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Jul 19 2015
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Defiant Trump refuses to apologize to McCain
Donald Trump wouldn't apologize Sunday after igniting a political firestorm a day earlier by questioning whether Sen. John McCain -- who spent five years as a prisoner during the Vietnam War -- is a war hero.
Asked by ABC News whether he owes McCain an apology, Trump said: "No, not at all."
"People that fought hard and weren't captured and went through a lot, they get no credit.
CNN (Online News)Aug 16 2014
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Ferguson shooting: Police, protesters clash after disclosures
Anger spurred by the death of a black teenager at the hands of white police officer boiled over again early Saturday morning in Ferguson, Missouri, when protesters stormed into a convenience store — the same store that Michael Brown was accused of robbing.
Police and about 200 protesters began clashing late Friday after another tense day in the St. Louis suburb, a day that included
Fox News (Online News)Sep 27 2012
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Romney, Obama locked in a duel for Ohio’s working-class voters
Scrambling to regain his footing in the Buckeye State, Mitt Romney enlisted the help Wednesday of a golf legend and a television star with the sort of blue-collar credentials that could resonate with the states working-class voters. President Obama, meanwhile, made his own Ohio pitch to college crowds at Bowling Green and Kent State. The dueling visits spoke volumes about the critical role
Washington TimesApr 07 2015
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John McCain Announces He's Running For 6th Senate Term
U.S. Sen. John McCain has announced he will run for re-election in 2016.
The Arizona Republican made the announcement to run for a sixth term on Monday in an interview with NBC News (http://nbcnews.to/1NPIYdU). He is the chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee.
McCain uses his position as chairman to criticize President Barack Obama on national security.
"I have
HuffPostApr 07 2015
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Here We Go: John McCain Will Announce His Bid For Re-election Today
Chuck Todd and Mark Murray report:
Here’s the exclusive from NBC’s Kelly O’Donnell: “John McCain is ready for a new fight. ‘I have decided to run for re-election,’ the Arizona senator told NBC News in an exclusive interview revealing his plans to pursue a sixth term on Capitol Hill. ‘I’m ready. I am more than ready. In some ways, I am eager.’ McCain is currently 78 years old but will be
TownhallSep 25 2012
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At U.N., Obama downplays terrorism in Libya attack
YORK  Speaking at the opening of the United Nations General Assembly Tuesday, President Obama portrayed the deaths of four Americans in Libya as a result of inflamed tensions over an anti-Islam movie produced in the U.S., rather than a terrorist attack. Although his administration in recent days acknowledged that the deaths of Ambassador Chris Stevens and three others were caused by a
Washington TimesJun 20 2012
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Bloomberg poll: Obama up big, Bain debate up for grabs
Bloomberg News has a poll this morning showing the rosiest picture of the general election the Obama team has seen in weeks: Obama leads Romney in the survey, 53 percent to 40 percent. Fifty-five percent of voters in the poll say Romney is the candidate most out of touch with the American people, versus 36 percent who say that of the president.
PoliticoDec 16 2014
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NBC Reporters Reject Own Poll Showing Americans Support CIA Interrogations
On her 12 p.m. ET hour MSNBC show on Tuesday, host Andrea Mitchell could barely conceal her disgust while reporting on a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll showing a majority of Americans supported the enhanced interrogation tactics used by the CIA after September 11th: "51% said that the procedures used, the interrogation enhanced tactics, which have been defined as torture, 51% said that
Media Research CenterNov 14 2019
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Public Impeachment Hearings Begin in the House
This Abridge News topic aggregates four unique arguments on different sides of the debate. Here are the quick facts to get you started:
THE QUICK FACTS
Wednesday was the first day of public impeachment hearings against President Trump in the U.S. House. The day featured testimony from two career diplomats: George Kent, a senior State Department official in Abridge NewsApr 03 2015
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Rand Paul Opts For An Extended 'No Comment' On Indiana Law, Iran Deal
When there is breaking news on a controversy-laden topic, it’s not unusual for a politician to decline to respond publicly until the facts -- and, let’s face it, the talking points -- are sorted out.
What is atypical, however, is for a soon-to-be official presidential candidate to issue what amounts to a multiday “no comment” on two of the most pressing stories of the day.
But
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