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CNN’s Carol Costello Accuses Donald Trump of ‘Hate Speech’

CNN host Carol Costello, who once told her audience to “enjoy” audio of a woman (Bristol Palin) reporting a physical assault to police, accused GOP frontrunner Donald Trump of using “hate speech.” In a Tuesday segment with Hispanic Chamber of Commerce President Javier

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Michael Reagan: ‘Not Much’ My Father, Trump Have in Common

Wednesday on MSNBC’s “Andrea Mitchell Reports,” the adopted son of President Ronald Reagan, Michael Reagan, objected to Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump comparing himself to his father. Mitchell asked, “I want to ask you straight out. What does Donald Trump

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Stop ‘Talking Down America,’ Obama Warns Presidential Contenders

Obama criticized presidential candidates for not offering solutions to economic problems, choosing instead to blame his presidency. Obama appeared to address political candidates of both parties, as he did not specifically single out Republicans. “I’m here to say that there is nothing particularly patriotic or American about talking down America,” he said, citing the United States economy as a source of economic strength in the world.

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Under Carly Fiorina, HP Sold Millions Of Dollars Of Products To Iran

Carly Fiorina, a Republican candidate president and the former CEO of Hewlett-Packard, presents herself on the campaign trail as a hawk on Iran. She’s promising to take a hardline on the regime in Tehran. However, during her time as the chief executive of HP, she “sold hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of products to Iran through a foreign subsidiary, despite strict U.S. export sanctions,” Bloomberg reports.

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Gutfeld: ‘Maybe Trump Is the Right-Wing Obama’

On Tuesday’s broadcast of “The Five,” Fox News Channel host Greg Gutfeld stated that GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump may be “the right-wing Obama,” but that maybe Trump can “speak to the America currently held captive by liberal media and

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Jerry Brown to GOP Debate: Welcome, ‘Merchants of Destruction’

California Gov. Jerry Brown has a greeting for the GOP Debate on Wednesday: Welcome, “Merchants of Destruction.” Brown deployed his characteristically acid rhetoric in an interview with Bloomberg, in which he flogged his climate change hobbyhorse and attacked the Republican field for neglecting, or denying the issue.

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Historic: Hillary Clinton’s Campaign Spends Big To Repel Voters

CBS/New York Times has a new poll showing rare good news for Hillary Clinton’s campaign. She still posts a solid 20-point lead over Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders for the Democrat nomination, earning 47 percent of Democrats’ support against Sanders’ 27 percent. Unfortunately for Hillary, though, her lead has been cut in half since last month.

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Slate: ‘The Glow of Trump’s Unabashed Nationalism’ on Display at Sold-Out Dallas Rally

Donald Trump’s political rallies are, if nothing else, an event. While you wait for the Donald to appear—and even during his off-kilter and meandering talk—you can buy snacks. On Monday evening, American Airlines Center wasn’t just a venue for Trump’s next speech: It was open for business, and attendees could grab popcorn, peanuts, nachos, and plenty of beer.

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Hollywood Hillary Backer Pushes Joe Biden Run

Long-time Clinton chum Casey Wasserman, a Hollywood sports agent, suggested Sunday that a run by Vice President Joe Biden for president in 2016 would serve to strengthen Hillary’s run for the Democratic Party nomination and the Oval Office.