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Trump Packs His Blunt Phrase Book Abroad — When Mitt Romney traveled to Europe as a presidential candidate in 2012, he created an uproar when he wondered aloud whether London was sufficiently prepared to host the Summer Olympics. British tabloids derided him as “Mitt the Twit” and CNN declared: “Romney's Trip Begins in Shambles.”
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Can Texas Legally Secede From the United States? … Hey, Texplainer: Britain voted to leave the European Union. Can Texas secede from the United States? — In the wake of Britain's historic vote to leave the European Union — nicknamed the “Brexit” — speculation of a Texit on the horizon has cropped up once again.


Brexit's Stunning Coup — London — THE decision of British voters in Thursday's referendum to leave the European Union will have vast consequences for Britain, for Europe and for the world. For a day, the British people were the government, and by 52 percent to 48 percent, they took the decision to go.
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Brexit: A Very British Revolution
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David Cameron Was a Historic and Disastrous Failure
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Why Immigration Pushed Britons to Brexit
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Nigel Farage: Britons voted for Brexit because Obama told them not to
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How the United Kingdom voted on Thursday... and why
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Now That Britain Wants out, EU Must Figure out How to Do It
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A tragic split — How to minimise the damage of Britain's senseless, self-inflicted blow
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Many experienced GOP strategists unwilling to work for Trump — WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump has finally acknowledged that to best compete against Hillary Clinton he needs more than the bare-bones campaign team that led him to primary success. But many of the most experienced Republican …


Exclusive: Interview with Dr. James Dobson - Did Donald Trump Recently Accept Christ? — EXCLUSIVE - — INTERVIEW WITH DR. JAMES DOBSON — DID DONALD TRUMP RECENTLY ACCEPT CHRIST? — I WAS AT TUESDAY'S HISTORIC “CONVERSATION WITH DONALD TRUMP AND BEN CARSON” at the Marriott Marquis on Broadway.
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Dr. James Dobson: Donald Trump Has Accepted Christ — Donald Trump, according to a new report, has accepted Jesus as his Lord and Savior. — No, you didn't accidentally click on The Onion. That's a factual statement, according to a well-respected evangelical faith leader.
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Jeff Zucker couldn't wait to spend $500K on Corey Lewandowski — Ivanka Trump isn't the only one who doesn't want Corey Lewandowski around. — Sources told Page Six on Friday that CNN's “facing a near internal revolt” over Jeff Zucker's hiring of Lewandowski as an exclusive commentator …
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Corey Lewandowski's cagey answer on how he's allowed to criticize Donald Trump
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Dems adopt $15 minimum wage in platform draft — Democrats' platform drafting committee took a first step toward giving Bernie Sanders — a major concession, voting to adopt language in support of a $15 minimum wage. — The committee, which will continue drafting the party's guiding document Saturday …
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‘Citizens of the World’? Nice Thought, But ... I didn't think it would actually happen. — Sitting in an airport with middle-class Britons last week, I heard far more support for leaving the European Union than for staying in. But heading into Thursday's voting, I couldn't quite believe it.

Thoughts on the sociology of Brexit — The geography reflects the economic crisis of the 1970s, not the 2010s — It became clear early on in the night that Leave had extraordinary levels of support in the North East, taking 70% of the votes in Hartlepool and 61% in Sunderland.


Op-Ed The Supreme Court's immigration decision is a tragedy that may be short-lived — A mother attends the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles' press conference with her sons on June 23. The Supreme Court's decision impacts more than 4 million immigrant families in America.
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Low-Priority Immigrants Still Swept Up in Net of Deportation
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The man inside: Four months as a prison guard — Prisons are almost impossible for reporters to get inside, and few people know what life inside is like for inmates and guards. But one journalist cracked the shell of secrecy by getting a job as a prison guard.
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Why Trump Makes Me Scared for My Family — “DON'T go anywhere near a mosque,” I told my mother. “Do all your prayer at home. O.K.?” — “We're not going,” she replied. — I am the son of Muslim immigrants. As I sent that text, in the aftermath of the horrible attack in Orlando …
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Parenting rights in same-sex divorces headed to a Tennessee appellate court — Erica Witt reacts, alongside her attorney Virginia Schwamm, as she is denied same-sex parenting rights during a Knox County Circuit Court hearing Friday June 24, 2016. Judge Greg McMillan opined that because she is a woman …
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2 Dead, Several Injured After Shooting At Fort Worth Dance Studio — FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Two people were killed and several others injured following a shooting at a nonprofit dance studio in Fort Worth, Texas, police said Saturday. — Officers found one victim dead outside Studio 74 …


Crews working to install temporary road to assist 500 stranded people at Elkview shopping plaza — ELKVIEW, W.Va. (WSAZ) — It could be well into Friday night or early Saturday morning before hundreds of stranded people at a shopping plaza in Elkview can go home.
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