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The Democrats Are Boldly Fighting For a Bad, Stupid Bill — After Democrats in the Senate staged a filibuster in support of gun control measures, their colleagues in the House have begun a “sit-in” aimed at embarrassing Republicans into allowing a vote on a measure that would restrict …
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House Democrats' Gun-Control Sit-In Turns Into Chaotic Showdown With Republicans — WASHINGTON — The House chamber on Wednesday became the site of an hours-long sit-in by dozens of House Democrats who defied the Republican majority and demanded that they hold a vote on a gun-control measure …
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House GOP starts recess early, sidestepping Dems' sit-in — House GOP leaders opted to send lawmakers home a day early for a holiday recess as Democrats threatened to stretch a widely publicized sit-in over gun control into a days-long demonstration. — The House adjourned for the Independence …
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John Lewis leads sit-in on House floor over guns — Washington (CNN)Georgia Rep. John Lewis is leading a sit-in on the House floor Wednesday to push Republicans to address gun violence in the legislative chamber. — Lewis wrote a letter to House Speaker Paul Ryan demanding that he keep …
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Paul Ryan: House sit-in on guns is a ‘publicity stunt’
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Cameras go dark during House Democrats' sit-in
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House Adjourns Amid Chaos as Dems' Sit-in Over Guns Halts Business
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C-SPAN circumvents House blackout on sit-in coverage
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Emails: Key security features disabled on Clinton's server — WASHINGTON (AP) — State Department staffers wrestled for weeks in December 2010 over a serious technical problem with then-Secretary Hillary Clinton's home email server, causing them to temporarily disable security features …
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Judicial Watch Releases State Department Inspector General Investigation Records Related to Hillary Clinton Emails
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Kaine rises to top of Clinton's veep list — Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine is emerging as the leading candidate atop Hillary Clinton's vice presidential short list, according to Democratic allies and operatives close to the campaign. — Sen. Elizabeth Warren and HUD Secretary Julian Castro …
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The case for Clinton-Warren … It's been a pretty good week so far for Hillary Clinton in that it has been a pretty terrible week for Donald Trump. He fired his campaign manager just hours before posting what is almost certainly the most pathetic monthly fund-raising total …
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Trump's Speech About Hillary Was Terrifyingly Effective
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The Making of Patrick Murphy — MIAMI (CBSMiami) - Today Congressman Patrick Murphy is on the fast track to the United States Senate. After just three years in the House, the Democrat from West Palm Beach is the anointed star of his party, enjoying the full-throated backing of President Barack Obama …

Alexander Hamilton on Brexit — After an unequivocal experience of the inefficiency of the subsisting federal government, you are called upon to deliberate on a new Constitution for the United States of America. The subject speaks its own importance; comprehending in its consequences nothing less …
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Brexit Will Be Britain's Fourth of July
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Trump's secret plan to quash a ‘Dump Trump’ convention plot — Donald Trump's campaign is preparing a sophisticated operation to fight back against resurgent plans by recalcitrant conservatives to deny him the nomination at next month's Republican National Convention.
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ACLU Opposes Latest Effort To Bar Those On Terrorism Watch Lists From Buying Guns — WASHINGTON — As Democrats on Capitol Hill staged a sit-in in the House chamber seeking a vote on gun policy measures, the ACLU sent a letter to senators opposing the latest compromise measure being considered.
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Full transcript: Donald Trump NYC speech on stakes of the election — Remarks as prepared for delivery. — Today I'd like to share my thoughts about the stakes in this election. — Story Continued Below — People have asked me why I am running for President.
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7 Of The Biggest Fibs In Trump's Speech Attacking ‘World-Class Liar’ Clinton
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The ‘Anti-Business’ President Who's Been Good for Business — Obama on free trade, regulating banks, and why his daughters won't work for Wall Street. … BLOOMBERG BUSINESSWEEK: The stock market has tripled. Profits are very high. And yet you still have this label of being an anti-business figure.
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Sanders backers revolt, refuse to recognize Cuomo as delegation leader — ALBANY — Supporters of Bernie Sanders say they'll file a legal challenge to the nomination of Gov. Andrew Cuomo as the chair of New York's delegation to the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia and are refusing to recognize his authority.
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Sanders: 'It doesn't appear that I'm going to be the nominee'
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Paul Ryan Is Trying To Shut Down Live Streams From Sit-In — Speaker Paul Ryan shut off the camera feed from the House floor and then turned off the microphones, but the sit-in continued, with representatives using their phones to stream video of the speeches. Video which C-SPAN has been streaming live via Periscope and Facebook.


Dems threaten to oppose GOP funding deal on Zika — GOP leaders have reached a $1.1 billion funding deal to combat the Zika virus, but Democratic leaders are vowing to oppose it over cuts to crucial healthcare programs. — Republicans had planned to file their bill late Wednesday …

Bernie Sanders: Here's what we want — My supporters and I want real change in this country. — As we head toward the Democratic National Convention, I often hear the question, “What does Bernie want?” Wrong question. The right question is what the 12 million Americans who voted for a political revolution want.


The famous novel is actually a tale of climate change. — Two hundred years ago this June, during a dreadfully cold and wet summer, Mary Shelley began writing Frankenstein. Since then Frankenstein has become iconic, spawning a legion of adaptations and reinterpretations.
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Rubio explains why he won't campaign for Trump — Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) is not campaigning with Donald Trump in the battleground state of Florida, but he says he has his reasons. — “It's not that I'm looking to undermine him, but I think the differences between us on key issues …