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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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U.S. Warns Citizens On Nigeria Travel Over Security Concerns

The United States has warned its citizens against travelling to 20 states in Nigeria, including the insurgency-hit northeast, because of security concerns. On its website, the State Department said US nationals should “avoid all travel to Adamawa, Borno and Yobe states because the security situation in northeast Nigeria remains fluid and unpredictable.” It said its

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Putin Gives Russian Backing to Iran’s Nuclear Programme

Russian President Vladimir Putin plans on backing Iran’s nuclear programme beyond the current agreement for Russia to deliver nuclear reactors to Tehran, state news agency RIA Novosti has reported. The two countries struck a deal for Russia to deliver two nuclear reactors, which could be increased to a potential six, in 2014. Putin will meet

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Widespread Media Coverage Behind Increase In Mass Shootings

Media coverage of mass shootings contributed to the increase in the number of such crimes in the U.S., researchers said. A study co-authored by Western New Mexico University’s Jennifer Johnston and Andrew Joy claimed that the widespread media coverage of mass shooting instills a desire for fame among the shooters. The study found that the

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John Kerry, Mark Spitz fire up U.S. Olympics team

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (Press Release) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Olympic swimming great Mark Spitz met with the U.S. Olympic delegation on Friday, offering both encouragement and praise. Here is a transcript of that meeting which was held at Brazil’s Naval Academy: SECRETARY KERRY: I don’t want to temper this energy

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Until Trump, no openly racist candidate in modern times has reached such a height in U.S. politics

Even if Donald Trump’s current wave of bungling results in a much-deserved loss to Hillary Clinton in November, his rise to the status of Republican presidential candidate will stand as a unique historic achievement. It has to be regarded as an event like the one memorably described by a long-ago Toronto politician as “the most

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