Tag: politics | the atlantic
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Every presidential campaign is full of unpredictable twists and turns. After a brief moment where it looked like the nation might slouch into a Bush-Clinton rematch, the 2016 election is taking its place in that line of strange journeys. The one sure thing: There will be gaffes. http://bit.ly/2amD2wb
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And with that, the Democratic National Convention is over. Florida Governor Rick Scott confirmed that there is local transmission of the Zika virus in a one-square-mile area. U.S. http://bit.ly/2akdL6X
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The presumptive Democratic nominee sat down for a “voluntary interview” with federal investigators on Saturday. http://theatln.tc/29evU72
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Questions about the presumptive Republican nominee dominated a press conference of North America’s top leaders, culminating in a rant by President Obama. http://theatln.tc/295ohR3
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http://theatln.tc/28SQuKt In a speech on Tuesday, the Democrat criticized her Republican opponent’s business practices. Hillary Clinton is not holding back. In a pointed attack on Tuesday, she blasted Donald Trump’s economic platform, criticizing his business record and calling him a threat to the U.S. economy. http://theatln.tc/28SQuKt
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http://theatln.tc/28Ns5qz In a new CNN poll, nearly half of GOP voters responded that they’d prefer to see their party nominate someone else. Better late than never: Like many aphorisms, it’s comforting, but only debatably true. Anti-Trump forces in the Republican Party now have a shot at testing its veracity. http://theatln.tc/28Ns5qz
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http://theatln.tc/28S77pH The Obama administration offered a withering attack on the senators who voted down a series of measures aimed at tightening regulations on firearms. The White House criticized the U.S. http://theatln.tc/28S77pH
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http://theatln.tc/28LmyA5 Some Senate Democrats agree with his critiques, according to Politico. Bernie Sanders’s push to reform the Democratic Party’s superdelegate system is picking up support among his colleagues in the U.S. Senate, according to Politico. http://theatln.tc/28LmyA5
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http://theatln.tc/1Qcu1tE The latest effort focuses on changing the rules of the Republican National Convention to let delegates vote for other candidates—but seems unlikely to succeed. The latest effort to stop Donald Trump comes 366 days late and at least a dollar short. Ed O’Keefe reports in The Washington Post: http://theatln.tc/1Qcu1tE
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