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Obama: Trump ‘Exploiting’ Anger, Fear Among ‘Blue-Collar Men’

In an interview with NPR’s Steve Inskeep right before leaving for his Christmas vacation, President Barack Obama said Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump was “exploiting” the anger, frustration and fear of “blue-collar men.” Obama said, “I do think that when you combine

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Trump: ‘I Will Demand an Apology from Hillary’

Monday on NBC’s “Today,” Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump took aim at Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton for her claim that Trump was a recruiting tool for ISIS. According to Trump, comparing his prior statements about celebrations by Muslims in

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Watch: Lindsey Graham Suspends Presidential Campaign

Monday, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) announced in a YouTube video he will be suspending his campaign for the 2016 presidency. Transcript as follows: Today, I’m suspending my campaign for president. I want to thank everyone who has taken this journey with

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Lawrence Lessig: Democratic Debates Ignore Cronyism

Harvard Law School professor Lawrence Lessig says that the Democratic Party presidential primary is ignoring the issues of crony capitalism and campaign finance reform. “It is really astonishing…that we have not yet had a question that addresses the crony capitalism problem” in the Democratic debates, Lessig said Monday morning.

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Conservative Icon Phyllis Schlafly: Trump Is ‘Last Hope For America’ After Omnibus ‘Betrayal’

Phyllis Schlafly predicts Trump will win because grassroots voters are outraged over such “betrayals” as the omnibus spending bill, in which Republicans used their historic midterm election victory – under the leadership of a Speaker who made his bones as the math-wizard archenemy of irresponsible government spending – to deliver a trillion-dollar bag of Christmas goodies to Democrats, funding almost the entirety of the Obama agenda without a fight.

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Jeb Bush Ad: ‘The ONLY ONE’ Who Will Criticize Donald Trump

The new video mysteriously lacks any audio of Jeb Bush’s attacks against Trump, but highlights media coverage of the former Florida governor’s willingness to attack set to a dramatic soundtrack. The video, titled ”The Only One,” indicates that unlike Bush, Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio and Chris Christie have largely shied away from criticizing Trump’s inflammatory statements, including positive comments about Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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Former DNC Chair Ed Rendell: Kasich-Rubio Ticket Scares Me Most

On the Sunday broadcast of “The Cats Roundtable” on New York City’s AM 970, host John Catsimatidis spoke about the GOP presidential nominee race with former Democratic National Committee chairman Ed Rendell. Rendell first hit on GOP front-runner Donald Trump, saying

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Rand Slams Trump: Support Is ‘Soft’

On Sunday’s “Cats Roundtable” on New York’s AM-970, Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) blasted GOP front-runner Donald Trump while speaking with host John Catsimatidis. Paul does not believe the poll numbers are accurate showing Trump as the leader, even calling his support “soft.” “I think

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Democrats Rail Against Democratic Obama’s Record

If you’re looking at the country through the eyes of Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders or Martin O’Malley, it’s hard to muster the fortitude to get up in the morning. Everywhere rapacious bankers, money lenders, plutocrats and health company executives are conspiring to enrich themselves off the labors, and dreams, of regular Americans.