Democrat presidential nominee Hillary Clinton led Republican Donald Trump by 9 percentage points in a new Maine poll released Wednesday, but deep polarization leaves an opening for Trump to win the state’s northern half. The survey from Emerson College in Boston is a fascinating demonstration of the long-observed “two Maines” political conflict between the liberal south and more conservative north, […]
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Hillary Rodham Clinton, Donald Trump confront weaknesses in forum
Obama vs. Putin Approval Rating | InsideGov NEW YORK — Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump battled Wednesday over their judgment and preparation to be commander in chief at a forum that sounded the starting gun for the final stretch of the presidential race and offered a potential preview of what are expected to be rollicking […]
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William Cohen more comfortable voting for Clinton than Trump
Hillary Clinton’s presidential bid is getting a boost from William Cohen, a former Republican Maine senator who served as Bill Clinton’s defense secretary. Cohen said on MSNBC that he would be uncomfortable with Donald Trump making decisions on “existential” issues. He said Trump lacks the necessary knowledge of the military, world history and global issues. […]
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Rand Paul uses Hillary Clinton in fundraising
WASHINGTON (AP) — Round up of the U.S. presidential race (all times EDT): Update 1:30 p.m.: Add Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul to the list of Republicans seeking support for the GOP as a bulwark against a possible Hillary Clinton presidency. In a fundraising appeal Wednesday, Paul said that if Clinton is elected, a Republican Senate […]
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Four more years?
Hillary Clinton’s speech, re: Bosnia, 1996: “I remember landing under sniper fire. There was supposed to be some kind of a greeting ceremony at the airport, but instead we just ran with our heads down to get into the vehicles to get to our base.” She later said, “There was no greeting ceremony, and we […]
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GOP congressman wants FBI to probe deleted Hillary Clinton emails
WASHINGTON — The Republican chairman of the House committee investigating Hillary Clinton’s email practices asked a federal prosecutor Tuesday to determine whether she or others working with her played a role in the deletion of thousands of her emails by a Colorado technology firm overseeing her private computer server in 2015. The written request by […]
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Hillary Clinton pitches her foreign policy to American Legion
CINCINNATI — Portraying a vote for her as a patriotic act, Hillary Clinton made a vigorous appeal to Republican voters Wednesday, arguing that she would best uphold American values, care for the military and protect national security interests. At the American Legion’s annual convention in Cincinnati, the Democratic presidential nominee called the United States an […]
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Can there be smoke without any fire?
The prize quote of this incendiary political year may go to Hillary Clinton. In response to Donald Trump’s charge that the Clintons set up a pay-for-play arrangement that granted big contributors access to Clinton while she was secretary of state, Hillary Clinton said, “My work as secretary of state was not influenced by any outside […]
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Hillary Clinton to stress American exceptionalism in Ohio
SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. — Hillary Clinton plans to stress her support for “American exceptionalism” during a speech in the battleground state of Ohio, while arguing that Donald Trump has rejected the concept. Clinton’s midday address at the American Legion’s annual convention in Cincinnati Wednesday comes as Trump plans a last-minute trip to Mexico in advance of […]
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The alchemy of turning bribes into gifts
Back when I worked for the claims department of a major insurance company, I got stuff. Some of the stuff consisted of tickets to Broadway shows and sporting events and sometimes I got bottles of booze, Canadian Club being a popular choice for some reason. These items were tendered to me by auto appraisers, repair […]