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Ugly, bloody scenes in San Jose as protesters attack Trump supporters outside rally — SAN JOSE, Calif. —Protests outside a Donald Trump rally in downtown San Jose spun out of control Thursday night when some demonstrators attacked the candidate's supporters.
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Trump security removes POLITICO reporter from rally — SAN JOSE, CALIF. — A Donald Trump campaign staffer and a private security guard removed a POLITICO reporter from a campaign rally here on Thursday evening for reporting at the event without the campaign's permission.
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Protesters punch, throw eggs at Trump supporters in San Jose — SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — A group of protesters attacked Donald Trump supporters who were leaving the presidential candidate's rally in San Jose on Thursday night. A dozen or more people were punched, at least one person …
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Outrage: San Jose Mayor blames Trump for violent, leftist mob — Anti-free speech thugs physically assaulted American citizens engaged in a peaceful, political assembly Thursday night outside a Donald Trump for President rally in San Jose. And the Hillary-supporting Democrat who serves …
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San Jose Mayor Justifies Mob Violence
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Vox editor: If Trump comes to your town, start a riot
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Donald Trump Rebukes Hillary Clinton as Clash Erupts Outside Event
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Police Officer Assaulted, Punches Thrown After San Jose Trump Rally
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Trump Could Threaten U.S. Rule of Law, Scholars Say — WASHINGTON — Donald J. Trump's blustery attacks on the press, complaints about the judicial system and bold claims of presidential power collectively sketch out a constitutional worldview that shows contempt for the First Amendment …
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Donald Trump Keeps Up Attacks on Judge Gonzalo Curiel — The Republican's charge of a ‘conflict’ in case over his university draws criticism from some legal observers — Donald Trump on Thursday escalated his attacks on the federal judge presiding over civil fraud lawsuits against Trump University …
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Trump's attack on a judge's Mexican heritage is an attack on the American Idea — On a day in which Donald Trump gained the stamp of approval of House Speaker Paul Ryan, he added to another dark chapter of his candidacy by upping his attacks on the heritage of a judge in a case involving Trump University.
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Judge Under Fire From Donald Trump Was Targeted by Mexican Drug Cartel — For much of a year, Gonzalo P. Curiel, then a federal prosecutor in California, lived officially in hiding. — He hunkered down for a while on a naval base and in other closely guarded locations under the protection of United States marshals.
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That's Interesting — This New York Times article …
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Skydiving outfit in contact with Bernie Sanders' campaign for Cloverdale rally — Cloverdale, Sonoma County's northernmost city, was abuzz with excitement Thursday over presidential candidate Bernie Sanders' planned rally Friday at the town's airport. But just how he will arrive was the subject of rampant speculation.
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Sanders could skydive into Calif. rally — could make quite the entrance at his rally Friday in Cloverdale, Calif. — Jimmy Halliday, the president at NorCal Skydiving, said he was told by Sanders staffers Thursday that they would offer the Democratic presidential candidate the option …
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Bloomberg gun control group endorses Hillary Clinton — Michael Bloomberg's gun control group is endorsing Hillary Clinton — for president. — Everytown for Gun Safety said Friday it is backing Clinton, just days before her California primary challenge against Bernie Sanders
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Rick Perry: Trump will ‘peel her skin off’ when debating Clinton
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May Jobs Report: Everything You Need to Know — Yes, it's that time again, folks. Jobs Friday, when for one ever-so-brief moment the interests of Wall Street, Washington and Main Street are all aligned on one thing: jobs. — The Bureau of Labor Statistics is expected to report …
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The economy just got its worst job report in years
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Hillary Clinton rolled out the anti-Trump argument that could deliver a landslide — Hillary Clinton's campaign apparently workshopped the idea of trying to tag Donald Trump with the nickname “Dangerous Donald.” It was a bit of a lame idea. But in her foreign policy speech this afternoon …
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The National ENQUIRER Names Dick Morris Chief Political Commentator And Contributor — The National ENQUIRER today announced that renowned Author and Political Commentator Dick Morris would be joining the magazine in the role of Chief Political Commentator & Correspondent.
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Sanders jabs at Clinton's foreign policy credentials following speech — 's foreign policy credentials on Thursday in the wake of her speech attacking Donald Trump — 's proposals. — “I agree with Secretary Clinton that Donald Trump's foreign policy ideas are incredibly reckless and irresponsible,” Sanders said in a statement.
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How an Outsider President Killed a Party — It was summer, and a major U.S. political party had just chosen an inexperienced, unqualified, loutish, wealthy outsider with ambiguous party loyalties to be its presidential nominee. Some party luminaries thought he would help them win the general election.
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EXCLUSIVE: Staten Island teen dies from asthma fleeing racist crew waving gun; 'I'm gonna shoot you, n— !' — Dayshen McKenzie died while running for his life. — The black Staten Island teen, fleeing what witnesses described as a mostly white crew shouting racial epithets and waving a gun …
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Angela Davis on defeating Trump: ‘We have to do whatever is necessary’ — Activists around the world have long turned to Angela Davis for scholarly guidance when discussing systems of oppression and power. — This week in New York, the radical feminist activist issued a rallying cry to Americans …
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Donald Trump to meet with Florida Gov. Rick Scott on Monday — Florida Gov. Rick Scott (R) will travel to New York to meet with presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump on Monday as Trump begins plotting his general election campaign in Florida.
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Mr. Ryan's endorsement of Trump: A sad day for the GOP — and America
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Trump shifts tactics to woo Martinez endorsement — In a stunning reversal of rhetoric and tone, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Thursday said he respects New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez and wants her endorsement. Trump's comments in a phone interview with The New Mexican came …
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