the march which marked the anniversary of Poland's independence after the First World War — Tens of thousands of protesters poured into Warsaw's streets on Wednesday …
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Trump talks Clinton's ‘massive’ new hairdo — Washington (CNN)Donald Trump said Wednesday he was shocked to see Hillary Clinton's latest hairdo, calling it “massive” in an interview on conservative talk radio. — Asked by host Mark Levin what Clinton's appeal to voters is, Trump simply said …
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Rand Paul is right: The most economically unequal states are Democratic — During Tuesday night's Republican debate, Gerard Baker, editor in chief of the Wall Street Journal, posed a question to Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.): “Does it matter at all that the gap between the rich and everyone else is widening?”
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Transcript: Read the Full Text of the Fourth Republican Debate in Milwaukee
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