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• On Washington: A Democratic Senate Might Need to Curtail Filibuster, Harry Reid Says

  31-08-2016 23:28 via nytimes.com
  The retiring Democratic leader said that his party should take drastic action if it is triumphant at the polls only to be blocked by Republican-led gridlock.
  
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• Kaine criticizes 'cozy bromance' between Trump, Putin

  31-08-2016 23:23 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Sen. Tim Kaine again criticized Donald Trump Wednesday over his relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin, continuing his attacks on the Republican nominee in recent days.
  
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• US election 2016: Trump defends wall on Mexico visit - BBC News

  31-08-2016 23:08 via bbc.com
  
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  US election 2016: Trump defends wall on Mexico visit
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  US Republican candidate Donald Trump has defended his call for a wall on the Mexican border, during his visit to meet President Enrique Pena Nieto. Mr Trump said they did not discuss his plan to make Mexico pay for the wall - a central plank of his ...
  Trump Wrecks Election Hopes By Turning Immigration Policy Speech Into A Klan RallyPoliticusUSA
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• Hillary Clinton Turns Old Attack on President Obama Against Donald Trump - TIME

  31-08-2016 23:08 via time.com
  
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  Hillary Clinton Turns Old Attack on President Obama Against Donald Trump
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  By the time Obama ran for re-election in 2012, Republicans were regularly arguing that he did not believe in American exceptionalism. (Never mind that it wasn't exactly true, as Obama repeatedly and loudly endorsed the concept in speeches.) Republican ...
  Voters now view presidential election as 'battle between good and evil'Washington Times
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• Trump: We didn't discuss payment of the wall

  31-08-2016 23:02 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Donald Trump made a last-minute trip Wednesday to Mexico in his first visit as the Republican nominee to meet with a world leader.
  
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• Trump says he, Mexican leader discussed border wall but not who pays

  31-08-2016 22:51 via news.yahoo.com
  
  U.S. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said on Wednesday he and Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto discussed Trump's proposal for a border wall between the countries but not the New York businessman's demand that Mexico pay for it. Trump and Pena Nieto emerged from about an hour of talks at the presidential palace in Mexico City to deliver statements to the news media and take questions. Pena Nieto, in his statement, said the border must be seen as an asset for the region.
  
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• Obama orders 1.6 percent military pay raise for 2017 - Military Times

  31-08-2016 22:32 via militarytimes.com
  
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  Obama orders 1.6 percent military pay raise for 2017
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  “I am strongly committed to supporting our uniformed service members, who have made such great contributions to our nation over more than a decade of war,” Obama wrote. “As our country continues to recover from serious economic conditions affecting the ...and more »
  
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• Supreme Court won't reinstate North Carolina voter ID law

  31-08-2016 22:31 via rss.cnn.com
  
  The Supreme Court denied a request Wednesday from North Carolina to allow provisions of its controversial voting rights law to go back into effect.
  
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• Gabon's President Bongo re-elected, parliament set on fire

  31-08-2016 22:22 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Gerauds Wilfried Obangome LIBREVILLE (Reuters) - Demonstrators in Gabon clashed with police and set part of the parliament building on fire on Wednesday amid anger among opposition supporters over President Ali Bongo's re-election in polls that his main rival, Jean Ping, claimed to have won. Opposition members of the Central African oil producer's electoral commission rejected Saturday's first-past-the-post election result, which would see the Bongo family's nearly half-century in power exten
  
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• What Trump has said about Mexico and vice versa

  31-08-2016 22:06 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Donald Trump has mentioned Mexico frequently since his first day on the campaign trail. The GOP nominee's first controversial campaign remarks on the country came in his presidential announcement speech, when he called some Mexican immigrants "rapists" and criminals.
  
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• 'Everything but Hillary Clinton,' France's Le Pen says, backing Trump

  31-08-2016 22:03 via news.yahoo.com
  
  France's far-right National Front party leader, Marine Le Pen, voiced support for U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Wednesday, saying his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton would bring war and hardship to the world. Le Pen is a candidate in France's April 2017 presidential election. While her increasingly popular party thrives on anti-immigration sentiment, she has been more careful in her speeches than Trump has been so as to make her party more mainstream.
  
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• U.S. Supreme Court rejects bid to reinstate North Carolina voting limits

  31-08-2016 21:52 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a bid by North Carolina to reinstate for November’s elections several voting restrictions, including a requirement that people show identification at the polls. The court, divided in part 4-4, rejected a request made by Republican Governor Pat McCrory after an appeals court ruled last month that the 2013 law discriminates against minority voters. The brief order noted that three of the court's conservati
  
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• Protesters in Gabon burn parliament building amid allegations of stolen election - Washington Post

  31-08-2016 21:42 via washingtonpost.com
  
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  Protesters in Gabon burn parliament building amid allegations of stolen election
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  Protesters in Gabon set alight the country's National Assembly building Wednesday night after a day of protests against what they see as a rigged election. The small central African country has been governed by one family, the Bongos, since 1967. Ali ...
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• Live: Donald Trump Calls Mexican President ‘a Friend’

  31-08-2016 21:26 via nytimes.com
  Mr. Trump said he focused on the shared economic interests and security interests. He said he did discuss his intention to build a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border, but that the two did not discuss who would pay for it.
  
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• Mexican president's invitation to Trump sparks blowback

  31-08-2016 21:17 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Dave Graham MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Within minutes of Donald Trump saying he would visit Mexico, one of the front-runners to become the country's next president hit back, saying the brash White House hopeful would not be welcome. Scorn rained down on both Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto and the U.S. Republican presidential nominee after the two announced late on Tuesday they would meet during a brief trip by Trump to the country he has repeatedly attacked during his presidential campaign
  
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• Trump, Mexican President meet

  31-08-2016 21:00 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Donald Trump made a last-minute trip Wednesday to Mexico in his first visit as the Republican nominee to meet with a world leader.
  
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• Hillary Clinton, Swiping at Donald Trump, Argues U.S. Is Vital World Leader

  31-08-2016 20:55 via nytimes.com
  At the American Legion’s national convention, Mrs. Clinton championed the notion of American exceptionalism, a concept more traditionally embraced by Republicans.
  
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• Clinton: Trump 'dropping in' on Mexico isn't what it takes to build alliances

  31-08-2016 20:54 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Hillary Clinton on Wednesday urged veterans at an American Legion conference to reject Donald Trump's view of the world, arguing that the Republican nominee doesn't have what it takes to build and maintain alliances.
  
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• Polls: Clinton's lead narrows in Wisconsin

  31-08-2016 20:49 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Hillary Clinton leads Donald Trump in Wisconsin, but the race has clearly tightened in recent weeks, two new polls show.
  
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• Trump in unexpected trip to Mexico after harsh criticism

  31-08-2016 20:45 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Dave Graham MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Donald Trump traveled to Mexico on Wednesday to meet President Enrique Pena Nieto in an unexpected trip to a country which the Republican presidential candidate has frequently vilified as the main source of illegal immigration and drug smuggling to the United States. Trump's visit to Mexico City took place hours before he was due to deliver a highly anticipated speech in the border state of Arizona on how he would tackle illegal immigration if he wins the N
  
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• Former model: Trump agency skirted visa laws

  31-08-2016 20:36 via rss.cnn.com
  
  A former Trump Model Management model told CNN's "New Day" Wednesday that the Republican presidential nominee's modeling agency skirted visa laws.
  
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• Clinton touts 'American exceptionalism' in appeal to Republicans

  31-08-2016 20:34 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Jonathan Allen CINCINNATI (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, speaking to a U.S. veterans group on Wednesday, made an open appeal to Republican and independent voters concerned about rival Donald Trump's national security credentials and his fitness for office. It's not just about differences over policy," Clinton told an American Legion convention in Cincinnati. "It truly is about who has the experience and the temperament to serve as president and commander in chi
  
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• Veterans charity exposed by CNN shuts down

  31-08-2016 20:30 via rss.cnn.com
  
  The National Vietnam Veterans Foundations, a zero-rated charity that was the object of a CNN report in mid-May, has closed its doors for good, according to one of the charity's executives.
  
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• Macron election candidacy has more support than Hollande's: polls

  31-08-2016 20:19 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A third of French voters want Emmanuel Macron, who resigned from government on Tuesday, to run in next year's presidential election, more than twice as many as those who would like President Francois Hollande to seek re-election, a poll showed. Neither has yet said they would be candidate but both the deeply unpopular Socialist president and his former protege are widely expected to throw their hats in the ring. Macron, a 38-year old former investment banker, quit his economy minister post on Tu
  
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• Virginia Republicans seek to block governor's voting rights restoration

  31-08-2016 19:57 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Virginia Republican leaders said they will file a contempt motion on Wednesday against Democratic Governor Terry McAuliffe over his efforts to restore voting rights to about 206,000 felons. The motion comes the week after McAuliffe said he had restored voting rights to almost 13,000 felons on a case-by-case basis after the state Supreme Court blocked his blanket clemency effort. McAuliffe's executive order was seen as a possible aid in tipping Virginia, a swing state in the Nov. 8 presidential e
  
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• First on CNN: Pro-Clinton super PAC reserves $6M in ads aimed at minorities

  31-08-2016 19:56 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Priorities USA, Hillary Clinton's top super PAC, will begin airing $6 million worth of ads targeting Latino and African-American voters.
  
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• Debate prep reveals clash of styles for Trump, Clinton

  31-08-2016 19:56 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Hillary Clinton is devouring briefing book after briefing book about Donald Trump's policy positions, personality and politics. She's watching highlight reels, taking notes and studying his style -- particularly when he's in attack mode.
  
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• Marine Le Pen: 'Anything but Hillary Clinton'

  31-08-2016 19:53 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Marine Le Pen, the leader of the right-wing French political party National Front, praised Donald Trump on Wednesday and said that "for France, anything is better than Hillary Clinton."
  
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• Clinton to pause campaign on September 11

  31-08-2016 19:53 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign will stop campaign operations and airing ads on September 11 in honor of the 15th anniversary of the 2001 attacks, according to an aide.
  
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• NeverTrump, Johnson, Carson, Dean, Beck, Wolfowitz, and MORE!

  31-08-2016 19:33
  
  OK, kids! Time for Uncle Goethe to fill you in on some short stories! These are items that probably don’t deserve a full article, but are worth discussing, and maybe a little fun. This is the place for anomalies and one offs. We’re providing links, if you want to read more. Let’s begin with an […]
  
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• Kratom to join heroin, LSD on Schedule I drug list

  31-08-2016 19:24 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Beginning September 30, kratom will be considered a Schedule I drug, a substance that has "no currently accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse," the Drug Enforcement Administration announced today.
  
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• Michele Bachmann: 'God raised up' Trump to be GOP nominee

  31-08-2016 19:18 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Former Rep. Michele Bachmann believes God picked Donald Trump to be the Republican Party's nominee, she told the Christian Broadcasting Network.
  
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• Trump to make unexpected trip to Mexico after tough rhetoric

  31-08-2016 19:06 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Donald Trump will travel to Mexico on Wednesday and meet President Enrique Pena Nieto in an unexpected trip to a country which the Republican presidential candidate has vilified as the main source of illegal immigration and drug smuggling to the United States. Trump's visit to Mexico City takes place hours before he is due to deliver a highly anticipated speech in the border state of Arizona on how he would tackle illegal immigration if he wins the Nov. 8
  
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• Michele Bachmann: 'God raised up' Trump to be GOP nominee - CNN

  31-08-2016 18:54 via cnn.com
  
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  Michele Bachmann: 'God raised up' Trump to be GOP nominee
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  I thought he was fabulous, but I also see that at the end of the day, God raised up, I believe, Donald Trump who was going to be the nominee in this election," the Minnesota Republican said in the interview, which was released Tuesday. "I don't think ...
  Michele Bachmann Cites Scripture to Make the Case for TrumpTheBlaze.com
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• Gabon's President Bongo re-elected, opposition rejects result

  31-08-2016 18:33 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Gerauds Wilfried Obangome LIBREVILLE (Reuters) - Gabon's Ali Bongo has been re-elected as President, according to official results released on Wednesday, setting the stage for a potentially violent post-election showdown after his rival Jean Ping had already claimed victory. Opposition members of the Central African oil producer's electoral commission rejected Saturday's first-past-the-post election result, which could extend nearly 50 years of Bongo family rule. Bongo won 49.80 percent of vo
  
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• Mexicans Accuse President of ‘Historic Error’ in Welcoming Donald Trump

  31-08-2016 18:19 via nytimes.com
  Many Mexican citizens are angry that President Enrique Peña Nieto would meet with Mr. Trump, let alone extend him an invitation.
  
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• Mexicans respond to Trump with jokes, jeers

  31-08-2016 18:06 via rss.cnn.com
  
  As word of Donald Trump's imminent trip south of the border spread, many Mexicans took to social media with a common refrain: "Is this a joke?"
  
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• When Donald Met Melania, Paolo Was There

  31-08-2016 17:49 via nytimes.com
  Paolo Zampolli, a tireless self-promoter of mysterious means, is back in the spotlight, thanks to his two-decade-old friendship with the Trumps.
  
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• Obama to Guest-Edit Wired Magazine - New York Times

  31-08-2016 17:43 via nytimes.com
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  President Obama will take on that duty in the November issue of Wired, the magazine announced on Tuesday. It will be available on newsstands nationwide on Oct. 25, two weeks before Election Day. By Wired's estimation, it will be the first time a ...
  President Obama to guest edit special issue of WIRED magazineCBS News
  Under Obama, even Obama can only find part-time workWashington Post
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• Poll: Clinton favorability slides to equal Trump

  31-08-2016 17:38 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Significant majorities of registered voters now have an equally unfavorable opinion of both major party presidential candidates, according to a new survey released Wednesday, following a difficult stretch for Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign.
  
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• Courting Republicans, Clinton to tout 'American exceptionalism'

  31-08-2016 17:38 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Caren Bohan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In a foreign policy speech meant to reach out to Republican and independent voters, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton on Wednesday will argue for a robust commitment to U.S. leadership in the world and tout the idea of "American exceptionalism. ...
  
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• Gabon President Bongo wins re-election: interior minister

  31-08-2016 17:20 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LIBREVILLE (Reuters) - Gabon President Ali Bongo won re-election in a hotly contested weekend election with 49.80 percent of ballots cast, according to final results announced by Interior Minister Pacome Moubelet Boubeya on Wednesday. Bongo's chief rival Jean Ping, who had already announced he won the vote, came second with 48.23 percent, Moubelet said, amid turnout of 59.46 percent of the oil producing country's roughly 600,000 voters. Election commission members from the opposition rejected th
  
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• Gallup: Life got better for pretty much everyone under Obama - Washington Post

  31-08-2016 17:05 via washingtonpost.com
  
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  Gallup: Life got better for pretty much everyone under Obama
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  How Americans feel about the state of their lives have improved markedly in the eight years since Barack Obama was elected president, according to Gallup data released Tuesday. In 2008, fewer than half of Americans said their life was good enough to be ...and more »
  
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• Trump to deliver highly anticipated immigration speech following Mexico visit

  31-08-2016 16:50 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Donald Trump faces one of the most crucial days of his campaign Wednesday as he travels to Mexico to visit that country's president and then heads to Arizona to deliver a highly anticipated speech that will seek to clarify his controversial immigration policy.
  
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• Trump to make trip to Mexico before immigration speech

  31-08-2016 16:46 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump will meet Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto on Wednesday in a hastily arranged visit to Mexico hours before delivering a highly anticipated speech on how he will tackle illegal immigration. Republican vice presidential candidate Mike Pence, in several television interviews early Wednesday, said Trump would speak to the Mexican leader about border security, including his signature pledge to build a wall a
  
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• Gabon President Bongo re-elected with 49.80 percent: validated final results

  31-08-2016 16:39 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Gabon's President Ali Bongo has won re-election with 49.80 percent of ballots cast in a weekend poll, according to final results validated by the electoral commission and provided to Reuters by a commissioner on Wednesday. Bongo's chief rival Jean Ping, who has already declared that he won the polls, received 48.23 percent of the vote. Elections commission members belonging to the opposition denounced the vote, which one commissioner for Ping's party, Paul Marie Gondjout, said was "stolen".
  
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• Obama appointments already pulling appeals courts to the left - Fox News

  31-08-2016 16:01 via foxnews.com
  
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  Obama appointments already pulling appeals courts to the left
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  President Obama may be struggling to tilt the balance of the Supreme Court – but that doesn't mean he hasn't already made his mark on the bench. The president, over the course of his two terms, has appointed hundreds of justices to the lower federal ...and more »
  
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• Vicente Fox, Ex-President of Mexico, Scoffs at Donald Trump’s Visit

  31-08-2016 15:50 via nytimes.com
  “He is not welcome to Mexico,” Mr. Fox said ahead of the Republican nominee’s planned visit on Wednesday. “We don’t want him. We reject his visit.”
  
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• Former Mexican President apologizes for Trump invitation

  31-08-2016 15:42 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Mexico's former president, Vicente Fox slammed the expected meeting Wednesday between Donald Trump and the country's current president, saying "I apologize for our president taking this step forward" and calling it "a desperate move."
  
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• Rubio, Wasserman Schultz and McCain Win Primaries

  31-08-2016 15:23
  
  To almost no one’s surprise, Marco Rubio defeated his opponent in the Republican primary for his Florida senate seat. Meanwhile, Debbie Wasserman Schultz won her Democratic primary battle for her house seat. Both wins were hardly news, but both candidates still brought a lot of drama to the race. Here’s the primary report. Republican Sen. […]
  
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