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State Dept. watchdog: Clinton violated email rules — A State Department watchdog concluded that Hillary Clinton failed to comply with the agency's policies on records while using a personal email server that was not — and, officials say, would never have been — approved by agency officials …
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Trump plans to target Clinton over Whitewater — Donald Trump, who in recent days has accused Bill Clinton of rape and suggested he and Hillary Clinton may have had a role in the death of one of their close friends, plans to focus next on the Whitewater real estate scandal, POLITICO has learned.
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Hillary Clinton Is Criticized for Private Emails in State Dept. Review — WASHINGTON — The State Department's inspector general sharply criticized Hillary Clinton's exclusive use of a private email server while she was secretary of state, saying she had not sought permission to use it and would not have received it if she had.

Hillary Clinton's email problems just got much worse — One of the two big dominoes in the Hillary Clinton email controversy toppled today: The State Department's Inspector General released its report on the email practices of Clinton and a number of other past secretaries of state.
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The 9 biggest revelations in the State IG report on Clinton's emails — The State Department's inspector general report on Wednesday offered little absolution for Hillary Clinton or several of her top aides who refused to cooperate with the investigation into the former secretary of state's exclusive use of a private email server.
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Clinton Broke Federal Rules With Email Server, Audit Finds — State Dept. report criticizes Clinton's email practices 1:51 — Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton violated federal records rules through her use of a private email server while she was secretary of state, a State Department audit has concluded.
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State Dept. inspector general report sharply criticizes Clinton's email practices — The State Department's independent watchdog has issued a highly critical analysis of Hillary Clinton's email practices while running the department, concluding that she failed to seek legal approval for her use …
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Clinton campaign: Email setup ‘not unique’
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Trump Camp Accidentally Emails Politico Its Plan To Hit Clinton On Whitewater
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Clinton expressed worries about exposure of personal emails at State Dept.
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Inspector General Finds Hillary Clinton Violated Federal Records Act By Deleting Emails

Vince Foster's death and subsequent conspiracy theories, explained
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Elizabeth Warren just absolutely shredded Donald Trump. There's a lot more like this to come. — THE MORNING PLUM: — Early in the 2012 campaign, when top Democratic strategists were debating how to target Mitt Romney, they worked to hone their message about him down to a single, tight, pithy phrase.
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Trump accuses New Mexico's Republican governor of not doing her job — ALBUQUERQUE — Despite his promise to unite the Republican Party, Donald Trump attacked New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez — the chairwoman of the Republican Governor's Association — on Tuesday night and accused her of “not doing the job.”
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The Daily 202: Trump's attacks on the GOP's most prominent Latina, Susana Martinez, should alarm Republicans — THE BIG IDEA: — During a 65-minute speech in Albuquerque last night, Donald Trump laced into New Mexico Republican Gov. Susana Martinez. He blamed her for the state's economic problems …
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Trump: Romney ‘walks like a penguin’
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As Donald Trump Pushes Conspiracy Theories, Right-Wing Media Gets Its Wish
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Paul Ryan to Endorse Donald Trump, According to Senior Campaign Sources
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Eleven states sue Obama administration over bathroom directive — Eleven states and state officials filed a lawsuit Wednesday challenging he Obama administration over federal guidance directing schools to provide transgender students with facilities that match their gender identities.
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11 States Sue Obama Administration Over Transgender Rules
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The Transgender Bathroom Debate and the Looming Title IX Crisis
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Big-name Democrats won't defend Wasserman Schultz — The knives are out for Debbie Wasserman Schultz on Capitol Hill. But it's unclear whether it amounts to griping or a more serious warning sign that the embattled Democratic Party chairwoman's post is in jeopardy.
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Trump, Clinton win Washington state primary
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Audio Shows Katie Couric Documentary Deceptively Edited Interview with Pro-Gun Activists — The makers of a new Katie Couric documentary on gun violence deceptively edited an interview between Couric and a group of gun rights activists in an apparent attempt to embarrass the activists, an audio recording of the full interview shows.


A Marvel Editor Explains How Captain America Was a Hydra Agent All Along — In a shocking twist, Steve Rogers always has been and will continue to be a member of the evil group — Sure, he wears red white and blue on the outside, but on the inside? It turns out Steve Rogers …
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“AMERICAN SNIPER” CHRIS KYLE DISTORTED HIS MILITARY RECORD, DOCUMENTS SHOW … No American has been more associated with the Navy SEAL mystique than Chris Kyle, known as the deadliest sniper in military history. His bestselling autobiography, American Sniper — a story of honor, glory …
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Where the Obamas are living in D.C. after the White House — President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama will lease the 8,200-square-foot mansion owned by Joe Lockhart and Giovanna Gray after the first family leaves the White House in January, sources told POLITICO Playbook on Wednesday.
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Foxconn replaces ‘60,000 factory workers with robots’ — Apple and Samsung supplier Foxconn has reportedly replaced 60,000 factory workers with robots. — One factory has “reduced employee strength from 110,000 to 50,000 thanks to the introduction of robots”, a government official told the South China Morning Post.
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IRS doubted legality of ObamaCare payments, former official says — The IRS raised concerns in early 2014 about the legality of certain ObamaCare payments that Republicans are now challenging in a lawsuit, according to a deposition from a former agency official.
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Gay Student Told to Change Pro-LGBT Shirt — COPPERAS COVE, Texas - An eighth grade student in Copperas Cove, Texas, was told to change her pro-LGBT shirt because school officials said it violated the dress code. — Ali Chaney, 13, wore the t-shirt, which had rainbow text that said “Some people are gay.


Texas AG expected announce legal challenge to Obama's transgender directive to schools — AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has scheduled a news conference for Wednesday afternoon and is expected to announce a legal challenge to President Obama's directive to schools concerning bathrooms …

Tom Cotton calls Reid's leadership ‘cancerous’ — Tom Cotton laid into Harry Reid on Wednesday, calling Reid's recent remarks on the Senate floor “vulgar” and “incoherent” — before adding that the Democrat's leadership has been “cancerous.” — As a junior ranking senator, Cotton spends lots of his time presiding over the Senate.
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