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• Trump on 1989 Central Park 5: "Maybe hate is what we need"

  07-10-2016 23:57 via rss.cnn.com
  
  In an interview with Larry King in 1989 unearthed from CNN's archives, Trump laid out his position on the case, telling King, "maybe hate is what we need if we're gonna get something done."
  
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• Trump in 1989 Central Park Five interview: "Maybe hate is what we need"

  07-10-2016 23:57 via rss.cnn.com
  
  In an interview with Larry King in 1989 unearthed from CNN's archives, Trump laid out his position on the case, telling King, "maybe hate is what we need if we're gonna get something done."
  
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• Trump apologizes for lewd talk caught on live microphone in 2005

  07-10-2016 23:44 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Donald Trump issued an apology on Friday after the release of a video in which the Republican presidential candidate was recorded on an open microphone in 2005 talking in vulgar terms about trying to have sex with women. Bill Clinton has said far worse to me on the golf course - not even close. The video, released in a Washington Post story (http://wapo.st/2dSk1nD), was recorded while Trump was speaking with TV host Billy Bush of "Access Hollywood" while they were about to tape a segment about a
  
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• Clinton leads Trump by 5 points in presidential race: Reuters/Ipsos poll

  07-10-2016 23:34 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Chris Kahn NEW YORK (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton leads Republican rival Donald Trump by 5 percentage points among likely voters, roughly the same advantage she has held over the past several weeks, according to the Reuters/Ipsos national tracking poll released Friday. The Sept. 30-Oct. 6 opinion poll showed that 43 percent of likely voters supported Clinton while 38 percent supported Trump. Clinton has consistently led Trump by 4-6 points in every weekly poll
  
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• State Department releases new batch of Clinton emails

  07-10-2016 23:27 via rss.cnn.com
  
  The State Department will release up to 350 pages of emails recovered by the FBI as part of their investigation into Hillary Clinton's private server Friday.
  
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• Johnson: Working 'hand in hand with Russia' will solve Syria crisis

  07-10-2016 23:15 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson said Friday that the US must work hand in hand with Russia and China to solve pressing problems such as Syria and North Korea.
  
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• Trump says U.S. officials let in illegal immigrants to vote; U.S. rebuts

  07-10-2016 23:06 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Emily Stephenson NEW YORK (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Friday accused federal officials of speeding citizenship proceedings for some illegal immigrants so they can vote, a charge the U.S. Homeland Security Department said does not stand up to scrutiny. "They're letting people pour into the country so they can go and vote," Trump said during a meeting with representatives of the National Border Patrol Council, the union that represents Border Patrol agents, at
  
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• Obama casts early vote for 2016 election during Chicago trip

  07-10-2016 22:31 via news.yahoo.com
  
  President Barack Obama on Friday cast his ballot for the Nov. 8 election during a trip to his hometown of Chicago. Onlookers cheered as Obama, who was a U.S. senator from Illinois prior to becoming president, entered the early-voting facility in downtown Chicago. A smiling Obama shook hands with the poll workers at the site and thanked them for their "outstanding work" before heading to an electronic voting machine.
  
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• USS Montgomery springs leak after hit by tug boat pulling it

  07-10-2016 22:25 via rss.cnn.com
  
  A Navy ship being moved out of the path of Hurricane Matthew sprang a leak after it was hit by the tug boat pulling it out of harm's way, the US Navy said Friday.
  
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• U.S. formally accuses Russian hackers with political cyber attacks

  07-10-2016 22:18 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The U.S. government on Friday formally accused Russia of a campaign of cyber attacks against Democratic Party organizations during the campaign for the Nov. 8 presidential election. U.S. officials have said in the past few months that they believe cyber attacks were orchestrated by hackers backed by the Russian government, possibly to disrupt the election in which Democratic Party candidate Hillary Clinton faces Republican Party candidate Donald Trump.
  
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• US accuses Russia of election interference

  07-10-2016 21:58 via rss.cnn.com
  
  The Obama administration said Friday it was "confident" that Russia was behind recent compromises of emails about upcoming US elections.
  
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• Kerry calls for probe of Russian, Syrian 'war crimes'

  07-10-2016 21:43 via rss.cnn.com
  
  US Secretary of State John Kerry said Friday that Russian and Syrian military strikes against civilians and medical facilities in Aleppo should be investigated as war crimes.
  
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• NC Senate candidate sought leniency for teen convicted of sexual assault

  07-10-2016 21:30 via rss.cnn.com
  
  On the campaign trail, North Carolina Senate candidate Deborah Ross says she stands shoulder-to-shoulder with women victimized by sexual assault.
  
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• Trump cancels some advertising for next week

  07-10-2016 21:19 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Donald Trump's campaign is canceling more than $1 million in television time slated for next week, slashing time as scrutiny increases over how Trump forces will finance the campaign's final advertising blitz.
  
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• What is the Electoral College?

  07-10-2016 21:05 via rss.cnn.com
  
  There are few founding institutions in the United States less well-understood than the Electoral College, the somewhat mysterious body of officials who formally elect the nation's president every four years.
  
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• National poll: Independents help Clinton build lead

  07-10-2016 19:54 via rss.cnn.com
  
  A boost in independent support is helping power Hillary Clinton to a 5-point national lead over Donald Trump, according to a Quinnipiac University survey released Friday.
  
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• Will a Hillary Win Lead to Violence?

  07-10-2016 19:29
  
  One of our commenters, “revrnjim,” warns that there will be violence if Trump loses the presidential election, saying, “if a rigged election should make her president, that would be akin to the first shot fired at Ft. Sumter in 1861: secession and civil war would ensue.” Revrnjim isn’t the first to voice that warning. During […]
  
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• State Dept. to release new batch of Clinton emails

  07-10-2016 19:24 via rss.cnn.com
  
  The State Department will release up to 350 pages of emails recovered by the FBI as part of their investigation into Hillary Clinton's private server Friday.
  
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• State Department to release new batch of Clinton emails

  07-10-2016 19:24 via rss.cnn.com
  
  The State Department will release up to 350 pages of emails recovered by the FBI as part of their investigation into Hillary Clinton's private server Friday.
  
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• America's stomachs have voted on presidential cookies, and the winner is...

  07-10-2016 18:10 via rss.cnn.com
  
  With a month to go before election day, America's stomachs have voted early. Family Circle magazine released the results of its 2016 Presidential Cookie Poll, and the winner was Bill Clinton's chocolate chip oatmeal recipe.
  
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• A fact-check of Clinton's stump speech

  07-10-2016 18:01 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Hillary Clinton made four big claims during a recent stump speech while on the trail -- but how accurate were they?
  
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• Hurricane Matthew hits campaign trail with voter registration deadline fight

  07-10-2016 17:49 via rss.cnn.com
  
  As the deadly Hurricane Matthew cuts a devastating path up the US coastline on Friday, the seeds of a political feud over the storm are already growing.
  
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• My Dad Set the Precedent Donald Trump Is Flouting

  07-10-2016 17:44 via nytimes.com
  
  In 1967, my father convinced George Romney to release 12 years of tax returns, helping to establish a precedent that Donald J. Trump, so far, has defied.
  
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• Rapper backs Clinton: 'I feel a certain connection' to her

  07-10-2016 17:32 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Chance the Rapper has officially endorsed Hillary Clinton, and while that might not come as a surprise since Clinton has been racking up rapper endorsements since 2014, his reasons for backing the Democratic nominee differ from some of his peers.
  
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• Trump says U.S. officials letting in illegal immigrants so they can vote

  07-10-2016 17:25 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Emily Stephenson NEW YORK (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said on Friday that U.S. officials were allowing illegal immigrants into the United States so they can vote, returning to a core issue as he girded for a crucial second debate against Democrat Hillary Clinton. "They're letting people pour into the country so they can go and vote," Trump said during a meeting with representatives of the National Border Patrol Council, the union that represents Border Patrol ag
  
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• Florida governor: State won't extend voter registration

  07-10-2016 16:23 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Hillary Clinton's campaign is calling on Florida officials to extend the state's Tuesday voter registration deadline because of Hurricane Matthew's potential disruption of late sign-ups.
  
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• Reality check: Bill Clinton on Obamacare

  07-10-2016 15:50 via rss.cnn.com
  
  There have been many criticisms of the Affordable Care Act, otherwise known as Obamacare. But this one came from an unexpected direction.
  
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• The 2016 Race: How Trump and Clinton Can Interpret This Jobs Report

  07-10-2016 15:25 via nytimes.com
  
  The numbers are such that Hillary Clinton can argue that the economy continues to improve, and Donald Trump can argue that things haven’t improved enough.
  
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• Even the Amish Are Courted This Year

  07-10-2016 15:17
  
  In this crazy year, you never know what will happen next. And who will be the next “target demographic.” In the country roads of Pennsylvania, would you believe that there are now billboards to appeal to the Amish? Breitbart says there is a PAC (political action committee) developed specifically to reach the Amish people for […]
  
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• Trump proves town hall isn't debate prep

  07-10-2016 15:12 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Donald Trump took the stage Thursday inside a sweltering and crowded town hall here to take questions from a hand-picked group of supporters just days before he is set to participate in a town hall-style debate against Hillary Clinton.
  
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• Charlamagne Tha God awards 'Donkey of the Day' to Clinton, Trump — but one has his vote

  07-10-2016 14:16 via rss.cnn.com
  
  No one has irked Charlamagne Tha God throughout the 2016 election cycle more than Donald Trump, prompting the radio host to award his popular "Donkey of the Day" award to the Republican presidential nominee over and over again.
  
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• Trump's Indian-American fan spreads the word back home

  07-10-2016 13:47 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Douglas Busvine NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Donald Trump sympathizes with India in its recent escalation of tensions with Pakistan and supports skilled immigration, an adviser said on Friday, portraying the U.S. presidential hopeful as a friend of India and Indian Americans. Trump, a real estate billionaire, has earned a reputation of hostility toward minorities with proposals such as "extreme vetting" of potential immigrants and building a wall along the Mexican border to stop illegal immigration.
  
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• Modern Love: When Trump vs. Clinton Becomes a Family Affair

  07-10-2016 13:19 via nytimes.com
  
  In midlife, a man quickly forges a tight bond with a sister he never knew he had, until the presidential campaign threatens to pull them apart.
  
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• Radio host awards 'Donkey of the Day' to Clinton, Trump — but one has his vote

  07-10-2016 13:10 via rss.cnn.com
  
  No one has irked Charlamagne Tha God throughout the 2016 election cycle more than Donald Trump, prompting the radio host to award his popular "Donkey of the Day" award to the Republican presidential nominee over and over again.
  
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• How to watch the second presidential debate on CNN

  07-10-2016 13:02 via rss.cnn.com
  
  It's almost time for round two of the official presidential debates. Here's how to watch it on CNN.
  
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• Misery in Missouri and everywhere else

  07-10-2016 12:59 via rss.cnn.com
  
  In bellwether Missouri, there's one thing voters can agree on this sharply divided election cycle: misery.
  
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• Celebrate the cringeworthiness of the town hall debate

  07-10-2016 12:28 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Anyone who thinks all presidential debate are boring has clearly never experienced the often cringeworthy format that is the town hall. The Greeks gave us democracy and theatre-in-the-round. The town hall debate combines the best of both and adds in a little rhetorical MMA for texture.
  
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• Two hawkish anti-immigration groups say consulted by Trump

  07-10-2016 12:09 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Luciana Lopez NEW YORK (Reuters) - Two groups that support far-reaching curbs on legal immigration to the United States and ideological screening of would-be immigrants to test their beliefs say Donald Trump's presidential campaign has consulted them on his immigration policy. NumbersUSA and the Center for Immigration Studies, which for years have denied accusations they harbor radical views on immigration, told Reuters they had met or had telephone calls with either Trump or senior members o
  
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• NRA gun rights group pours money into Republican U.S. Senate campaigns

  07-10-2016 12:02 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The National Rifle Association is on track for record spending this year on U.S. political campaigns, including Missouri's U.S. Senate race where a gun-owning Democrat is waging a tough fight against an incumbent Republican backed by the gun rights group. Democrat Jason Kander, an Afghanistan war veteran, is running just 2.5 percentage points behind Republican U.S. Senator Roy Blunt in opinion polls in Missouri, despite the NRA's expenditure of $1.8 millio
  
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• Town hall host: Trump staff probably viewed event as 'dress rehearsal' for Sunday debate

  07-10-2016 06:56 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Howie Carr, the conservative radio host who served as moderator for Donald Trump's town hall Thursday, said he believed the Republican candidate's staffers probably viewed the event as rehearsal for the town hall set for Sunday with Hillary Clinton in St. Louis.
  
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• Trump says town hall has 'nothing to do' with debate prep — and proves it

  07-10-2016 05:27 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Donald Trump took the stage Thursday inside a sweltering and crowded town hall here to take questions from a hand-picked group of supporters just days before he is set to participate in a town hall-style debate against Hillary Clinton.
  
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• Trump says town hall event has 'nothing to do' with debate prep — and proves it

  07-10-2016 05:27 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Donald Trump took the stage Thursday inside a sweltering and crowded town hall here to take questions from a hand-picked group of supporters just days before he is set to participate in a town hall-style debate against Hillary Clinton.
  
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• Eric Trump appears on radio program that sparked controversy for his brother

  07-10-2016 05:11 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Donald Trump's son, Eric Trump, appeared on a radio show Wednesday that caused controversy for his brother earlier in the year over its ties to a white nationalist.
  
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• What if Abraham Lincoln had lived?

  07-10-2016 04:19 via rss.cnn.com
  
  On Good Friday 1865, actor-turned assassin John Wilkes Booth not only ended a great American life in progress, but made his victim -- Abraham Lincoln -- seem exponentially greater in death. Ever since the 16th president died, nine hours after Booth fired his fatal shot, American presidents have been judged against the myth that replaced the man. The savior of the union, great emancipator and martyr of liberty has proven an all but impossible act to follow.
  
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• First on CNN: Bill Clinton's 'crazy system' Obamacare gaffe lands in RNC mailer

  07-10-2016 04:07 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Former President Bill Clinton's description of Obamacare as a "crazy system" is headed to mail boxes in a dozen key states in a piece of political literature paid for by the Republican National Committee.
  
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• Republican Trump says 70 percent of federal regulations 'can go'

  07-10-2016 02:49 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Chris Kaufman NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said as many as 70 percent of federal agency regulations could be eliminated if he is elected in November, just hours after an adviser said the candidate would seek to cut 10 percent. Trump, who blamed regulations for stifling business, told a crowd at a town hall event in New Hampshire on Thursday night that regulations for the environment and safety would remain. "We are cutting the regulation at a tremendo
  
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• Trump says town hall event has 'nothing to do' with debate prep

  07-10-2016 02:43 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Donald Trump took the stage Thursday inside a sweltering and crowded town hall here to take questions from a hand-picked group of supporters just days before he is set to participate in a town hall-style debate against Hillary Clinton.
  
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• Hurricane Matthew Could Have Devastating Consequences for the Election - Slate Magazine (blog)

  07-10-2016 02:33 via slate.com
  
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  Hurricane Matthew Could Have Devastating Consequences for the Election
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  If Hurricane Matthew is as devastating to Florida as forecasters have predicted, it could be a human tragedy costing people their lives, health, homes, and personal property. Beyond that initial tragedy, though, the storm also may have dire electoral ...
  Voter registration deadline for Nov. 8 election draws nearThe Daily Freemanall 375 news articles »
  
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• Florida governor says state won't extend voter registration, rebuffing Clinton campaign

  07-10-2016 02:22 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Hillary Clinton's campaign is calling on Florida officials to extend the state's Tuesday voter registration deadline because of Hurricane Matthew's potential disruption of late sign-ups.
  
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• The stillborn legacy of Barack Obama - Washington Post

  07-10-2016 01:46 via washingtonpost.com
  
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  The stillborn legacy of Barack Obama
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  Only amid the most bizarre, most tawdry, most addictive election campaign in memory could the real story of 2016 be so effectively obliterated, namely, that with just four months left in the Obama presidency, its two central pillars are collapsing ...
  Ailing Obama Health Care Act May Have to Change to SurviveNew York Times
  Obama Says Obamacare Has 'Real Problems' Congress Refuses to FixBloomberg
  Here's What's Happened to Healt
  
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