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Campaign roundup: Donald Trump talks about economic plan

WASHINGTON (AP) — Roundup of coverage of the U.S. presidential race (all times EDT):  Hillary Clinton says she focuses on policy not flash Hillary Clinton says she’ll never be as flashy as rival Donald Trump. And that’s ok, says the Democratic nominee. Clinton is pointing to Trump’s Thursday interview about his health on the Dr. […]

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Hillary Clinton releases doctor’s statement that she is ‘fit to serve’

WASHINGTON (AP) — Roundup of coverage of the U.S. presidential race (all times EDT): Hillary Clinton’s doctor says she is recovering from her pneumonia and remains “healthy and fit to serve as President of the United States.” The statement was part of medical information Clinton’s campaign released Wednesday after her pneumonia diagnosis last week. The campaign says […]

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Tim Kaine to campaign in Maine for Hillary Clinton

Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Kaine of Virginia will be in Maine for a private fundraiser on Thursday, according to Hillary Clinton’s campaign. A campaign spokeswoman confirmed the event on Wednesday, but she didn’t have a location or other details, saying they were forthcoming. But Kaine, a U.S. senator from Virginia, won’t appear publicly. It […]

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Leaked Colin Powell emails criticize Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump

WASHINGTON — Former Secretary of State Colin Powell, in newly leaked emails, criticized both major presidential candidates, calling Donald Trump “a national disgrace” and lamenting Hillary Clinton’s attempt to equate her email practices with his. The emails were first reported by Buzzfeed News late Tuesday. Powell, a respected retired general who served under Republican presidential […]

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Hillary Clinton has history of paying price for ignoring health

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — The White House was submerged in scandal. Democrats faced tough midterm elections. And Hillary Clinton, far more popular than her embattled husband, had become a one-woman campaign machine. But the nonstop travel in 1998 took a toll. Clinton developed a blood clot behind her right knee, prompting the White House doctor […]

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Hillary Rodham Clinton to release additional medical details

Clinton spokesman Brian Fallon said the new information should assuage concerns about her health. He said Clinton will be back on the campaign trail by the middle of the week.  — The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Hillary Rodham Clinton’s stumbles as she left a 9/11 memorial ceremony put her health at the forefront of a […]

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Hillary Rodham Clinton to release additional medical details

WASHINGTON (AP) — Roundup of news from the U.S. presidential race (all times EDT): Updated 12:30 p.m.: Hillary Clinton’s campaign says it will be releasing additional medical information about the Democratic presidential nominee in the next few days. Clinton spokesman Brian Fallon said the new information should assuage concerns about her health. He said Clinton will […]

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Sen. Susan Collins did not agree to be used in Clinton ad

Some of the other critiques of Trump such as “race-baiting, xenophobic religious bigot” are left to Sen. Lindsey Graham and former presidential candidate Mitt Romney, who calls him a fraud. Collins made waves in early August when she announced she would not endorse Trump because he “does not reflect historical Republican values.” The announcement put Maine’s senior senator on […]

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Hooray for Trump

My wife said that Donald Trump is bad news and Hillary Clinton is the only choice. Let me see … what is in her background? Clinton said that Benghazi was the result of an anti-Islam video. That was a lie. She wants open borders, but what is the benefit? It would be easier for drug […]