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Obama in Philly: 2016 election is about ‘the very meaning of America’

PHILADELPHIA—President Barack Obama made the case in Philadelphia on Tuesday for Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, praising his former secretary of State’s experience while painting Republican Donald Trump as an unqualified fraud. Describing the November election as “a choice about the very meaning of America,” Obama said the Republican Party had been preying on fear

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The future of the Supreme Court

The outcome of this November’s election will determine the direction of the Supreme Court for a generation. The next president will have at least one, and as many as four or five, vacancies to fill. There is no more important issue in this election than the Supreme Court. This is because Supreme Court justices do

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Aiming to win over moderate women, Trump proposes subsidies for child care, paid maternity leave

PHILADELPHIA — Donald Trump proposed new federal subsidies to make child care more affordable during a Delaware County campaign stop Tuesday, aiming to appeal to moderate women voters in the suburbs of Philadelphia and other cities who have resisted his candidacy. The initiative, which includes a promise of paid maternity leave, would rely on a

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Pagliano defies subpoena to avoid testifying on Clinton emails

Bryan Pagliano, who helped maintain Hillary Clinton’s controversial email server, defied a congressional subpoena and refused to appear for a hearing Tuesday looking into the setup and deletion of her secret email account. House Oversight Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz said he’s going to figure out what options he can pursue, but said Mr. Pagliano is

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Trump releases results of a physical on Dr. Oz’s show, but little is revealed

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump added new mystery to the question of how healthy he is, recording an episode of “The Dr. Oz Show” on Wednesday with what the show said were results from a recent physical. The show will not air until Thursday, so it is unclear how much detail, if any, the Republican nominee

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For Russia on Trump vs Clinton, better the enemy you know?

While Russia clearly prefers US presidential candidate Donald Trump, the popular support is undermined by concerns about him being unpredictable in the long term. Moscow (dpa) – Russia is the only country in the G20 whose populace clearly approves of US presidential candidate Donald Trump, and it’s easy to see why. The Republican White House

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“Clinton email scandal worse than Watergate” – Trump

At a campaign rally in Iowa, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump was still refusing to let go of Hillary Clinton’s email scandal with which to attack his Democratic rival. With technical experts who set up her private server refusing testify before a congressional committee, Trump is claiming its a travesty of justice: “This is a

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Movie review: No shades of gray in Oliver Stone’s disappointing ‘Snowden’

“Snowden,” Oliver Stone’s biopic about the world’s most famous National Security Agency whistleblower, certainly deals with an urgent and important issue: state surveillance, and how far is too far for the government to go. Edward Snowden’s personal story — a hero to some, turncoat to others — is as compelling as they come, too. It’s

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Michelle Obama told Ellen she’s “proud” of how Malia and Sasha have handled their time at the White House

Ellen Degeneres had a very special co-host for her Tuesday show: first lady Michelle Obama. While sitting down with Ellen to discuss her last days in the White House, Mrs. Obama, 52, shared some insight into her family’s time at the White House and how her daughters, Malia and Sasha, are getting the most out

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The Trump Organization’s Secretive Global Financial Web

If Donald Trump is elected president, will he and his family permanently sever all connections to the Trump Organization, a sprawling business empire that has spread a secretive financial web across the world? Or will Trump instead choose to be the most conflicted president in American history, one whose business interests will constantly jeopardize the

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Most California voters support legalizing recreational marijuana, poll finds

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Six years after a similar initiative was rejected, a clear majority of California voters supports a measure on the November ballot that would legalize the recreational use of marijuana in their state, according to a new USC Dornsife/Los Angeles Times poll. Proposition 64, which would legalize personal use, is backed by 58

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