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White House releases part of secret drone ‘playbook’

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration has released a redacted version of its “playbook” for the lethal U.S. drone program, a booklet of presidential guidelines that sets legal standards for deciding whom to kill, where and under what circumstances. The document was drawn up in May 2013, after President Barack Obama promised more transparency and oversight […]

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Wasserman Schultz defends actions as DNC chair

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz said Friday she did nothing wrong as chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee, but resigned to avoid becoming a distraction as Hillary Clinton was about to become the party’s presidential nominee. Despite the critical verdicts delivered by cable TV talking heads, supporters of defeated presidential candidate Bernie

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‘A Clinton presidency would be terrible for Israel’

Despite pledges early in the primary season to maintain neutrality in dealings with Israel and the Palestinian Authority, Donald Trump has since emphasized his pro-Israel bona fides and hinted at a major deviation from policies supported by presidents of both parties since the 1967 Six Day War, including the two-state solution, Israeli construction in Judea

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Gary Johnson’s lawsuit demanding Libertarians be in presidential debates tossed by court

Neither the Libertarian nor Green parties are guaranteed a space in this year’s presidential debates, a federal court ruled Friday, dealing a blow to their candidates, who were counting on being able to get onto the stage in order to boost their long-shot bids. District Judge Rosemary M. Collyer ruled that the commission on presidential

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Israel responds to Obama: Munich Agreement didn’t prevent WWII

Israel’s Defense Ministry on Friday responded to U.S. President Barack Obama’s claims from a day earlier that the nuclear deal signed between Iran and the West had been successful in improving the security situation in the Middle East, and that even Israel acknowledges this fact. “The Israeli defense establishment believes that agreements have value only

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Hillary Clinton: I can force House Republicans to pass immigration reform

Predicting that she can succeed where President Obama failed, Hillary Clinton on Friday said flatly that she will be able to “force” the Republican-led House to pass a comprehensive immigration reform bill, including a path to citizenship, if she becomes president. Speaking at a journalists’ conference in Washington, the Democratic presidential nominee said she believes

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Trump loses ground among key voter groups, tracking poll finds

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump’s standing among key voter groups has steadily dropped for more than a week, erasing the lead the Republican nominee once had in the presidential contest, according to the latest findings from the USC Dornsife/Los Angeles Times national tracking poll of the race. What’s striking about the trend is not Hillary Clinton’s

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Fabiola Santiago: Trump delivers another week of outrageousness

There’s no telling where Donald Trump’s alleged fraudulent voters will cast their ballots —10 times each! But predicting a “rigged” election is one of the red herrings Trump threw out as he campaigned through the swing states of Ohio, Virginia and Florida during a week in which top Republican military leaders publicly voiced concern about

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