Donald H. Harrison

Melania Trump calls becoming U.S. citizen greatest privilege on Earth

Stepping onto the national stage for her first big appearance of the campaign, Melania Trump, wife of GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump, detailed her own personal journey from Slovenia to the U.S., and called her decision to become an American “the greatest privilege on planet Earth. Introduced by her husband, Mrs. Trump vowed her husband […]

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Travel and Food

Decades later, Vietnam pilot who saved dozens receives Medal of Honor

WASHINGTON — Almost 50 years after he braved enemy fire to help rescue 44 of his fellow soldiers surrounded by an ambush, retired Army pilot Lt. Col. Charles Kettles was awarded the Medal of Honor on Monday for his acts of “conspicuous gallantry” during the Vietnam War. President Barack Obama presented the military’s highest decoration

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International, USA

Newt Gingrich: The Bushes are behaving ‘childishly’; ‘Jeb lost. Get over it’

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich says the Bushes, who will not be attending the Republican National Convention, are behaving “childishly” and need to “get over it.” “Frankly, the Bushes are behaving, I think, childishly,” Mr. Gingrich said on ABC’s “Good Morning America. “Jeb lost. Get over it.” Jeb Bush, the former Florida governor and one-time

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USA

Turkish Jewish Deputy Mayor shot in head, in critical condition

An unknown armed assailant charged into the office of Cemil Candas, Deputy Mayor of Istanbul’s Sisli district, and opened fire, leaving Candas in critical condition, according to Turkish broadcaster NTV. It is as yet unclear if the shooting of the Jewish politician is connected with Friday night’s failed coup against Turkish President Reccep Tayyip Erdogan,

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Middle East

David Clarke, Milwaukee sheriff: ‘This is a war, and Black Lives Matter is the enemy’

Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke penned an op-ed Monday saying Americans are witnessing “guerrilla urban warfare” against law enforcement following the slayings of police officers in Dallas and Baton Rouge. “Americans watching the news of the murders of police officers in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, are observing a civil war unfold within our borders. A war

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USA

U.S. must reconsider Senate filibusters

By Bruce S. Ticker PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania — After 20 children were shot to death at Sandy Hook Elementary School on Dec. 12, 2013, gun-control legislation was shot down in the Senate five months later. The filibuster was the opponents’ weapon of choice. The House of Representatives adopted a “public option” to administer health-care coverage in 2009,

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USA

The First Donald Trump/Mike Pence Interview was Humiliating for the Republican Party (Video)

On Sunday, Donald Trump and Mike Pence appeared on 60 Minutes in their first joint interview since it was announced that the Indiana governor was going to be Trump’s running mate. style=”display:inline-block;width:336px;height:280px” data-ad-client=”ca-pub-5626295912827181″ data-ad-slot=”4169069414″> And, wow, this was one of the most awkward things I’ve ever watched. This Trump/Pence team might rank up there with

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USA

Trump campaign finds new Rabbi

The Donald Trump campaign has found a new Rabbi. After Rabbi Haskel Lookstein – who’s been the subject of much recent controversy in Israel over the Rabbinical Court’s decision not to recognize his conversions – backed out of an engagement to deliver and “invocation”, or prayer, at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland tonight (Monday),

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Jewish Religion, USA