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• Romney wants Libertarian Gary Johnson on debate stage - Politico

  07-09-2016 23:42 via politico.com
  
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  Romney wants Libertarian Gary Johnson on debate stage
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  Mitt Romney on Wednesday said he wanted voters to get a chance to see Libertarian Party nominee Gary Johnson debate with Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. "I hope voters get to see former GOP Governors Gary Johnson and Bill Weld on the debate ...
  Romney: Libertarian Candidates Should Be Included in the DebatesTheBlaze.com
  Mitt Romney calls for Johnson, Weld to be included in debatesThe Boston Globe
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• Stein charged with mischief, trespassing after environmental protest

  07-09-2016 23:41 via rss.cnn.com
  
  A North Dakota sheriff's office pressed charges against Jill Stein Wednesday after the Green Party presidential nominee spray-painted a bulldozer during an environmental protest.
  
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• Sessions: No 'fundamental contradiction' in Trump's ISIS plan

  07-09-2016 23:41 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Donald Trump's top supporter in Congress on Wednesday defended his recent statements that he will order generals to develop a plan to defeat ISIS in the first 30 days of his administration, saying the candidate was not contradicting himself.
  
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• Russian fighter jet makes 'unsafe' intercept of US aircraft

  07-09-2016 23:41 via rss.cnn.com
  
  A Russian fighter jet made an "unsafe close-range intercept" of a US aircraft over the Black Sea Wednesday, coming within 10 feet of the American plane.
  
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• For Bill Clinton, hitting Trump's foundation is 'personal'

  07-09-2016 23:41 via rss.cnn.com
  
  For Bill Clinton, criticizing Donald Trump and his foundation for an illegal donation to the Florida attorney general is personal, aides and friends say
  
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• First on CNN: FBI director defends Clinton email probe, document releases

  07-09-2016 23:41 via rss.cnn.com
  
  FBI Director James Comey is defending the bureau's Friday afternoon release of documents from the Hillary Clinton email investigation, saying "we don't play games" and that the documents were put out when ready.
  
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• Jeff Sessions: No 'fundamental contradiction' in Trump's ISIS plan

  07-09-2016 23:36 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Donald Trump's top supporter in Congress on Wednesday defended his recent statements that he will order generals to develop a plan to defeat ISIS in the first 30 days of his administration, saying the candidate was not contradicting himself.
  
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• Donald Trump Has His Own 47 Percent Problem, And It's Just As Bad As Romney's - Huffington Post

  07-09-2016 23:35 via huffingtonpost.com
  
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  Donald Trump Has His Own 47 Percent Problem, And It's Just As Bad As Romney's
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  On the surface, Donald Trump and Mitt Romney seem to represent opposite ends of the 1 percent spectrum. The refined Romney, the son of a moderate governor and presidential candidate, seems more at home at a dressage performance than he would be ...
  Mitt Romneys Rich Backers Turn to Hillary ClintonDaily Beast
  Our 50-state poll shows that Donald Trump is no Mitt Romney (electorally speak
  
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• U.S. Green Party's Stein investigated in North Dakota pipeline protest

  07-09-2016 22:01 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A sheriff's department in North Dakota is investigating possible charges against the U.S. Green Party presidential candidate, Jill Stein, for damaging equipment during protests on Tuesday over construction of an oil pipeline. Stein was part of a group protesting the Dakota Access pipeline and spray-painted construction equipment, the Morton County Sheriff's Department said. Stein does not dispute the account.
  
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• When Phyllis Schlafly made the case for Trump

  07-09-2016 21:53 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Phyllis Schlafly, an early supporter of the Religious Right, encouraged Christians to get behind Donald Trump in her final book, "The Conservative Case for Trump."
  
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• USA Freedom Kids v. Donald Trump: Dancing kids group sues

  07-09-2016 21:53 via rss.cnn.com
  
  The manager of a dancing girl group has made good on his threat to sue Donald Trump and pledges to take the case to trial.
  
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• Trump, committees raise $90M, falling behind Clinton

  07-09-2016 21:53 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Donald Trump and his joint committees raised $90 million in August, a substantial haul for a candidate late to fundraising but one that still significantly trails Hillary Clinton's enormous summer totals.
  
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• Sheriff wants charges for Green Party candidate

  07-09-2016 21:53 via rss.cnn.com
  
  A North Dakota Sheriff told CNN local affiliate KXMB he wants trespassing charges against Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein following an incident where she apparently spray painted a bulldozer Tuesday during an anti-oil pipeline environmental protest.
  
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• Rebekah Mercer to run Trump super PAC's operations

  07-09-2016 21:53 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Rebekah Mercer, the Republican mega-donor who has amassed enormous influence behind the scenes of the Donald Trump's campaign, is taking over day-to-day control of a super PAC, the organization said Wednesday.
  
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• Poll finds Trump, Clinton locked in virtual tie

  07-09-2016 21:53 via rss.cnn.com
  
  A new national poll out Wednesday shows Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump locked in a virtual tie, the latest survey to show an exceedingly tight race with just over two months to go before Election Day.
  
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• Photos show nuclear facilities in disrepair

  07-09-2016 21:53 via rss.cnn.com
  
  US nuclear security facilities are dangerously decrepit and putting national security goals at risk, according to nuclear officials who are asking Congress to back the administration's push to modernize the system.
  
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• Pence says he believes Obama born in US

  07-09-2016 21:53 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Indiana Gov. Mike Pence said Wednesday he believes President Barack Obama was born in the US, drawing a clear distinction with his running mate, Donald Trump, who has declined to say the same.
  
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• Pam Bondi says she won't be 'bullied' by Hillary Clinton over Trump donation

  07-09-2016 21:53 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi declared Tuesday she will not be "bullied" by Hillary Clinton, as the Democratic nominee used a 2013 donation to Bondi to turn the tables on Donald Trump this week
  
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• Manchin defends daughter after EpiPen price hike

  07-09-2016 21:53 via rss.cnn.com
  
  West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin defended his daughter in an interview Tuesday after the pharmaceutical company she leads raised the price of EpiPens -- a move that thrust the father-daughter pair into the center of the political debate over healthcare costs and drug prices.
  
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• Kerry tries for Syria deal with Russia as White House, Pentagon lose patience

  07-09-2016 21:53 via rss.cnn.com
  
  The State Department said it was making progress with Russia on a ceasefire in Syria, even as the White House signaled it was ready to walk away soon if talks didn't achieve a good agreement and the Pentagon attacked Moscow's role in the civil war there.
  
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• Jolly uses jar of mosquitoes to urge House passage of Zika funding

  07-09-2016 21:53 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Rep. David Jolly brought a prop Wednesday intended to buzz lawmakers into action on the Zika virus: A jar of 100 mosquitoes.
  
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• House to vote on bill allowing 9/11 lawsuits against Saudi Arabia

  07-09-2016 21:53 via rss.cnn.com
  
  The House will vote this week on a bill that would allow families of victims of the September 11 terrorist attacks to sue Saudi Arabia in US courts over its alleged involvement, a House GOP leadership aide confirmed Wednesday.
  
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• Trump raises about $90 million in August

  07-09-2016 20:54 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Clinton, who raised $143 million in the same time period, has consistently outraised Trump, allowing her to spend more widely on expensive television advertisements. Clinton has also built a vastly larger campaign payroll, spending millions more than Trump to hire staff around the country that will be the backbone of her efforts to get people to turn out and vote. In July, Trump took in $80 million.
  
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• Republican ex-defense secretary Cohen backs Hillary Clinton

  07-09-2016 20:50 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Former Republican U.S. Defense Secretary William Cohen on Wednesday said he will likely vote for U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton in the Nov. 8 U.S. presidential election, citing her experience as secretary of state and former first lady. "In all likelihood, I would say yes," Cohen who served as defense secretary under former U.S. President Bill Clinton, a Democrat, told MSNBC in an interview when asked if she had earned his vote. "I would not feel comfortable," with Donald
  
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• Defense secretary: Russia responsible for Assad's actions in Syria

  07-09-2016 20:39 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Russia bears responsibility for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's actions and his failure thus far to agree to a ceasefire in his country's 5-year-old conflict, U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter told CNN's Christiane Amanpour on Wednesday.
  
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• Armenian PM expected to resign on Thursday: source

  07-09-2016 20:28 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Hasmik Mkrtchyan YEREVAN (Reuters) - Armenia's Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan is expected to resign on Thursday, a source close to the government said, after an economic slowdown this year and outbreaks of violence prompted the president to call for a new government. The source told Reuters the ruling Republican Party would discuss Abrahamyan's possible resignation on Thursday. A spokesman for President Serzh Sarksyan, who proposed in August a "government of national accord", declined to com
  
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• Trump campaign reverses ban on credentials for some media outlets

  07-09-2016 20:04 via news.yahoo.com
  
  U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Wednesday ended his ban on press credentials for some news outlets seeking to cover his campaign events, including The Washington Post and Buzzfeed, a policy that had drawn strong criticism from press freedom advocates. Trump's ban at times also included Politico and The Huffington Post, following coverage that was critical of him. The banned organizations had continued covering his campaign, but they could not get credentials to formally at
  
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• Trump, committees raise $90M in August, well short of Clinton's total

  07-09-2016 20:01 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Donald Trump and his joint committees raised $90 million in August, a substantial haul for a candidate late to fundraising but one that still significantly trails Hillary Clinton's enormous summer totals.
  
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• Obama, Duterte exchange 'pleasantries' after spat

  07-09-2016 19:45 via rss.cnn.com
  
  President Barack Obama exchanged "pleasantries" with his Philippines counterpart on Wednesday following an ugly outburst earlier this week that led to a cancellation of formal talks between the two leaders.
  
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• Obama, Duterte exchange 'pleasantries' after spat - CNN

  07-09-2016 19:44 via cnn.com
  
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  Obama, Duterte exchange 'pleasantries' after spat
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  "I think it was our judgment that given the focus and attention on President Duterte's comments leading into the meetings here we felt that didn't create a constructive environment for a bilateral meeting," Obama's Deputy National Security Adviser Ben ...
  On Final Asia Trip, Obama Faces Tests to US PowerWall Street Journal
  Philippine President Duterte said he'd be sitting next to Obama at dinner. He isn't.Washington Post
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• Mexico president replaces finance minister after damaging Trump visit

  07-09-2016 19:23 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Dave Graham MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - President Enrique Pena Nieto on Wednesday replaced his close ally and finance minister Luis Videgaray after the two were heavily criticized for Donald Trump's controversial visit to Mexico last week. A sombre-looking Pena Nieto told a news conference that Videgaray, who officials said was the architect of the visit by the Republican candidate for the Nov. 8 U.S. presidential election, would give way to former finance minister Jose Antonio Meade. Pena Nieto
  
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• Sheriff wants charges for Green Party candidate after spray-painting bulldozer incident

  07-09-2016 19:18 via rss.cnn.com
  
  A North Dakota Sheriff told CNN local affiliate KXMB he wants trespassing charges against Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein following an incident where she apparently spray painted a bulldozer Tuesday during an anti-oil pipeline environmental protest.
  
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• Life Got Better Under Obama, According to Gallup - New York Times

  07-09-2016 19:10 via nytimes.com
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  Life Got Better Under Obama, According to Gallup
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  In the years since President Obama first took office, more Americans are thriving, exercising and enjoying a high standard of living. The rates of health insurance coverage are up, too, but the share of Americans who say they are in excellent health is ...and more »
  
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• Armenian ruling party to discuss PM resignation on Thursday: source

  07-09-2016 18:45 via news.yahoo.com
  
  YEREVAN (Reuters) - Armenia's ruling Republican Party plans to discuss a possible resignation of Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan, a source close to the government said on Wednesday. "There are all indications that this decision (on resignation) will be announced tomorrow," the source told Reuters. (Reporting by Hasmik Mkrtchyan; Writing by Margarita Antidze; Editing by Lidia Kelly)
  
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• National poll finds Trump, Clinton locked in virtual tie

  07-09-2016 18:40 via rss.cnn.com
  
  A new national poll out Wednesday shows Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump locked in a virtual tie, the latest survey to show an exceedingly tight race with just over two months to go before Election Day.
  
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• Trump calls for military spending increase

  07-09-2016 18:28 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Donald Trump will call for eliminating the sequester on defense spending and bolstering the US' defenses by proposing a "major investment" in US military spending in a speech Wednesday morning, his campaign announced Tuesday.
  
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• Only one new Benghazi email in 15,000 docs recovered from Clinton server, State Department says

  07-09-2016 18:26 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Only one email from the batch of 14,900 new documents the FBI found from Hillary Clinton's private server directly references the Benghazi attacks -- and that was a letter of praise from an ambassador, the State Department said Wednesday.
  
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• Mexican Cabinet official out after Trump visit

  07-09-2016 18:19 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto is expected to announce at a news conference Wednesday that his finance minister, Luis Videgaray, will be out of his cabinet, a Mexican federal government official confirmed to CNNE.
  
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• Jolly uses jar of live mosquitoes to urge House passage of Zika funding

  07-09-2016 18:17 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Rep. David Jolly brought a prop Wednesday intended to buzz lawmakers into action on the Zika virus: A jar of 100 mosquitoes.
  
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• Mexico finance minister resigns after damaging Trump visit

  07-09-2016 18:09 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Mexican Finance Minister Luis Videgaray has stepped down, pushing out of the government the closest ally of President Enrique Pena Nieto, who was strongly criticized for Donald Trump's controversial visit last week. A finance ministry spokeswoman said Videgaray, who officials say was the architect of the Republican presidential candidate's visit, was stepping down after the government said Pena Nieto would hold a news conference later on Wednesday morning. Pena Nieto was pilloried on social medi
  
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• Predicting 'landslide,' Stevie Nicks backs Clinton

  07-09-2016 18:06 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Singer Stevie Nicks is backing Hillary Clinton, predicting a "landslide" in November for the Democratic nominee.
  
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• Trump raises about $90 million in August: Fox News

  07-09-2016 17:22 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican Donald Trump raised about $90 million in August in his campaign for the Nov. 8 U.S. presidential election against Democrat Hillary Clinton, Fox News reported on Wednesday. The report did not offer a breakdown of the amount raised by he New York real estate magnate, but Trump said at a rally on Tuesday that he himself contributed a lot of the money to his campaign in August. In July, Trump took in $80 million. (Reporting by Washington newsdesk; Editing by Alistai
  
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• Manchin defends CEO daughter after company raised EpiPen price

  07-09-2016 17:20 via rss.cnn.com
  
  West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin defended his daughter in an interview Tuesday after the pharmaceutical company she leads raised the price of EpiPens -- a move that thrust the father-daughter pair into the center of the political debate over healthcare costs and drug prices.
  
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• First on CNN: Rebekah Mercer, a Trump influencer and political novice, to run super PAC's daily operations

  07-09-2016 17:13 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Rebekah Mercer, the Republican mega-donor who has amassed enormous influence behind the scenes of the Donald Trump's campaign, is taking over day-to-day control of a super PAC, the organization said Wednesday.
  
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• Collins: Clinton 'has always been someone with her hand out'

  07-09-2016 17:02 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Republican Rep. Chris Collins defended Donald Trump against "pay to play" accusations Wednesday, saying it's Hillary Clinton who always wants handouts from donors.
  
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• Administration confirms two more payments to Iran, totaling $1.3 billion

  07-09-2016 16:58 via rss.cnn.com
  
  The Obama administration made two additional cash payments totaling $1.3 billion, after delivering $400 million to Iran by plane in January, to resolve a failed arms deal, administration officials told lawmakers Tuesday.
  
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• Trump lifts media blacklist on banned news organizations

  07-09-2016 16:46 via news.yahoo.com
  
  U.S. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump on Wednesday ended a media blacklist that had drawn strong criticism from press freedom advocates, allowing a number of banned news organizations to resume getting credentials to cover his campaign events. Trump had banned The Washington Post, Politico and Buzzfeed after coverage that was critical of him. The banned organizations had continued covering his campaign, but had not been able to get credentials to formally attend his events.
  
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• Intel chief offers assurances in midst of volatile campaign

  07-09-2016 16:37 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Director of National Intelligence James Clapper said Wednesday that no matter who becomes the next president "it will be OK."
  
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• U.S. Green Party's Stein faces probe over North Dakota pipeline protest

  07-09-2016 16:25 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Authorities in North Dakota are investigating possible charges against U.S. Green Party presidential candidate for allegedly damaging equipment during protests on Tuesday over construction of an oil pipeline in the state. Jill Stein allegedly was part of a group protesting the building of the Dakota Access pipeline and spray painted construction equipment, Morton County Sheriff's Department said. No arrests were made, Morton County Sheriff Kyle Kirchmeier said in excerpts of a news conference po
  
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• How Clinton could win

  07-09-2016 16:25 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Hillary Clinton has advantages heading into the final stretch of the campaign that any presidential candidate would envy: a fleet of popular surrogates, a mountain of cash and an opponent who is often sidetracked by self-inflicted wounds.
  
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