Donald Trump has sent a flurry of email fundraising appeals in recent days, though rather than originating from his campaign, some have been sent to addresses on lists purchased from other politicians or groups. Trump’s reliance on purchased email lists is an indication that his campaign has failed to build its own large database of […]
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USAThe Republican National Convention won’t exclude journalists from this month’s event in Cleveland solely because they’ve been banned by the party’s presumptive nominee, the director of the House Daily Press Gallery told The Washington Examiner. Despite Donald Trump having previously refused to offer campaign trail credentials to outlets including The Washington Post, Buzzfeed and Politico,
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USAPresumed Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump slammed the FBI’s decision Tuesday to not recommend charges against his Democrat counterpart Hillary Clinton for her secret email account, saying the justice system is “rigged.” “The system is rigged. General Petraeus got in trouble for far less. Very very unfair! As usual, bad judgment,” Mr. Trump tweeted shortly
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USACalifornia Governor Pete Wilson wasn’t backing down. After speaking at the Heritage Foundation, a conservative Washington, D.C., think tank, on November 19, 1994, he was immediately pressed to respond to charges of racism over a ballot initiative the state had passed days earlier to block public services for immigrants without documentation. Those kinds of suggestions,
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Editor’s Note: Following is the text of FBI director James Comey’s remarks concerning Hillary Clinton’s private email server. By James B. Comey WASHINGTON, D.C. –Good morning. I’m here to give you an update on the FBI’s investigation of Secretary Clinton’s use of a personal e-mail system during her time as Secretary of State. After a
By Hoa Quach Times of San Diego Saluting your significant other’s accomplishments is nothing new, but when Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez opted to give her boyfriend a Veteran of the Year Award it raised eyebrows. The annual honor, in which state Assembly members recognize veterans from their districts, was recently given to Nathan Fletcher, who has
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San Diego County, USABy Donald H. Harrison POWAY, California – For my always-on-the-go grandson Sky, 9, there were plenty of activities to keep him un-bored in the hours leading up to the July 4 fireworks. Not only was there a jump house, but there also were games and competitions organized for his age group. By the time the
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Donald H. Harrison, Jewish Religion, USADonald Trump’s pattern (strategy?) of outraging people and then blaming the media for the fallout continues with his response to a tweet that drew on age-old anti-Semitic symbolism to criticize Hillary Clinton. The presumptive Republican nominee for president predictably lashed out at the “dishonest media” on Twitter Monday for “trying their absolute best to depict
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USAThere may not have been a new episode of Last Week Tonight this weekend, but John Oliver still took the time to offer a web exclusive for the week to share his thoughts on Independence Day, an American holiday celebrating the day the country became, well, independent, “kicking Britain unceremoniously out of (their) country.” “I
An Army veteran used his battlefield skills to save the life of America’s national bird-a bald eagle-and, just in time for the most patriotic holiday, July 4th. Jason Galvin used a rifle to shoot through a rope, freeing the eagle that had been trapped in a treetop for at least two days. WATCH: Eagle Snatches
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The World We Share, USABy Sheryl Rowling SAN DIEGO — Question: My portfolio is managed by an investment manager. How can I tell if my manager is focusing on tax efficiency? Answer: This is a great question and reflects the dilemma investors face. Returns are not spectacular these days, yet taxes never seem to decline. Combined Federal and state tax rates can
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Sheryl Rowling, USAWASHINGTON — Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., sometimes mentioned as a possible running mate for Donald Trump, shied away Sunday from making a vigorous case for Trump’s candidacy aside from sharply criticizing Hillary Clinton. As Trump prepares to make his pick as early as next week, Cotton passed on several chances to praise the billionaire candidate
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USALOS ANGELES, July 3, 2016 – I was cradling my one year old son in my arms last night while my wife and my older boy (he’s 5) watched one of those “How Is It Made” documentary episodes on Netflix in our apartment in South L.A. Our windows were hanging open to let the hot
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USALOS ANGELES, July 3, 2016 – The beauty of the American tale is that it is actually 300 million smaller stories rolled into the larger picture. For my family, independence literally separated life from death. My grandparents and my father escaped the Nazis. Everything they had was taken in the Holocaust. When they came to
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