CHICAGO — Claims from Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump that voting is rigged to help Democratic rival Hillary Clinton on Nov. 8 have served to dredge up Chicago’s controversial history of vote stuffing, ballot boxes floating in the river and dead people voting. But state and city elections officials contend the massive voting fraud of […]
Hillary Clinton has a lot to get done Wednesday night in her third and final debate with Donald Trump — a wounded bear who will be on the attack because it’s the only campaign style he knows. (Remember when pundits predicted that Trump would “pivot” to a more conciliatory persona? That seems like a long
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USAJust in time for the third and final presidential debate of the 2016 election, six people have come forward to say they confirm a People magazine writer’s account of how she was allegedly sexually assaulted by Donald Trump. Natasha Stoynoff’s story was among the first in a slew of allegations leveled against the Republican nominee
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USAAs the US presidential candidates head into their third and final debate, Donald Trump’s struggles in the casino capital may indicate larger troubles on Election Day. Las Vegas (dpa) – Inside the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas, Donald Trump is king. At the 64-storey hotel and condominium just off the Las Vegas strip, a
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USASen. Marco Rubio of Florida, who is running for re-election, is breaking with Donald Trump over making the WikiLeaks emails a campaign issue, saying Republicans should not play politics with the hacked emails. “As our intelligence agencies have said, these leaks are an effort by a foreign government to interfere with our electoral process, and
Quito (dpa) – Ecuador confirmed Tuesday that its London embassy had cut off Wikileaks founder Julian Assange’s internet access due to his platform having leaked documents about US Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. “The government of Ecuador respects the principle of non-intervention in the internal affairs of other states. It does not interfere in external
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International, USAWoe to the Catholic who dares express his or her deeply held beliefs in the public square. For in some political circles, Catholics are considered a politically incorrect threat that must be manipulated. The proof is in the hacked WikiLeaked emails of John Podesta, campaign chairman and confidant of Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton. While
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USADonald Trump began his campaign for president calling some Mexicans “rapists.” His standing with Latinos has plummeted ever since. A poll this week placed him 50 points behind Hillary Clinton among Hispanic voters, with only 17 percent of respondents preferring the Republican candidate. Add to that the fallout from his lewd comments about women and
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International, USANEW YORK (Press Release) — The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) Task Force on Harassment and Journalism today released a report detailing a troubling, year-long rise in anti-Semitic hate targeting journalists on Twitter, with data showing that the harassment has been driven by rhetoric in the 2016 presidential campaign and identifying some of the groups and individuals responsible.
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USAPink Floyd’s Roger Waters repeated his harsh words against Donald Trump and Israel Sunday at the end of the inaugural Desert Trip rock festival in Indio, California. “I’m not going to allow this moment to pass,” Mr. Waters told the crowd of thousands. “I didn’t last Sunday, and I’m not going to let it pass
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Middle East, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, USAThere are many good conservatives who are Never-Trumpers, and there are many good conservatives who will vote for Donald Trump. Eight months ago, I warned that conservatives must resist gratuitous hatred or they will destroy themselves more effectively than the left ever could on its own. I used the term “gratuitous hatred” because it is
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USAPresident Barack Obama has finally revealed what his post-presidency political work will entail. The current POTUS will work with former attorney general Eric Holder to overhaul America’s system of legislative redistricting. Holder is the chair of a newly created group called the National Democratic Redistricting Committee, which was created in close consultation with the White
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USAPresident Obama scolded a journalist Tuesday for shouting out a question – at a press conference – about illegal immigration from Central America. “I appreciate you shouting out a question, since I’m sure there are a lot of colleagues of yours who would like to do the same,” Mr. Obama told the reporter sarcastically. The
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International, USATEHRAN, Iran — Two Iranian-Americans, a father and son, have been sentenced to 10 years in prison in Iran, according to a report published Tuesday by Mizan, the Iranian judiciary’s news service. Businessman Siamak Namazi and his father, Baquer Namazi, who both hold dual citizenship, have been in custody in Iran and were sentenced on
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