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Hillary Clinton regrets calling half of Trump supporters “deplorables”
Hillary Clinton expressed “regret” Saturday for comments in which she said “half” of her Republican rival Donald Trump’s supporters are “deplorables,” meaning people who are racist, sexist, homophobic or xenophobic. “Last night I was ‘grossly generalistic,’...September 10, 2016 834 0 -
Facebook co-founder Moskovitz pledges $20 million to boost Clinton campaign
Tech entrepreneur and co-founder of Facebook Dustin Moskovitz has pledged a whopping $ 20 million to boost Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign, arguing she offers a better way forward for the United States. Writing a piece on...September 10, 2016 953 0 -
US probing Russian attempts to influence election
U.S. probing Russia’s attempts to influence 2016 election: Report US Intelligence and law enforcement officials are looking into how and to what extent Russia is attempting to influence the United States presidential election . A report...September 6, 2016 998 0 -
Clinton, Trump step up campaigns with Labor Day appearances
With just over two months away and three weeks from the first presidential debate, the White House race entered the final stretch Monday with Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump locked in what promises to be...September 5, 2016 877 0 -
Global Beat event explores key issues in Election 2016
A timely event on the US election last week explored prospects and perils the unusually intense and divisive politicking might have for US politics, society and the foreign policy in the years to come. Some of...September 5, 2016 1194 0 -
Kissinger, Shultz not to back any candidate; Trump catching up with Clinton
Former secretaries of state Henry Kissinger and George Shultz said Friday that they would not be supporting Republican Donald Trump or Democrat Hillary Clinton in this year’s race for the White House. “We are not making any endorsement...September 3, 2016 875 0 -
Clinton and Trump continue to face unpopularity challenges
The two leading presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are competing with each other but they must also contend with their unpopular standings among people to enhance their election prospects. The standings of the...September 2, 2016 888 0 -
Most Americans disprove Mexican border wall
Most Americans continue to hold their views on erecting a border wall along the Mexican border as a way to resolve the immigration issues, with 61% expressing their opposition to the idea of wall, while 36%...August 25, 2016 1020 0 -
Newly discovered emails pose new challenge for Hillary Clinton
The email Pandora’s box has churned out thousands of new emails, suddenly threatening to turn what looked like a smooth sailing campaign for Hillary Clinton into a steeplechase competition. Now, it appears that both Clinton and...August 23, 2016 809 0 -
Pakistani American aide hopeful Trump will ratchet down rhetoric about Muslims
Sajid Tarar, founder of Muslims for Trump, is hopeful that Donald Trump would change his rhetoric about Muslims after the GOP candidate expressed regrets for sometimes saying things that caused personal pain to people. “It’s my...August 22, 2016 1524 1