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John Boehner talks election, time in office — “You can call me boner, beaner, jackass, happy to answer to almost anything,” said former Speaker of the House John Boehner as he took the stage at CEMEX Auditorium on Wednesday evening. Boehner joined David M. Kennedy, faculty director …
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John Boehner just confirmed everything liberals suspected about the Republican Party — Speaking at Stanford University, former House Speaker John Boehner went the full Bulworth. — “You can call me boner, beaner, jackass, happy to answer to almost anything,” he said.
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In Indiana, the Deal to Stop Trump May Be Backfiring — The alliance between Cruz and Kasich looks to some Hoosiers like insider politics. And some won't pull the lever for Cruz. — michaelcbender — mniquette — The silence in the parking lot of the Hamilton County fairgrounds …
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Boehner: Cruz is ‘Lucifer in the flesh’
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Ted Cruz's ‘Alliance’ With John Kasich Hits New Low Point
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Rep. Peter King: Cruz gives Lucifer a bad name
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Ted Cruz's Carly Fiorina VP Pick Could Backfire—Badly
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Boehner Uncorks on ‘Lucifer’ Cruz, Says He Wouldn't Back Him in Fall
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Commentary: Yes, Donald Trump can beat Hillary Clinton — How would Donald Trump fare in a general election against Hillary Clinton? The conventional wisdom is that he wouldn't stand a chance. The GOP is divided. His campaign, despite a recent spate of landslide primary wins, appears to have its own civil war going on.
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Trump's 'woman's card' comment escalates the campaign's gender wars
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Democratic Strategist: Trump Will Beat Hillary Like ‘A Baby Seal’
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‘Clinton Cash’ Has Been Made Into a Movie
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Defense bill would require women to register for draft — Women would have to register for the draft under an amendment added to an annual defense bill Wednesday. — “If we want equality in this country, if we want women to be treated precisely like men are treated and that they should not be discriminated …
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Oops! GOP Rep's Gotcha Amendment On Drafting Women Actually Passed — Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA) did something a little unorthodox for lawmakers Wednesday. During a House Armed Services Committee hearing, he offered an amendment he didn't actually want to support. — The amendment required women register for the draft.
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Are women headed for the draft? Support for the idea grows in Congress
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Man With Possible Bomb Threatens Fox 45, Suspect Shot By Police — BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A man claiming to have a bomb strapped to his chest threatened a Baltimore TV station Thursday afternoon, and was later shot by police after walking out of the building. — It all started at Fox 45 …
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President Obama Weighs His Economic Legacy — Eight years after the financial crisis, unemployment is at 5 percent, deficits are down and G.D.P. is growing. Why do so many voters feel left behind? The president has a theory. — Two months ago, across an assembly-room table in a factory …


FBI arrests brother of San Bernardino terrorist and 2 others on marriage fraud charges — The FBI has served another warrant at the home of Syed Raheel Farook, the elder brother of San Bernardino gunman Syed Rizwan Farook. The FBI also served a warrant at the home in February, as seen in this file photo.


The Quiet American — Paul Manafort made a career out of stealthily reinventing the world's nastiest tyrants as noble defenders of freedom. Getting Donald Trump elected will be a cinch. — Mar-a-Lago, Donald Trump's palace, is impressive by the standards of Palm Beach …
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Paul Manafort: Trump Hasn't Ruled Out Taking Money From Big Donors In The General
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SIMPLY THE WORST=> Obama is First President Ever to Not See Single Year of 3% GDP Growth — Obama's just like Reagan... Except when he isn't. — The rate of real economic growth is the single greatest determinate of both America's strength as a nation and the well-being of the American people.
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U.S. Economy Expands to 0.5% Pace, Weakest in Two Years
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46 Seconds Everyone Should Watch Before Handing Donald Trump The Nuclear Codes — Donald Trump swept all five states that voted last Tuesday, putting him in strong position to capture the Republican nomination. Trump's rise to the top of the Republican party has been great for cable news ratings.


Secret Service Plans to Raise White House Fence by 5 Feet — Secret Service: ‘Current fence simply is not adequate for a modern era’ — The U.S. Secret Service plans to raise the height of the White House security fence by 5 feet and add a new concrete foundation to reduce the risk of fence-jumpers …
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Roy Moore says complaint on gay marriage order politically motivated — Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore responds to complaints over Marriage Protection Acts — Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore on Wednesday accused several groups, including the Southern Poverty Law Center and …
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Professors Rail Against Renaming Law School After Antonin Scalia, Taking Koch Money — The faculty senate at George Mason University just voted 21-13 to reopen the naming process of the law school. — Fairfax, Virginia — On Wednesday afternoon, professors at George Mason University protested …
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Prince's Death: Local Investigators Ask for DEA's Help on Case — The county sheriff investigating the death of Prince is asking for help from the Drug Enforcement Administration, federal law enforcement officials told NBC News on Wednesday. — The officials say prescription painkillers …
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Huffington Post killed story pitch critical of Uber — Uber yesterday announced that Huffington Post Editor in Chief Arianna Huffington would be joining its board of directors, a move that put the site's reporters in an instant bind. To fight the notion that Huffington Post would somehow …
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Bobby Knight: Like Truman, Trump would have ‘guts to drop the bomb’ — According to Bobby Knight, Harry Truman was one of the three greatest presidents because he had the “guts to drop the bomb in 1944” on Japan. — Donald Trump, he said, could join that list as one of the four greatest presidents …
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With Court Ruling, Sodomy Law Doesn't Apply When Victim Is Unconscious — State Rep. Scott Biggs, R-Chickasha, says he plans to amend a bill to include unconscious victims in Oklahoma's forcible sodomy law. In a news release, Biggs said, ""I am horrified by the idea that we would allow …
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Oklahoma court: oral sex is not rape if victim is unconscious from drinking
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