HILLSBOROUGH, N.C. — Authorities are investigating after a local Republican Party office in North Carolina was vandalized and set on fire in what a state GOP official called an act of “political terrorism.” A bottle filled with flammable liquid was thrown through the window of the Orange County Republican Party headquarters overnight, damaging the interior […]
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Clinton donates $250K to Cain campaign
Democratic presidential contender Hillary Clinton plans to offer nearly $250,000 to boost turnout in two hotly contested congressional races, including Maine’s 2nd District. Her campaign manager, Roby Mook, said Clinton is offering help to U.S. Senate, House and gubernatorial races across America. The campaign is seeking to boost the fortunes of a couple of dozen […]
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Hacked emails show Hillary Clinton’s response to LGBT backlash
WASHINGTON — Hacked emails released in daily dispatches over the weekend by the WikiLeaks group showed Hillary Clinton’s campaign staff worried about a response to the gay community’s backlash over a comment concerning former first lady Nancy Reagan and AIDS. Also among the documents are transcripts of Clinton speeches and question-and-answer sessions that Goldman Sachs […]
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Donald Trump counter punches as more accusers step forward
WASHINGTON (AP) — Updated coverage of the U.S. presidential race (all times EDT): Updated 3:30 p.m.: Donald Trump is warning President Barack Obama that women could wrongly accuse him of sexual assault, as he claims has happened to him. Several women have come forward in recent days accusing the Republican presidential nominee of groping them or […]
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More hacked emails detail Clinton campaign workings
WASHINGTON — Hillary Clinton’s campaign asked former President Bill Clinton to cancel a planned speech to a Wall Street investment firm last year because of concerns that the Clintons might appear to be too cozy with Wall Street just as the former secretary of state was about to announce her White House bid, newly released […]
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Sexual assault allegations dominate political arena
WASHINGTON (AP) — Updated coverage of the U.S. presidential race (all times EDT): Clinton says election will define ‘what we stand for’ Update 2:39 p.m.: Hillary Clinton says at a surprise appearance at a San Francisco campaign office that the nation has “already learned who Donald Trump is.” She says the election is about “who […]
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Wednesday’s presidential campaign roundup
WASHINGTON (AP) — Roundup of the 2016 presidential race (all times EDT: Ryan slams Clinton campaign’s emails about Catholics Updated 6:01 p.m.: House Speaker Paul Ryan is joining the Trump campaign in criticizing Hillary Clinton aides for comments about Catholics. In a statement Wednesday, Ryan said the April 2011 email exchange between current Clinton Communications […]
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Emails show Clinton spokeswoman joking about Catholics, evangelicals
The latest batch of documents published by WikiLeaks appears to show Hillary Clinton’s campaign communications director joking with a confidant about Catholics and evangelicals in emails sent to John Podesta, chairman of Clinton’s campaign. Clinton campaign communications director Jennifer Palmieri, who ran communications for the liberal think tank Center for American Progress that Podesta founded, […]
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Hacked emails show how private and public Clinton statements clash
WASHINGTON — Behind closed doors, Hillary Clinton adopted a rather more accommodating tone with Wall Street than she has on the campaign trail. In private paid speeches to financial firms and interest groups before she declared her candidacy, the Democratic presidential nominee comes off as a knowing insider, willing to cut backroom deals, embrace open […]
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FACT CHECK: Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton and their debate claims
Who do you think won the second presidential #debate? — Sun Journal (@sunjournal) October 10, 2016 WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump mischaracterized the record on Hillary Clinton’s defense of her husband and her own treatment of women when he brought up Bill Clinton’s sexual history and other episodes of the past. Clinton didn’t give a […]