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Trump: I saw hostage plane in Geneva, not plane shuttling $400M to Iran

Donald Trump on Friday admitted that footage he’s been indicating for two days was of money getting shuttled to Iran was actually footage of hostages in Switzerland. “The plane I saw on television was the hostage plane in Geneva, Switzerland, not the plane carrying $400 million in cash going to Iran!” Mr. Trump tweeted. Mr. […]

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Istanbul court issues arrest warrant for US-based cleric Fethullah Gulen

A court in Istanbul has issued an arrest warrant for US-based Turkish cleric Fetullah Gulen. Ankara claims he masterminded the July 15 coup attempt. Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan has vowed to cut off financial resources and businesses linked to the cleric. Erdogan accuses Gulen of harnessing his network of schools, charities and businesses to

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Meghan Daum: Why Trump can’t tell the difference between a Twitter war and a presidential campaign

It is a truth universally (if often silently) acknowledged that if you want more Twitter followers you should get into Twitter feuds. This holds especially true for mid- or low-level celebrities, many of whom know that if their follower numbers are falling off, if they’re no longer trending, all they need to do is pick

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Meet Ari Fleisher

Although Ari Fleischer recently said Republican Presidential nominee Donald Trump was blatantly ignoring the advice provided by experienced members of the Republican Party, he may be someone the Donald should start listening to. The former White House press secretary has had quite the successful run in Washington, D.C., and if Trump plans to take the

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Donald Trump Insists All Is Well Despite Rumored Splits

Donald Trump has insisted all is well with his campaign despite claims that his fellow Republicans are planning an “intervention.” Republican National Committee chairman Reince Priebus is reportedly among a handful of high-profile Republicans considering whether to confront Trump about his approach to his presidential campaign and attempt to stop him doing any more damage.

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Iran seizes Western hostages, yet wants cooperation

By Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — Let’s not waste time. At the direction of President Obama, the United States of America gave $400 million to Iran – it was Iran’s money, after all, Obama said. In an unrelated move, Iran released four American hostages: a newspaper reporter, a former Marine, a Christian pastor, and a

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CNN hosts Libertarian town hall with Gary Johnson on Wednesday

Libertarian Party presidential nominee Gary Johnson and running mate William Weld continue to draw interest from the press, along with voters exploring their third-party options in the presidential election. Both candidates appeared Wednesday night in a live, one-hour CNN town hall broadcast at 9 p.m. EDT, with network anchor Anderson Cooper moderating. The two parsed

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Is Trump setting the stage to challenge November’s election result?

WASHINGTON — Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump seems to be preparing to be a sore loser, unsettling the prospects for any post-election peace. Three months before Election Day, the 70-year-old New York businessman is reciting electoral grievances that range from the “rigged” presidential debate schedule to dire warnings of voter fraud. Trump’s preemptive declarations, in

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Obama administration denies $400M cash payment to Iran was ransom for hostages

The Obama administration insisted Wednesday that its secret airlifted payment to Iran of $400 million in January wasn’t ransom to obtain the release of four jailed Americans, as more lawmakers in Congress expressed outrage over the deal. White House press secretary Josh Earnest denied repeatedly that the cash payment was ransom. “No, it was not.

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Hillary Clinton is content to let Donald Trump grab the attention while she campaigns

WASHINGTON — As Donald Trump stumbles from one self-inflicted wound to the next, that other candidate in the presidential race — the one Trump has been too distracted to engage with very much — has also been out on the campaign trail, garnering much less attention as she relentlessly focuses on selling her message. Democratic

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