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Donald Trump on John Kasich: ‘If I got beaten that badly, I wouldn’t show up, either’

CLEVELAND – Donald Trump said it’s fine if Ohio Gov. John Kasich doesn’t want to attend the Republican National Convention, saying if he lost as badly as Mr. Kasich did in the GOP primary contest, he wouldn’t show up, either. “Well look, he signed a pledge, number one, but honestly, he got beaten so badly,”

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Jeff Sessions to put Donald Trump’s name into nomination on Tuesday

CLEVELAND – Sen. Jeff Sessions of Alabama, the first sitting U.S. senator to endorse Donald Trump for president, will formally put Mr. Trump’s name forward for the GOP presidential nomination as part of day two of the Republican National Convention on Tuesday. Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort said at a press briefing that Mr. Sessions

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Sabato: Obama ‘Absolutely’ A Muslim, Who’s ‘With The Bad Guys’

Antonio Sabato Jr. “absolutely” believes U.S. President Barack Obama is a Muslim who is working against the best interests of the country with “bad guys” in the Middle East. The comments were made at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland Monday, just after the former soap opera actor turned reality TV star delivered an enthusiastic

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David Lee Preston: Will the GOP show principles, progress this week?

I’m following the Republican National Convention this week in Cleveland with particular interest, partly because I am a child of Holocaust survivors, and partly because of my relationships with two men who are no longer among us. One is Elie Wiesel, the Nobel laureate who died July 2, who famously beseeched President Ronald Reagan not

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Ex-Trump campaign manager calls for ‘accountability’ on Melania Trump speech

CLEVELAND — Donald Trump’s former campaign manager said staff responsible for crafting Melania Trump’s speech on the first night of the Republican National Convention should be held accountable after portions mirrored remarks Michelle Obama delivered in 2008. Corey Lewandowski, who was fired in June following months of controversy including allegations that he grabbed a reporter

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Why the plagiarism allegations against Melania Trump matters to her husband’s campaign

CLEVELAND — The allegations that a chunk of Melania Trump’s speech Monday night was lifted from Michelle Obama almost certainly won’t change anyone’s vote. That doesn’t mean they won’t affect the Trump campaign. The problem for Trump and his allies is lost opportunity. The whole purpose of a modern political convention is to serve as

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Trudy Rubin: Turkey must show clear evidence that cleric in U.S. was involved in coup attempt

Could an old man in Pennsylvania really be responsible for an attempted coup that nearly unseated a NATO ally and threatens America’s fight against ISIS? That’s the claim of Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who is demanding that the United States extradite Fethullah Gulen, a 77-year-old Turkish cleric living on a 26-acre retreat, whom he

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Queen and Sony say Donald Trump used song ‘We are the Champions’ without permission

Legendary rock group Queen and a publishing company say Donald Trump didn’t get permission to use “We are the Champions” for his bombastic entrance late Monday at the Republican National Convention. The mogul wowed the Cleveland audience with his entrance, which paired the anthemic sing-a-long with grand lighting effects, ahead of a speech by his

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Christie defends Melania Trump: ’93 percent’ of speech was different

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie defended Melania Trump Tuesday against plagiarism accusations, saying that “93 percent” of the speech she gave to the Republican National Convention Monday night was different from one Michelle Obama gave in 2008. Asked by Matt Lauer on the “Today” show whether there was a case to be made that the

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