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Sanders booed by House Democrats — Sen. Bernie Sanders is still talking like a guy who's running for president. But frustrated House Democrats — who booed him at one point during a morning meeting — say it's time to stop. — With the Democratic convention just weeks away …
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Here's Why Hillary Clinton Email Scandal Didn't Rise To Level Of ‘Gross Negligence’ — Legal experts say her actions fell short of past cases where information mishandling was intentional. — In declining to seek prosecution of Hillary Clinton, FBI Director James Comey said the former Secretary …
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Another Clinton ‘scandal’ goes poof — SO NOW it's all but official: No bolt from the blue will ruin Hillary Clinton's presidential hopes. — There will be no criminal charges against Clinton because of her use of a private e-mail server while secretary of state.
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Most Disagree with Decision Not to Indict Clinton — Most voters disagree with FBI Director James Comey's decision not to seek a criminal indictment of Hillary Clinton. — The FBI concluded that Clinton potentially exposed top secret information to hostile countries when she used …
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Clinton to propose 3-month hiatus for repayment of student loans
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AP FACT CHECK: Clinton email claims collapse under FBI probe
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Hillary Clinton Expanding College Plan to Offer Free Tuition to Millions
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Comey to testify on Clinton email probe Thursday
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Hillary Clinton Embraces Ideas From Bernie Sanders's College Tuition Plan
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The Note: Politics on the Jersey Shore
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Ryan: GOP will hold hearings on Clinton probe
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Sanders' Supporters Grapple With FBI Decision on Clinton Emails
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Corker withdraws as potential Trump running mate — Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.), the chairman of the powerful Senate Foreign Relations Committee who has recently emerged as a finalist in the search for Donald Trump's running mate, told The Washington Post in an interview Wednesday …
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Ernst all but withdraws from Trump veepstakes — Joni Ernst all but removed herself from Donald Trump's vice presidential search, telling POLITICO in an interview that she wants to help Trump become president but that she's focused on Iowa and the Senate, where the freshman senator said she's “just getting started.”
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Senator Joni Ernst Is Given Prime Speaking Slot at G.O.P. Convention — Senator Joni Ernst of Iowa will speak at the Republican National Convention, making her among the prominent conservative politicians the Trump campaign has lined up for the event, according to three people with direct knowledge of the convention planning.
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'He's got a gun! Gun': Video shows fatal confrontation between Alton Sterling, Baton Rouge police officer — Alton Sterling, a 37-year old man who sold CDs, was shot and killed by a Baton Rouge police officer Tuesday morning outside a convenience store on North Foster Drive after …
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Video captures white Baton Rouge police officer fatally shooting a black man, sparking outrage — A video showing two white police officers involved in a deadly altercation with a 37-year-old black man in Baton Rouge circulated across the Internet early Wednesday morning …
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Alton Sterling shot, killed by Louisiana cops during struggle after he was selling music outside …
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Alton Sterling shooting: Video of deadly encounter with officers sparks outrage
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How video changed Americans' views toward the police, from Rodney King to Alton Sterling
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Alton Sterling Police Shooting Prompts Justice Dept. Investigation in Baton Rouge
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Feds to Investigate ‘Deeply Troubling’ Fatal Police Shooting
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BREAKING: Ex-Fox Anchor Gretchen Carlson Files Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Against Roger Ailes — Fox News anchor and author Gretchen Carlson is filing a sexual harassment lawsuit against CEO Roger Ailes. … Carlson took to social media to confirm moments ago that she is no longer with Fox News …
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Ex-Fox News Host Gretchen Carlson Sues Roger Ailes For Sexual Harassment
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Gretchen Carlson files sexual harassment lawsuit against Fox News CEO Roger Ailes
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Fox News Host Sues Roger Ailes Over Sexual Harassment
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Trump praises for Saddam Hussein's efficient killing of ‘terrorists,’ calls today's Iraq ‘Harvard for terrorism’ — Trump: World better with Hussein and Gadhafi in power — Raleigh, North Carolina (CNN)Donald Trump on Tuesday once again expressed his preference for keeping dictators in power in the Middle East.
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After 13 years, Chilcot report delivers damning verdict on British role in Iraq War
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Chilcot report live: ‘We just want the truth,’ say families
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Tony Blair: ‘I express more sorrow, regret and apology than you can ever believe’
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Will Britain's Iraq War Chilcot inquiry lead to consequences for Tony Blair?
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Ryan faces GOP defections on gun proposal — Already dealing with threats of another Democratic floor protest, Speaker Paul Ryan — (R-Wis.), is now facing defections from the right on a GOP gun bill that conservatives complain is unconstitutional. — The handful of Republican naysayers …
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Paul Ryan Wants To Deny Clinton Classified Briefings During Campaign
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Hillary Clinton's Atlantic City speech is her answer to Donald Trump's populism — Speaking today in Atlantic City, Hillary Clinton lit into Donald Trump's record of managing casinos in the New Jersey resort town and gambling mecca, and argued that his business career shows he's unfit to serve as president.
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Hillary Clinton to trash Donald Trump's business record in Atlantic City
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Apparent Suicide Attempt In Prison — EXCLUSIVE DETAILS — Chelsea Manning, who's serving a 35-year sentence for leaking classified military documents, was in a prison hospital and our sources say it was the result of a suicide attempt. — We're told the incident occurred early Tuesday at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas prison.
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Source: Chelsea Manning hospitalized after apparent suicide attempt
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Exclusive: Marvel's New Iron Man Is a Black Woman — Marvel writer Brian Michael Bendis talks the creation of Riri Williams, who will take over for Tony Stark — There's a new Iron Man. Well, Iron Man for now. She's still working on the name. The events at the end …


The Donald Trump I Know — My father-in-law is not an anti-Semite. — It's that simple, really. Donald Trump is not anti-Semitic and he's not a racist. Despite the best efforts of his political opponents and a large swath of the media to hold Donald Trump accountable for the utterances …


On Hillary Clinton's Rough Day, Republicans Rue Missed Chance — WASHINGTON — As the Republican strategist Brian Walsh watched the nonstop cable news coverage Tuesday from his K Street office, he thought he was seeing the stuff of his party's dreams. — A week after former President Bill Clinton lit …
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Robert Brown user — There are other ways to view the same sets of facts. For instance, consider that Mr Comey has spent his entire career getting to where he is today as the Director of the FBI. He surely has greater ambitions, so if he can make a plausible case not to prosecute based on his judgment …
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