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New photos show Bill Clinton yukking it up with Trump, Melania, and swimsuit model — The Clinton Presidential Library has released nearly two dozen photos of Donald Trump socializing with President Bill Clinton — including one that shows the two men with their arms around Trump's then-girlfriend …
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Bill Clinton suggests Trump slogan racist - but he used the same one
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Joint Statement from the Department of Justice, the Department of the Army and the Department of the Interior Regarding Standing Rock Sioux Tribe v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers — The Department of Justice, the Department of the Army and the Department of the Interior issued …
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Government Pauses Construction on Part of North Dakota Pipeline
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Rudy Giuliani Comes Unglued Under Chris Matthews' Withering Questions — Chris Matthews woke up yesterday morning and decided he wanted some red meat truth-telling on his show this morning, so he invited Rudy Giuliani on to have a few go-rounds about Trump's birtherism.
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Hillary Clinton Calls Donald Trump's Interview on Russian TV ‘Unseemly’ — Hillary Clinton shook her head in disbelief when asked what she thought about Donald Trump agreeing to do an interview that was broadcast on Russian state television. — “You know, every day that goes by …
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Pence refuses to divulge details of classified briefing out of ‘great respect’
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Donald Trump campaign manager: ‘No question to me’ Obama was born in US
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Aide: Trump didn't know interview would be on Russian TV
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Dear Mark. I am writing this to inform you that I shall not comply with your requirement to remove this picture. — Dear Mark Zuckerberg. — I follow you on Facebook, but you don't know me. I am editor-in-chief of the Norwegian daily newspaper Aftenposten.
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Mark Zuckerberg accused of abusing power after Facebook deletes ‘napalm girl’ post
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Justice Dept. Granted Immunity to Specialist Who Deleted Hillary Clinton's Emails — WASHINGTON — A computer specialist who deleted Hillary Clinton's emails despite orders from Congress to preserve them was given immunity by the Justice Department during its investigation into her personal email account …
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Compelled to Act — We're committing $20M to help Democrats in the 2016 election — Cari and I have dedicated our lives to figuring out how to do the most good we can with the resources we've been given. Until now, those efforts have not included making endorsements or contributions in presidential elections.
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Facebook co-founder pledges $20M to defeat Trump
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Trump's sexist strategy gets assist from Matt Lauer — Trump stands by military sexual assaults tweet — In security forum, interviewer Lauer helped with this — She says Lauer grilling of Clinton, soft treatment of Trump a teachable moment of what awaits women who seek power
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The bashing of Matt Lauer: Why many of the attacks are driven by partisanship
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Van Susteren: Fox Execs Failed To Look Into Ailes Sexual Harassment Allegations — Newly retired Fox News host Greta van Susteren came out swinging against her former employer on Friday for declining to adequately supervise ousted chairman Roger Ailes, who left the network in July amid swirling sexual harassment allegations.
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Republican insiders plot post-election party overhaul — Republican insiders opposed to Donald Trump have begun discussions to prepare a party overhaul whether its candidate wins the presidency or not. — They regard Trump as the symptom of a disease that afflicts the GOP and fear …
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Report: Donald Trump To Speak At Phyllis Schlafly's Funeral — Donald Trump is expected to speak at conservative icon Phyllis Schlafly's funeral Saturday, an anonymous source told CNN. — Trump said he'd attend the funeral for Schlafly, who died Monday at 92, during his Friday speech at the Values Voter Summit.
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Trump charity gave $100,000 to David Bossie's Citizens United that helped fund lawsuit against mogul's foe — Donald Trump's charitable foundation gave $100,000 in 2014 to a conservative activist group that was used to help finance a federal lawsuit against New York state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman …
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Brody File Exclusive: Donald Trump Says, “This will be the last election that the republicans have a chance of winning” — In an exclusive interview with The Brody File, Donald Trump says if he doesn't win in November, republicans will never win another election because Hillary Clinton will make sure illegal immigrants get citizenship.
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Bill championed by families of 9/11 victims headed for likely veto showdown with the White House — Congress on Friday is expected to send President Obama a bill that would let families of the victims of the 9/11 attacks sue Saudi Arabia over its alleged ties to terrorism …
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Obama in Diplomatic Jam as House Sends Him Saudi 9/11 Bill
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Trump to reveal ‘personal health regimen’ to Dr. Oz — Donald Trump is taking his health records to the doctor — Dr. Oz, that is. — Pressured in recent weeks to release his medical records, Trump will appear on the first week of The Dr. Oz Show's eighth season, which kicks off next week.
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How one Washington Post reporter uses pen and paper to make his tracking of Trump get noticed — “I think I knew there was going to be a lot of futility to the process. I was looking for a way to make the futility look interesting and give people something to follow.”
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'We're the Only Plane in the Sky' — Nearly every American above a certain age remembers precisely where they were on September 11, 2001. But for a tiny handful of people, those memories touch American presidential history. Shortly after the attacks began, the most powerful man in the world …
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Milo on a Roll — I've never been able to make up my mind about Milo Yiannopoulos, the provocateur of the “alt-right” who specializes in street theater. Some of his campus appearances that I've watched online I thought were less than helpful or edifying, but at other times he's quite sober and very effective.


Strickland cancels ads in Ohio Senate race — Former Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland is canceling a portion of his television ad buys across the state Friday, shortly after other Democratic groups began to pull ads backing his Senate campaign. — Strickland's campaign is scrapping ad buys in Cincinnati …
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Stephen Colbert goes after Pam Bondi hard — Stephen Colbert is not a Pam Bondi fan. — And it doesn't have as much to do with the allegations that she might have essentially taken a bribe to not sue Trump University — Colbert declares her “the only person in the world ever to make money …
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'There's Nothing Better Than a Scared, Rich Candidate' — This past April, the American Association of Political Consultants gathered for its annual conference, known as the Pollies, in San Juan, Puerto Rico. During breaks between sessions ("Buying Votes in a Presidential Election," …
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