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Global Beat panel to discuss Election 2016 & South Asians at Sep. 3 event
The US presidential Election 2016 continues to generate both interest and confusion. Adding a new dimension are reports and polls that both the candidates, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are among the least popular major-party candidates...August 22, 2016 917 0 -
Trump seeks African American vote; Clinton campaign sees contradictions
Donald Trump has asked African American voters to back his presidential bid, arguing they will “have nothing to lose” by moving away from their traditional support for Democrats. The Republican candidate appealed for African American support at a...August 20, 2016 771 0 -
Trump regrets his abrasive style – Will there be a course correction?
Signaling a late realization of his abrasive campaign style, Republican candidate Donald Trump has regretted things that may have caused personal pain. The admission coincides with a shake-up in his campaign management aimed at revitalizing his...August 19, 2016 804 0 -
Trump aide denies he took secret payments from pro-Russian group
A top aide of the Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump- implicated in a New York Times report that he was designated to receive millions in undisclosed cash payments from Ukraine’s pro-Russian political party – has denied...August 15, 2016 1092 0 -
Trump calls his Obama as ISIS founder comment ‘sarcasm’
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump on Friday backtracked on his comment that President Barack Obama founded the Islamic State, saying it was just sarcasm. He also attacked the media for seriously reporting comment. “Ratings challenged @CNN...August 13, 2016 792 0 -
Khizr Khan on why he decided to counter Trump’s demogogic rhetoric
For 12 years, the family kept the grief of son’s loss private. But one day, Khizr Khan decided to make a public statement in the middle of an unusually heated election year. Since that July 28...August 11, 2016 1233 0 -
Trump and Clinton clash on economic plans
Republican candidate Donald Trump sought to get his presidential campaign back on track Monday with a focus on his economic plan for the United States that proposes sweeping tax breaks and cuts to federal regulations, but Hillary...August 10, 2016 833 0 -
Republican experts oppose Trump; Say candidate can’t handle challenges
Issuing a scathing rebuke of Donald Trump’s positions on a range of national security and foreign policy matters, a group of former Republican officials have signed a letter, declaring the GOP candidate as unfit for the...August 8, 2016 869 0 -
Few Clinton or Trump backers have close friends on the other side
Shedding some light on correlation between political leanings and close friendships in a political season, a new poll has found that few supporters of both Democratic and Republican candidates have close friends in the other camp....August 8, 2016 842 0 -
As Republicans’ Trump worries mount, Clinton leaps ahead in polls
Donald Trump blustered and backtracked on claim that he saw a secret video of the US making cash payment of around $ 400 million to Iran after which Tehran released captive Americans, He also backed down...August 7, 2016 954 0