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Trump’s Muslim ‘Ban’ and the Constitution

Every president is sworn to “preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States,” so before considering whether Donald Trump’s plan to ban all Muslim immigration into the country is good policy, Americans needs to ask if it’s constitutional.

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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.

Vice President Joe Biden speaks as he meets with Jewish community leaders at the David Posnack Jewish Community Center to discuss the nuclear deal reached with Iran on September 3, 2015 in Davie, Florida. President Barack Obama on Wednesday secured enough votes to put the agreement in place. (Photo by

Joe Biden Not Sure He Has ‘Emotional Energy’ For Presidential Run

Joe Biden traveled to Atlanta yesterday evening to deliver a speech at the Ahavath Achim Synagogue to defend the administration’s nuclear deal with Iran, but took questions after the event from participants. “I will be straightforward with you. The most relevant factor in my decision is whether my family and I have the emotional energy to run,” he said.

APJ Abdul Kalam, former president of India, dies at 83

Former Indian President APJ Abdul Kalam Dies Aged 83

New Delhi (AFP) – India’s former president and top scientist A. P. J. Kalam, who played a lead role in the country’s nuclear weapons tests, died on Monday, a hospital official said. He was 83.

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Clinton Cashes in: $800K from Hollywood Elite for 15 Minutes

Hillary Clinton’s first California fundraising tour since announcing for president raked in $800,00 for a mere 15-minute speech in Pacific Palisades today. It was part of a $3 million single-day haul for the Democratic Party frontrunner, according to the Hollywood Reporter. Hollywood

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Hillary Clinton Staffers Drove ‘Ordinary Americans’ to Photo Op

As reporters literally ran to Hillary Clinton’s “Mystery Van’” campaign stops in Iowa on her first day of campaigning, what many did not report was that the “ordinary Americans” with whom she met for purportedly spontaneous discussions were actually plants. The meetings were scripted, pre-arranged affairs filled with people transported to the events by Hillary staffers.

Hillary in California (Travis Wise / Flickr / CC)

Jerry Brown Oddly Silent as CA Dems Congratulate Hillary

“Here we go! Super excited about ‪@hillaryclinton running for President!!” gushed California Lt. Governor Gavin Newsom on Twitter Sunday following Hillary Clinton’s tepid Presidential announcement. The message was one of many strong reactions pronounced by California’s statewide leaders–all Democrats. However, Gov. Jerry Brown was not among them.

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Poll: Rand Paul Does Best with Independents Against Hillary Clinton

The latest poll from Public Policy Polling (PPP) shows that Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) fares the best among the presumed 2016 Republican presidential candidates against former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton with independent voters, and is one of the top three contenders overall against her.

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Poll: Slight Edge for Jeb Bush in New Hampshire

Former Governor Jeb Bush (Florida) has a slight lead in New Hampshire among potential Republican Presidential candidates, but nearly a quarter of respondents were undecided ten months before the first-in-the-nation primary will take place.

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Ted Cruz: ‘Imagine a President…’

Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) made his official speech announcing he was running for President in 2016 on Monday at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia. His speech focused on the “promise of America” and asked listeners to “imagine” events in the past — both from his own family’s history and the nation’s — and to imagine a bright future for America, restored to the great “shining city on a hill.”