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• House Dems to FBI: Probe alleged Trump-Russian ties on hacking

  30-08-2016 23:55 via rss.cnn.com
  
  A group of high-ranking House Democrats asked the FBI Tuesday to investigate whether Donald Trump's campaign had any "overt and covert" connection to cyberattacks believed to be conducted by Russian government hackers.
  
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• Trade critic Trump visits Boeing Co's backyard

  30-08-2016 23:35 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Emily Stephenson and Ginger Gibson EVERETT, Washington/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican Donald Trump, who has made his criticism of a pending Pacific trade agreement central to his campaign, on Tuesday was to visit a Seattle suburb that is home to a large Boeing Co plane manufacturing facility that depends heavily on sales to Asian markets. Trump's campaign has booked the Xfinity Arena, which seats thousands of people, in anticipation of a large crowd. The rally is likely to attract workers
  
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• A Candidate's Death Could Delay or Eliminate the Presidential Election - U.S. News & World Report

  30-08-2016 23:17 via usnews.com
  
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  A Candidate's Death Could Delay or Eliminate the Presidential Election
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  The presidential election could be delayed or scrapped altogether if conspiracy theories become predictive and a candidate dies or drops out before Nov. 8. The perhaps equally startling alternative, if there's enough time: Small groups of people hand ...
  
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• Trump lifts ban on media outlets, at least for pool duty

  30-08-2016 22:51 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Donald Trump's ban on The Washington Post, BuzzFeed and other media outlets may not be over -- but it does appear to have loosened.
  
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• Obama shortens more than 100 prison sentences

  30-08-2016 22:51 via rss.cnn.com
  
  President Barack Obama on Tuesday reduced the prison sentences of more than 100 Americans convicted of drug crimes, the second large batch of commutations this month.
  
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• Obama commutes sentences of 111 inmates, setting record for a single month - Washington Post

  30-08-2016 22:44 via washingtonpost.com
  
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  Obama commutes sentences of 111 inmates, setting record for a single month
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  President Obama on Tuesday commuted the sentences for 111 inmates, the latest in his push to ease harsh penalties given to nonviolent drug offenders. Obama has been critical of what he has called the “devastating” effects of severe sentences handed ...
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• NJ Gov. Christie vetoes $15 minimum wage

  30-08-2016 22:41 via rss.cnn.com
  
  The $15 minimum wage is a no-go in New Jersey. At least for now.
  
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• US commercial flights take off for Cuba after more than half century

  30-08-2016 22:35 via rss.cnn.com
  
  When Jet Blue flight 387 touches down in Cuba on Wednesday, it will be the first direct commercial flight between the US and the island in over a half-century.
  
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• Give Obama Credit for Government Transparency - New York Times

  30-08-2016 22:24 via nytimes.com
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  Give Obama Credit for Government Transparency
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  29), Jim Rutenberg criticized the leading presidential candidates for their lack of transparency, but did not acknowledge the important and unprecedented steps that the Obama administration has taken to fulfill the president's promise to lead the most ...
  
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• Kaine asks if Trump would stand up to Russian cyberattack

  30-08-2016 22:18 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Sen. Tim Kaine leaned further into the role of vice presidential attack dog Tuesday, suggesting Donald Trump wouldn't stand up to a potential Russian hack of the American election.
  
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• With 111 more commutations, Obama has nearly doubled his total in one month - USA TODAY

  30-08-2016 21:26 via usatoday.com
  
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  With 111 more commutations, Obama has nearly doubled his total in one month
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  WASHINGTON — President Obama commuted the sentences of 111 more federal inmates Tuesday, capping a month in which he's nearly doubled the number of commutations granted during his presidency. The breakneck pace of presidential clemency ...
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• US general: ISIS forces defied orders to fight to the death

  30-08-2016 21:09 via rss.cnn.com
  
  A top US general said Tuesday that ISIS fighters defied their leader's orders to fight to the death in a recent battle, instead retreating to the north.
  
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• Kerry: US increasing counter-terror work with Bangladesh

  30-08-2016 20:56 via rss.cnn.com
  
  The United States is increasing its counter-terror coordination with Bangladesh, Secretary of State John Kerry announced during his trip this week to South Asia.
  
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• Obama Grants Clemency To 111 Prisoners; DOJ 'Confident' It Will Clear Backlog - NPR

  30-08-2016 20:55 via npr.org
  
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  Obama Grants Clemency To 111 Prisoners; DOJ 'Confident' It Will Clear Backlog
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  President Obama shortened the prison sentences of 111 inmates Tuesday, including 35 people who had expected to spend the rest of their lives in federal custody, authorities told NPR. Word of the new batch of clemency grants came as the second in ...and more »
  
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• Trump booster apologizes for Clinton 'blackface' tweet

  30-08-2016 20:54 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Pastor Marks Burns, a prominent supporter of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, apologized on Tuesday for sending out a tweet that showed a cartoon image of Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton in blackface. Burns, an African-American who is frequently one of the warmup speakers at Trump rallies, sent out the tweet on Monday to bolster the Trump campaign's contention that Clinton is pandering for the black vote but will ignore the community if elected on Nov. 8. "I ain't no ways panderi
  
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• Trump's son: Dad's immigration position not 'softening on anything'

  30-08-2016 20:47 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Donald Trump Jr. defended his father's immigration position Tuesday ahead of the Republican presidential candidate's detailed policy speech this week, saying the real estate mogul "wasn't softening on anything."
  
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• Larry the Cable Guy: Clinton 'will be the end of the country'

  30-08-2016 20:44 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Larry the Cable Guy said that while he is still on the fence about who he is voting for in November, he think Hillary Clinton "will be the end of the country."
  
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• Kellyanne Conway: If women, men had equal strength, 'rape would not exist'

  30-08-2016 20:42 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Donald Trump's new campaign manager said "rape would not exist" if women and men had equal physical capabilities in a television appearance that has been resurfaced by critics who say Trump has a problem with women.
  
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• Harry Reid wants deeper FBI probe into possibility of Russian election hack - CBS News

  30-08-2016 20:23 via cbsnews.com
  
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  Harry Reid wants deeper FBI probe into possibility of Russian election hack
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  With fewer than 70 days to go until Election Day, Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid is asking the FBI to look more closely into the possibility that Russia may try to manipulate the presidential election. In a letter to FBI Director James Comey, Sen ...
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• Here's how Russian hackers could actually tip an American election - Washington Post

  30-08-2016 20:01 via washingtonpost.com
  
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  Here's how Russian hackers could actually tip an American election
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  Reports this week of Russian intrusions into U.S. election systems have startled many voters, but computer experts are not surprised. They have long warned that Americans vote in a way that's so insecure that hackers could change the outcome of races ...
  FBI Chief Responds to Concern Over Cyberthreats to US Election SystemABC News
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• France's Macron resigns in step to prepare for run at presidency

  30-08-2016 19:56 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Jean-Baptiste Vey and Leigh Thomas PARIS (Reuters) - French Economy Minister Emmanuel Macron resigned on Tuesday to work on proposals "to transform France", clearing the way for a presidential bid that will further unsettle an already wide-open race. The 38-year-old former investment banker, one of France's most popular politicians, did not explicitly say he would run in the 2017 election but strongly hinted he would do so, a step he is now widely expected to take. "I am determined to do ever
  
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• Gabon condemns Ping, warns French officials against 'interference'

  30-08-2016 19:35 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Gerauds Wilfried Obangome LIBREVILLE (Reuters) - Gabon's government accused presidential challenger Jean Ping on Tuesday of trying to destabilize the country, and warned French ruling party officials against "interference" in its affairs. Ping, a former foreign minister, African Union Commission chairman and lifelong political insider, is the main challenger to President Ali Bongo, whose family has ruled the oil-producing central African nation for half a century. Bongo's supporters say he is
  
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• France's Macron says to make proposals to 'transform' France

  30-08-2016 19:24 via news.yahoo.com
  
  France's outgoing economy minister Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday after resigning from government that he would present proposals to transform France, but stopped short of announcing a presidential bid in next year's election. Announcing his resignation to journalists, the 38-year-old former investment banker said he was leaving government to open a new chapter and built a "project" serving the general interests. "I am determined to do everything so our values, ideas and actions can transform F
  
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• Libertarian Johnson Succeeding with Certain Constituencies

  30-08-2016 19:20
  
  Libertarians are the perennial “also rans” of American presidential politics. When Gary Johnson ran on the Libertarian ticket in 2012, he received less than one percent of the popular vote. That was then. This is now: Johnson is now polling between 9 and 12%. If he can pump that up to 15%, he’ll get a […]
  
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• Poll: Clinton has comfortable lead in Pennsylvania

  30-08-2016 19:08 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Hillary Clinton leads Donald Trump in Pennsylvania by a comfortable 8-point margin, according to a new poll released Tuesday.
  
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• A guide to Arizona's primary election - CBS News

  30-08-2016 18:56 via cbsnews.com
  
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  A guide to Arizona's primary election
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  A challenge to longtime U.S. Sen. John McCain leads the lists of contests drawing attention in Tuesday's Arizona primary election. Here's a look at some of the races and issues: U.S. SENATE. Sen. John McCain is seeking a sixth term, and his main ...and more »
  
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• US Department of Agriculture closes 6 offices after threats

  30-08-2016 18:39 via rss.cnn.com
  
  The US Department of Agriculture has temporarily closed six offices in five states after receiving several anonymous threats, USDA spokesman Matthew Herrick said Tuesday.
  
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• McCain Faces Primary Opponent (and Breitbart)

  30-08-2016 18:38
  
  The “elderly” presidential candidates (as Ben Carson calls Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton) are not the only candidates whose health is being questioned. Six-term Senator John McCain is running again, and this time, he has a younger primary opponent, osteopath Kelli Ward. Ward is not warning that McCain is sick—only that he’ll be dead. John […]
  
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• France's Macron resigns in step toward presidency run

  30-08-2016 18:13 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Jean-Baptiste Vey and Leigh Thomas PARIS (Reuters) - French Economy Minister Emmanuel Macron resigned on Tuesday, clearing the way for a presidential bid that will further unsettle an already wide-open race. The 38-year-old former investment banker, one of France's most popular politicians, did not immediately say he would run in the 2017 election but is widely expected to do so, having quit the government and created his own political party. "Emmanuel Macron ... today handed in to the presid
  
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• What the Green Party's Jill Stein believes in 2 minutes

  30-08-2016 18:05 via rss.cnn.com
  
  She's not a Republican, Democrat or Libertarian. Jill Stein on what makes the Green Party different.
  
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• FBI Chief Responds to Concern Over Cyberthreats to US Election System - ABC News

  30-08-2016 18:05 via abcnews.go.com
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  The FBI has responded to recent concerns about U.S. voting systems being targeted for cyberattacks as Election Day approaches, saying the agency takes the threat "very, very seriously" and is working to "equip the rest of our government with options.".
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• Maine Gov. LePage says he's considering resigning

  30-08-2016 17:47 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Maine Gov. Paul LePage said Tuesday that he is considering resigning in the wake of a profanity-laced voicemail he left for a state representative last week.
  
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• U.S. FBI to give media some Clinton notes over email use: CNN

  30-08-2016 17:36 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The FBI plans to hand over some of its notes from its interview with U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton regarding her use of private email while secretary of state to news outlets that requested them, CNN reported on Tuesday. The materials could be released as soon as Wednesday to media companies that formally sought them under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), according to CNN. FBI representatives declined to confirm the report to Reuters.
  
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• FBI to release report on Clinton email investigation as soon as Wednesday

  30-08-2016 17:35 via rss.cnn.com
  
  The FBI expects to publicly release as soon as Wednesday the report the bureau sent to the Justice Department in July recommending no charges in the Hillary Clinton email server investigation, according to multiple law enforcement officials.
  
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• FBI to release report on Clinton email investigation

  30-08-2016 17:35 via rss.cnn.com
  
  The FBI expects to publicly release as soon as Wednesday the report the bureau sent to the Justice Department in July recommending no charges in the Hillary Clinton email server investigation, according to multiple law enforcement officials.
  
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• Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry two-steps his way onto Dancing With The Stars

  30-08-2016 17:27 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry is preparing to step into the spotlight again, this time as a member of the upcoming season of reality television dance competition "Dancing with the Stars."
  
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• Tight security, food stockpiling as Gabon braces for Bongo dynasty fate

  30-08-2016 16:24 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Gerauds Wilfried Obangome LIBREVILLE (Reuters) - People stockpiled food, police manned major crossroads and soldiers were deployed at petrol stations and banks on Tuesday as Gabon braced for results from a election that will decide the fate of Ali Bongo and his family's 50-year grip on power. Bongo's main challenger for the presidency, Jean Ping, a former foreign minister, African Union Commission chairman and lifelong political insider in Gabon, has already declared victory.
  
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• UK, France stick to Calais migrant deal 'now and when' Britain leaves EU

  30-08-2016 16:22 via news.yahoo.com
  
  British and French interior ministers agreed on Tuesday to develop cooperation "now and when the United Kingdom leaves the EU" to address challenges posed by flows of migrants to the European Union. Britain's new interior minister, Amber Rudd, came to Paris to meet her French counterpart, seeking assurances on a deal which allows Britain to make border checks in Calais and keep thousands of would-be migrants and asylum seekers in France. The meeting came days after French presidential contender
  
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• Top Democrat urges FBI probe of allegations Russia seeking to influence U.S. vote

  30-08-2016 16:12 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid is calling on the FBI to conduct a quick and thorough investigation into concerns the Russian government is trying to undermine the U.S. presidential election, including by tampering with official election results. "The prospect of a hostile government actively seeking to undermine our free and fair elections represents one of the gravest threats to our democracy since the Cold War," Reid said in a letter to FBI Director James Comey. "It is critical for the Fe
  
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• With no credible evidence, Giuliani says Clinton health questions 'public service'

  30-08-2016 15:40 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Rudy Giuliani is defending his questions about Hillary Clinton's health, saying he's "performing a public service" and that he hopes that Clinton is "perfectly healthy."
  
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• France's Macron expected to resign in step toward presidency run

  30-08-2016 15:35 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Emmanuel Jarry and Leigh Thomas PARIS (Reuters) - France's Economy Minister Emmanuel Macron will resign on Tuesday, sources close to him said, clearing the way for a presidential bid by one of the country's most popular politicians. A run by the man polls say is the most-liked minister in Francois Hollande's government would further weaken the president's chance of re-election and add to the uncertainty of a race where the far-right National Front is a bigger threat than ever to the mainstrea
  
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• Letter From America: Republicans Scramble to Modernize

  30-08-2016 15:26 via nytimes.com
  Beaten twice by President Obama’s data-driven organization, G.O.P. strategists say the party needs to freshen up its campaign techniques.
  
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• McCain, Rubio, Wasserman Schultz face primary tests

  30-08-2016 13:38 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Both Republican and Democratic incumbents face challenges from their respective party's insurgent wing in Tuesday primaries, as GOP Sen. John McCain and Democrat Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz battle to retain their spots in Congress.
  
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• Rubio offers Trump a tepid embrace

  30-08-2016 13:37 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Sen. Marco Rubio still won't take back the many attacks he launched at former rival Donald Trump when they faced off in the bitter presidential primary. But ahead of voting in Tuesday's Senate primary in Florida, the freshman lawmaker is reluctant to alienate Trump's supporters in a state the billionaire won by nearly 20 points.
  
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• Giuliani defends Clinton health questions as 'public service'

  30-08-2016 13:36 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Rudy Giuliani is defending his questions about Hillary Clinton's health, saying he's "performing a public service" and that he hopes that Clinton is "perfectly healthy."
  
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• French economy minister to resign on Tuesday

  30-08-2016 12:43 via news.yahoo.com
  
  France's Economy Minister Emmanuel Macron is set to resign on Tuesday, a source close to the former investment banker said, taking one of the country's most popular politicians a big step closer to launching a run for the presidency next year. The source close to 38-year-old Macron confirmed local media reports announcing his resignation as imminent, after months of speculation about the outspoken former investment banker's loyalty to President Francois Hollande. Macron's office was not immediat
  
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• Britain seeks to reaffirm Calais migrant deal to keep thousands in France

  30-08-2016 12:32 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LONDON/PARIS (Reuters) - Britain's new interior minister, Amber Rudd, will meet her French counterpart in Paris on Tuesday to reaffirm the deal which allows Britain to make border checks in Calais and keep thousands of migrants and asylum seekers in France. The meeting comes days after French presidential contender Nicolas Sarkozy said Britain should deal on its own territory with migrants camped in the northern town, joining similar calls by Alain Juppe, also a conservative presidential candida
  
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• Wasserman Schultz, Rubio and McCain Are Among the Big Names in Primary Fights

  30-08-2016 12:30 via nytimes.com
  The votes in Florida and Arizona on Tuesday feature unexpectedly close showdowns for incumbents.
  
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• Huma Abedin takes a reluctant turn in the spotlight

  30-08-2016 11:02 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Huma Abedin has largely remained in the background during her decades-long work for Hillary Clinton as her right-hand woman at the White House, Senate, State Department and private life.
  
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• On Washington: Harry Reid and Koch Brothers Wage Proxy War for a Nevada Senate Seat

  30-08-2016 11:00 via nytimes.com
  The battle to choose Mr. Reid’s successor is pitting him against Charles G. and David H. Koch, who are trying to flip a Democratic seat and help Republicans seal control of the Senate.
  
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