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The quiet, uneventful end of 'Jade Helm 15'
Congratulations, America, you managed to avoid a military takeover of the United States and the dictatorial imposition of martial law.
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Bernie Sanders Live Tweets GOP Debate, Gets Bored, Goes Home Early
The Vermont senator again was commenting live on Twitter about the GOP debate. He got tens of thousands of retweets — until he decided about half an hour before the end of the debate to just go home.
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It’s official: The Republican Party has lost its mind (possible paywall)
A 13-point increase in Republicans who think Donald Trump is “their best shot at winning the presidency.”
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Fiorina bests Trump while stumbling over facts
Someday, we may want to rethink how we evaluate candidates' debate performances. Must style always trump substance?
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The GOP Debate: Outsiders Versus Warmongers
And it was mostly warmongers.
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Arizona congressman to boycott pope's address over climate change stance
Republican Paul Gosar says that ‘to promote questionable science as Catholic dogma is ridiculous’, reflecting partisan divide on pope’s favorability in US
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Bloomberg's Mark Halperin: Clinton Campaign Using "McCarthyite Tactics" Against Bernie Sanders
David Brock's pro-Hillary Clinton Super PAC 'Correct The Record' accidentally raised over a million dollars for Bernie Sanders after sending an email to supporters attacking him for supporting U.K. Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn, who is apparently very popular among Democrats.
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Jon Stewart Says He'd Consider Leaving the Planet if Donald Trump Wins Election
2016: Trump in? Stewart out!
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This Bill Would Stop Congress From Getting Paid If Government Shuts Down
Rep. Rick Nolan (D-Minn.) introduced a bill Friday that would prevent members of Congress from getting paid in the event of a government shutdown.
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Scott Walker to Quit Presidential Race
Gov. Scott Walker of Wisconsin has concluded he no longer has a path to the Republican presidential nomination and plans to drop out of the 2016 campaign, according to three Republicans familiar with his decision, who spoke on condition of anonymity.
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Scott Walker drops out of 2016 race
Scott Walker is dropping out of the Republican presidential race, multiple sources confirm to CNN.
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How politicians rig elections
Most Americans think elections are rigged, and they're right. Vox editor-in-chief Ezra Klein explains how gerrymandering works, and how to fix it.
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Read Pope Francis's Full Speech to Congress
He talked about equality, the death penalty, the environment—and hinted at his concerns about gay marriage—in his address to Congress.
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The Dark Money Man: How Sean Noble Moved the Kochs’ Cash into Politics and Made Millions
Sean Noble was a former congressional aide just starting as a political consultant when he was recruited to help run the Kochtopus — Charles and David Koch’s multi-layered political network.
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Senate Vote To Keep Government Funded Fails As Shutdown Nears
The deadline to fund government agencies is Sept. 30. Democrats blocked a vote on a bill to extend current funding because it would have deleted money for Planned Parenthood for a year.
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25th September 1959 - Eisenhower and Khrushchev meet for talks
Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev caps his trip to the United States with two days of meetings with President Dwight D. Eisenhower. The two men came to general agreement on a number of issues, but a U-2 spy plane incident in May 1960 crushed any hopes for further improvement of U.S.-Soviet relations during the Eisenhower years.
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Bernie Sanders’ Refusal To Attack Hillary Clinton Isn’t Just Principled—It’s Political Genius
The democratic socialist is taking a stand by running a clean campaign, and it’s already making a big impact on the race for president.
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Boehner will resign from Congress
Speaker John A. Boehner will resign from Congress and give up his House seat at the end of October, according to aides in his office.
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Ralph Nader: The Incredible Vacuousness of the Race for the Republican Presidential Nomination
The mainstream media is complicit in the circusization of the Republican debates.
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Boehner Calls Conservative Critics 'False Prophets'
Departing House Speaker John Boehner said Sunday the conservative critics who drove him from office are “false prophets” who are “absolutely … unrealistic” about what the House could achieve.
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