By Alon Ben-Meir NEW YORK — If nothing else, the 2016 elections have once again reaffirmed America’s solid democratic system. Without any major incidents, tens of millions of Americans went to polling stations across the land, voted for the candidate of their choice, and readied themselves, as always, for the peaceful transfer of power. I […]
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Alon Ben-Meir, Middle East, USABy Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM — I think it’s only a matter of days, perhaps hours, before we read that the reason why, contrary to the predictions of pollsters and pundits, Donald Trump is to be the next president of the United States is the visit of his daughter Ivanka to the grave of the Lubavitcher
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Middle East, USABy Rabbi Ben Kamin OCEANSIDE, California — On the gloomy and ominous evening of April 4, 1968, in Indianapolis, Sen. Robert F. Kennedy—against the objections of his advisers and security detail—stood on a flatbed truck and improvised a speech to a crowd of mostly African Americans. “Bobby” was running for president (and had only eight weeks
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USATimes of San Diego SAN DIEGO — San Diego Police arrested at least 16 people Thursday morning when a downtown protest against President-elect Donald Trump turned violent. The demonstration began near Broadway and Front Street. The crowd grew to several hundred and began moving through the Horton Plaza area and into the Gaslamp Quarter to yells
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San Diego County, USAFollowing the news early Tuesday morning that Donald Trump was elected the 45th president of the United States, protests erupted throughout California. According to the Los Angeles Times, up to 1,500 people gathered at UCLA after Trump’s victory speech, and despite reports of a small blaze and chants of “fuck Donald Trump,” police reported that
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USANEW YORK — With Hillary Clinton’s stunning defeat, a force in American political life for nearly four decades comes to an abrupt end. Bill and Hillary Clinton, a husband-and-wife duo unmatched in U.S. history, brought people across the country into politics, created a vast fundraising network and shaped the nation by holding some of the
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USACHICAGO — Shares of Constellation Brands, parent company of popular Mexican import beers like Corona and Modelo, plummeted Wednesday after President-elect Donald Trump’s surprising victory, outpacing losses for other giant beer companies with fewer ties to Mexico. Constellation stock fell $12.64, or 7.6 percent, in trading Wednesday to close at $153.91 per share. From the
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USAWASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump now has a chance to recast the Supreme Court, steering it to the more youthful right for years to come. A short-handed, eight-member court that currently has three justices aged 78 or older will be replenished by one or more conservative nominees likely to be in their 50s, or even
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USAWhile this election has revealed the true state of America and where we are at racially and politically, we do have a few things to celebrate. Although we are all dealing with the aftermath of Donald Trump winning the presidency over Hilary Clinton, we have been victorious in other spectrums. Latinos have always been a
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USAMuch of the world knew a few hours after voting concluded that Donald Trump will be the 45th president of the United States, based on the tally of electoral college votes—at least 270 are required to win. But as of Wednesday morning, Hillary Clinton was still leading in the popular vote, by a margin of
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USA(With apologies to Ernest Lawrence Thayer) By Laurie Baron The outlook was optimistic for Clinton-Kane just yesterday. The polls showed leads of three points, but narrowing each day. When Comey concluded that she was not to blame. The voters who despised her had nothing to defame. The Donald was campaigning, appealing to white males. Spouting
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Remarkable Women of San Diego: Pioneers, Visionaries and Innovators by Hannah S. Cohen and Gloria G. Harris; History Press © 2016; ISBN 9781467-118262; 144 pages including index and bibliography, $21.90. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO –Divided into four time periods that begin in 1850, 1900, 1950 and 2000, this collection of biographical sketches honors
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, San Diego County, USAKeep calm and carry on. That was the basic message Wednesday morning from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as millions of Canadians woke to the reality of Donald J. Trump – a man whose persona, approach, values and proposed policies could not be more at odds with Canada’s present direction – as president-elect of our immediate
Election Day in the United States finally came to a long-awaited close last night as Americans chose who would be the 45th president. Some of the other names on the ballot, however, have gone on to make history. style=”display:inline-block;width:300px;height:250px” data-ad-client=”ca-pub-8420654331411867″ data-ad-slot=”1313712966″> For starters, 52-year-old Democrat Catherine Cortez Masto became the nation’s first Latina Senator after
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