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  • william.miller
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    • over 3 years ago
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    Trump Defends Separation Policy

    President Trump on Monday defended his administration's "zero tolerance" immigration policies against growing outrage over the separation of migrant children from their parents. Trump said tough action against illegal immigration was critical...
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    • over 3 years ago
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    ABC Cancels Roseanne

    ABC on Tuesday canceled Roseanne , the popular reboot of the 1990s sitcom, after the show's biggest star, Roseanne Barr, posted a racist "joke" on Twitter in reference to former Obama administration official Valerie Jarrett, who is black...
  • william.miller
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    • over 4 years ago
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    Could Republicans Lose Alabama?

    Alabama Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore trails his Democratic opponent Doug Jones by eight points in the latest Fox News poll. The survey found that Moore, who is mired in a sexual misconduct scandal, pulls in just 42 percent among likely voters...
  • william.miller
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    • over 5 years ago
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    Transition Approval Continues to Fall

    According to a new CNN/ORC poll, Donald Trump will take office this week with the lowest approval ratings for any recent president and his transition efforts. The president-elect will be sworn in while his approval rating is 44 percentage points below...
  • william.miller
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    • over 5 years ago
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    Billy Bush-Donald Trump Fiasco Takes Another Turn

    Billy Bush bragged to NBC staffers about the lewd Donald Trump tape that got him suspended, Page Six cited multiple sources as saying. According to the report, Bush told staffers that he had a “tape of Trump being a real dog” while covering...
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    • over 5 years ago
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    Brexit Complications

    The United Kingdom’s attempt to leave the European Union was thrown into disarray earlier this morning after a High Court ruled the process cannot begin without the government winning a further vote in parliament. Theresa May’s government...
  • william.miller
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    • over 5 years ago
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    Miss USA Contestant Speaks Out Against Trump

    A former Miss USA contestant has revealed details of what she said were unwanted sexual advances from Donald Trump. In a new NBC News interview, Temple Taggart McDowell said that on at least two occasions Trump kissed her on the lips without her permission;...
  • william.miller
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    • over 5 years ago
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    Anti-Feminist Phyllis Schlafly Dies

    Conservative stalwart Phyllis Schlafly has died at the age of 92, her organization Eagle Forum confirmed last night. The controversial activist came to fame in the mid-20th century with her public crusade against feminism and the Equal Rights Amendment...
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    • over 5 years ago
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    Trump's Problem with Black Voters

    Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, is polling at zero percent among black voters in the crucial battleground states of Ohio and Pennsylvania. Surveys conducted by NBC News and The Wall Street Journal show that African-Americans...
  • william.miller
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    • over 5 years ago
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    Stanford Rape Case

    The judge who triggered a major public outcry after issuing a six-month sentence in the Stanford rape case has received numerous death threats following his decision. Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Aaron Persky has faced a massive backlash for...
  • william.miller
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    • over 5 years ago
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    A Dead Heat Emerges in Latest Polling

    In a new ABC/Washington Post poll, Donald Trump leads Hillary Clinton 46 percent to 44 percent indicating the possible consolidation of the Republican party after he secured the nomination. He and Clinton have historically high unfavorability ratings...
  • william.miller
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    • over 6 years ago
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    Kasich Joins Cruz in Suspending Campaign

    John Kasich officially suspended his campaign yesterday , just a day after Ted Cruz dropped out. Both announcements come after Donald Trump won a resounding victory in Indiana, bringing him closer to the necessary 1,237 delegates needed to clinch the...
  • william.miller
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    • over 6 years ago
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    Trump Disliked by 7 out of 10 Americans

    A new Associated Press-GfK poll released late last week finds that approximately seven out of ten of Americans don’t like Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. According to the poll, nearly half of GOP voters view him unfavorably, while...
  • william.miller
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    • over 6 years ago
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    Trump's Son Receives Letter

    The New York Police Department is investigating a suspicious piece of mail containing white power that was sent earlier today to Donald Trump’s son. The letter was sent to Eric Trump’s apartment at Trump Parc East, a luxury building located...
  • william.miller
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    • over 6 years ago
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    End of the Road for Rubio

    Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump secured his lead tonight with victories in the Florida, Illinois, and North Carolina primaries. Trump won Florida with 46 percent of the vote—nearly 20 points ahead of the Florida senator. Following...
  • william.miller
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    • over 6 years ago
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    Trump Takes Seven...but not Texas

    Donald Trump won the Georgia, Alabama, Massachusetts, Tennessee, Virginia, Arkansas, and Vermont Republican primaries , sweeping the polls on Super Tuesday. Heading into the big voting day, Trump held a substantial lead over his rivals in key Southern...
  • william.miller
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    • over 6 years ago
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    Trump Takes South Carolina; Rubio, Second

    Donald Trump is the projected winner in the South Carolina Republican primary . The frontrunner business mogul ended up with 32 percent of the vote , besting second-place Marco Rubio by ten full percentage points and nearly 80-thousand votes. Rubio bested...
  • william.miller
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    • over 6 years ago
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    Robocalls Troubling for Trump

    One of America’s most prominent white supremacists is making robocalls in Iowa imploring voters to support Donald Trump . Jared Taylor, the publisher of the white-nationalist American Renaissance website and the author of White Identity: Racial...
  • william.miller
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    • over 6 years ago
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    Another Police-Involved Shooting in Chicago

    Two people from Chicago’s West Side are dead after police responded to a domestic disturbance early yesterday morning. N BC Chicago reports that family members have identified the deceased as 57-year-old Bettie Jones, a mother of five, and 19-year...
  • william.miller
    william.miller
    • over 6 years ago
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    Trump as an Independent?

    According to a new USA Today /Suffolk University poll, a clear majority of Donald Trump's supporters say they would vote for him if he bolted the Republican Party for an independent run. Not only does Trump continue to lead the GOP field, says the...
  • william.miller
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    • over 6 years ago
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    Trump and Ryan Barb Over Muslims

    Last night, the Trump campaign called for a "total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States until our country's representatives can figure out what is going on." Trump, who has previously called for surveillance against...
  • william.miller
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    • over 6 years ago
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    Republican Rhetoric on Refugees Intensifies

    During an interview with conservative talk-show host Hugh Hewitt, Chris Christie joined the chorus of governors yesterday saying that they would not accept Syrian refugees into their states. Because he does not trust President Obama’s vetting ability...
  • william.miller
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    • over 6 years ago
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    Rubio's Credit Cards Under Fire

    Presidential candidate Senator Marco Rubio released the receipts for his Florida Republican Party American Express Card Saturday afternoon —bills that were paid in 2005 and 2006 but were long seized upon by political opponents as a point of possible...
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    • over 6 years ago
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    Who Controls the Debates?

    Several Republican presidential candidates met privately earlier today to begin drafting a list of demands to negotiate with broadcasters looking to sponsor primary debates, pushing aside the Republican National Committee and aiming for greater control...
  • william.miller
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    • over 6 years ago
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    Clinton Showing Fears of Biden Entry

    Fearing a run by Vice President Joe Biden, Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton is asking the party's donors and undecided delegates to sign a letter pledging allegiance to her campaign. The letter, which the New York Times obtained...
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