WASHINGTON — The convention the Republicans just wrapped up in Cleveland, with its prime-time plagiarism, back-stabbing rivals and missing dignitaries, may not be a tough act to follow, but Democrats are nonetheless in a state of high anxiety as the spotlight shifts to them this week. The party will stage its national convention in Philadelphia […]
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USAThe head of the Democratic National Committee will not speak at the party’s convention this week, after hacked emails revealed her and other top officials conspiring against primary candidate Bernard Sanders. DNC Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz is expected to gavel the Democratic National Convention in and out of session, but will not have a speaking
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USAPHILADELPHIA — Donald Trump reiterated his call for the U.S. to pull back from its commitment to NATO and said the Republican leader of the Senate was wrong to call the proposal “a rookie mistake.” “He’s 100 percent wrong. OK?” Trump said in an interview aired Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press.” “He’s 100 percent
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USAPHILADELPHIA — As Hillary Clinton looks to President Barack Obama to take a leading role in helping her win the White House, he offered a preview Sunday of his themes in the campaign. Obama warned on CBS’s “Face the Nation” that Donald Trump’s approach to fighting Islamic State would only strengthen the extremist organization and
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USASen. Bernard Sanders said he is still committed to unifying the Democratic Party and defeating Republican Donald Trump in November, despite an email leak that showed top Democratic National Committee officials trying to undermine his presidential primary campaign. Mr. Sanders called on his supporters to rally behind presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, saying Mr. Trump
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USALevi Jonathan Shirley, an American Jew who volunteered to fight for the Kurdish militia in northern Syria, was killed in action on July 14th in the fierce ongoing battle to liberate the city of Manbij from ISIS hands. The Kurdish militia said in a statement that the Nevada-born Levi joined the militia in February of
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Middle East, USAHungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Saturday became the first European leader to endorse Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, calling him a “better option” for the bloc than his Democratic rival, Hillary Clinton. “I am not a Donald Trump campaigner. I never thought it would occur to me that of the available options, he would
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International, USAPHILADELPHIA — Democrats reached an agreement on Saturday that could sharply reduce the influence of superdelegates in the next presidential election, resolving an emotionally charged issue that threatened to boil over this week. The deal represents another way Bernie Sanders has left his mark on the Democratic Party despite being defeated by Hillary Clinton in
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USADemocratic nominee Hillary Clinton”s recent Vice Presidential pick of Tim Kaine has in many ways been regarded as a “safe choice”, nominally aiding her White House bid without the risk some more outspoken running-mates, like Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren, could potentially have posed. A former governor and current senator for the swing-state of Virginia, Tim
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Middle East, USAWelcome to the 2016 Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, where Hillary Clinton is set to become the party’s presidential nominee. Here’s what to expect during the four-day event. Why Philadelphia? At the beginning of 2014, six cities—Birmingham, Cleveland, Columbus, New York, Philadelphia and Phoenix—submitted bids to host the quadrennial event. Philadelphia ultimately won, beating the
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USAEfrain Campo and Francisco Flores, nephews of Venezuela’s first lady Cilia Flores, confessed attempting to smuggle 1,763 pounds of cocaine into the U.S., according to court filings Friday. Campo and Flores were arrested last November in Haiti during a sting operation by the U.S. Drugs Enforcement Administration. The court documents filed in a Manhattan federal
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International, USAThe release of leaked Democratic National Committee (DNC) emails that appear to show DNC officials discussing how to work against Bernie Sanders has inflamed the progressive icon’s followers, prompting cries of corruption and institutional unfairness. But is it really shocking if the DNC preferred Hillary Clinton as the party’s candidate? Nearly 20,000 internal DNC emails
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USAKasimpasa is a different neighborhood today than it was when Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the Turkish president, sold lemonade on its streets as a teenager. This working-class area has had a reputation for being a little rough around the edges. On Turkey’s version of Monopoly, it used to be the lowest-priced property on the board. But
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Middle East, USA“Our country is getting ripped off.” That’s the sub-headline on Donald Trump’s campaign web site for his position on trade. A vote for Trump is a vote for standing up to trade manipulators. For many of us, it’s hard to make sense of short videos and sound bites about complex topics like international trade. But,
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