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Dismayed by Donald Trump, Michael Bloomberg Will Endorse Hillary Clinton — Michael R. Bloomberg, who bypassed his own run for the presidency this election cycle, will endorse Hillary Clinton in a prime-time address at the Democratic convention and make the case for Mrs. Clinton as the best choice …
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As Democrats Gather, a Russian Subplot Raises Intrigue — WASHINGTON — An unusual question is capturing the attention of cyberspecialists, Russia experts and Democratic Party leaders in Philadelphia: Is Vladimir V. Putin trying to meddle in the American presidential election?
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Wasserman Schultz steps down as DNC chair — The embattled chair of the Democratic National Committee, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, announced she would resign at the end of her party's convention this week, a victim of her toxic relationship with peers and a trove of embarrassing internal emails.


BREAKING: That Was Fast! Hillary Immediately Brings Disgraced DNC Chair Onto Her Campaign! — Hillary to Schultz: You're Fired. You're Hired. Within about no time at all, Debbie Wasserman Schultz went from embarassed, to losing a speaking slot, to “resigning”, to ... brand new top Clinton campaign official.
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Clinton Crime Family tried to bury Bern — So now it turns out that Hillary Clinton has been using the DNC as a cut-out in a massive dirty-tricks campaign against Sen. Bernie Sanders. — A cut-out, for those who don't read espionage novels, is “a mutually trusted intermediary facilitating …


Clinton campaign — and some cyber experts — say Russia is behind email release — A top official with Hillary Clinton's campaign on Sunday accused the Russian government of orchestrating the release of damaging Democratic Party records in order to help the campaign of Republican Donald Trump …

CNN cuts ties with Donna Brazile, freeing her up for DNC job — CNN has suspended Donna Brazile's contributor agreement as she takes the reins of the Democratic National Committee. — “With news of Donna Brazile stepping in as interim chair for the Democratic National Committee …
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Leaked DNC emails reveal the inner workings of the party's finance operation — In the rush for big donations to pay for this week's Democratic convention, a party staffer reached out to Tennessee donor Roy Cockrum in May with a special offer: the chance to attend a roundtable discussion with President Obama.


Hillary Clinton Says Republicans Have Created a ‘Hillary Standard’ — Hillary Clinton said Republicans have created a “Hillary standard” that has contributed to the negative impression many people have of her, giving her first joint interview with her newly announced running mate, Sen. Tim Kaine.
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Debbie Wasserman Schultz to Resign D.N.C. Post
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Column Hillary Clinton's 3 big convention challenges
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Wasserman Schultz announced Sunday she will resign in aftermath of email controversy
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Tim Kaine's Republican fan club
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DNC Chief Debbie Wasserman Schultz Stepping Aside in Wake of Leaked Email Scandal
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Bernie Sanders Calls for Debbie Wasserman Schultz to Resign in Wake of Email Leaks
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BREAKING: At least one dead and 11 injured in suicide bomb attack at German wine bar — AT LEAST one person has been killed following a suspected suicide bomb attack at a wine bar in Germany. — Police say up to 11 other people were injured in the blast in Ansbach, near Nuremberg …
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Bavaria bomb blast — © facitomniavoluntas / Instagram — An explosion outside a bar in the southern German city of Ansbach, Bavaria, has left at least one person dead and 11 others injured. A large-scale investigation has been launched into what is believed to have been a “deliberate” act.
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Priebus: Trump wasn't claiming to be ‘factual’ when he linked Cruz's dad to JFK assassin — PHILADELPHIA — RNC Chairman Reince Priebus on Sunday said that Donald Trump wasn't claiming to be passing on “factual information” when he linked Sen. Ted Cruz's dad to President Kennedy assassin Lee Harvey Oswald …
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BREAKING NEWS: Machete-wielding Syrian refugee, 21, hacks PREGNANT woman to death in the street and injures two others in latest horror to rock Germany — Syrian refugee, aged 21, went on a machete rampage in the city Reutlingen, Germany near to a doner kebab stand
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Syrian refugee kills woman with machete in Reutlingen in southern Germany
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Syrian Refugee Arrested in Germany After Fatal Machete Attack
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Based on traditional campaign markers and guideposts, experts predict Trump will go down in humiliating defeat to Hillary Clinton. I think they are wrong, folks. Michael Jackson said, “I'm not like other guys.” I say Donald Trump is not like other politicians.


With ‘four gun barrels’ in his face, Iowa football player recounts recent police encounter — Talk about being in the wrong place at the wrong time. — But in this situation, a life lesson is learned and shared for others to put into perspective. — Iowa defensive end Faith Ekakitie wrote Wednesday …
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