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| Trump: 'impenetrable physical' border wall in immigration plan – campaign live | Trump: 'impenetrable physical' border wall in immigration plan – campaign live |
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| Republican Meg Whitman to campaign for Hillary Clinton | |
| Billionaire Republican fundraiser Meg Whitman, a former CEO of Ebay and California gubernatorial candidate, will stump for Hillary Clinton in Denver tomorrow to campaign for the Democratic presidential nominee in a meeting with Colorado business leaders. | |
| Whitman “discuss Clinton’s plan to create jobs, invest in tech businesses, and make it easier for small business owners to succeed,” according to a campaign release that trumpets Whitman as a “35-year business veteran” and her declaration earlier this year that Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is “unfit to be president.” | |
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| Donald Trump is trumpeting - sorry - an opt-in internet poll that shows him tied with Hillary Clinton: | Donald Trump is trumpeting - sorry - an opt-in internet poll that shows him tied with Hillary Clinton: |
| #MakeAmericaGreatAgain #ImWithYou pic.twitter.com/IoYMdjvWHf | #MakeAmericaGreatAgain #ImWithYou pic.twitter.com/IoYMdjvWHf |
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| Oomf. | Oomf. |
| .@DRUDGE_REPORT Um, the fight of his life was when he was captured and imprisoned for 5.5 years, but go with this obnoxious headline... | .@DRUDGE_REPORT Um, the fight of his life was when he was captured and imprisoned for 5.5 years, but go with this obnoxious headline... |
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| The Clinton campaign’s response to Donald Trump’s statement on Huma Abedin’s separation from Anthony Weiner: | The Clinton campaign’s response to Donald Trump’s statement on Huma Abedin’s separation from Anthony Weiner: |
| We’re not dignifying that with a response. | We’re not dignifying that with a response. |
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| Pastor Mark Burns, recently upgraded to a high-profile surrogate for Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, just went on what might be generously called an aggressive shouting jag with an MSNBC journalist on-air, at one point asking the host where her ancestors are from. | Pastor Mark Burns, recently upgraded to a high-profile surrogate for Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, just went on what might be generously called an aggressive shouting jag with an MSNBC journalist on-air, at one point asking the host where her ancestors are from. |
| Here's part of @KWelkerNBC's interview with pro-Trump Pastor Mark Burns just now on MSNBC. Wow. Do watch. https://t.co/cgW972uvu2 | Here's part of @KWelkerNBC's interview with pro-Trump Pastor Mark Burns just now on MSNBC. Wow. Do watch. https://t.co/cgW972uvu2 |
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| In an interview with a Seattle-area radio talk show host, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump called disgraced former congressman Anthony Weiner a “disaster,” calling news of his separation from wife and Hillary Clinton adviser Huma Abedin a national security risk. | In an interview with a Seattle-area radio talk show host, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump called disgraced former congressman Anthony Weiner a “disaster,” calling news of his separation from wife and Hillary Clinton adviser Huma Abedin a national security risk. |
| “I said a long time ago she’s married to a guy who is a disaster,” Trump told the Dori Monson Show, a conservative afternoon talk-radio program in the Seattle area. “I’ve known him for a long time. Here’s a guy - what he’s done over the internet is disgusting, and he’s a pervert and just a very sick guy. And she is married to him.” | “I said a long time ago she’s married to a guy who is a disaster,” Trump told the Dori Monson Show, a conservative afternoon talk-radio program in the Seattle area. “I’ve known him for a long time. Here’s a guy - what he’s done over the internet is disgusting, and he’s a pervert and just a very sick guy. And she is married to him.” |
| Trump appeared to imply that Abedin’s marriage to Weiner was a lapse in judgment, and put national security at risk by virtue of what he described as her access to classified information. | Trump appeared to imply that Abedin’s marriage to Weiner was a lapse in judgment, and put national security at risk by virtue of what he described as her access to classified information. |
| “She’s married to a guy that is uncontrolled and uncontrollable. He’s a sick person, and you know she has access to classified information,” Trump said. “Huma Abedin has access to classified information. How Hillary got away with that one, nobody will ever know. But to think that it’s very likely that much of this information Anthony Weiner would know about, and I think it’s something that was terrible.” | “She’s married to a guy that is uncontrolled and uncontrollable. He’s a sick person, and you know she has access to classified information,” Trump said. “Huma Abedin has access to classified information. How Hillary got away with that one, nobody will ever know. But to think that it’s very likely that much of this information Anthony Weiner would know about, and I think it’s something that was terrible.” |
| On Weiner, Trump did not hold back. | On Weiner, Trump did not hold back. |
| “He’s a sick person. He’s a sick puppy. And so you know it just happened and it’s actually sad in many ways. He’s a very sick guy and I said if you look back you’ll see that I said at the beginning the worst thing she can do is marry this guy. I’ve known him because he’s a politician, I’ve known him for quite a while and I understood that that he had difficulties. And certainly when it came out, I don’t know if these people get cured, it doesn’t seem like it.” | “He’s a sick person. He’s a sick puppy. And so you know it just happened and it’s actually sad in many ways. He’s a very sick guy and I said if you look back you’ll see that I said at the beginning the worst thing she can do is marry this guy. I’ve known him because he’s a politician, I’ve known him for quite a while and I understood that that he had difficulties. And certainly when it came out, I don’t know if these people get cured, it doesn’t seem like it.” |
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| Oliver Laughland | Oliver Laughland |
| The Obama administration could end its use of private immigration detention centres, the US homeland security secretary, Jeh Johnson, said today. | The Obama administration could end its use of private immigration detention centres, the US homeland security secretary, Jeh Johnson, said today. |
| The announcement follows a landmark decision by the US Department of Justiceto phase out private prisons, after a stinging independent review found they were drastically less safe than publicly operated centres. The move, made earlier in August, led to intense pressure on the homeland security department to conduct a similar review, as it relies more heavily on the use of privatised facilities. | The announcement follows a landmark decision by the US Department of Justiceto phase out private prisons, after a stinging independent review found they were drastically less safe than publicly operated centres. The move, made earlier in August, led to intense pressure on the homeland security department to conduct a similar review, as it relies more heavily on the use of privatised facilities. |
| Johnson said his department’s advisory council has been tasked to examine whether “immigration detention operations conducted by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) should move in the same direction” as the justice department. The panel will have until the end of November to make recommendations, and will consider “all factors … including fiscal considerations” related to ICE’s use of private centres. | Johnson said his department’s advisory council has been tasked to examine whether “immigration detention operations conducted by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) should move in the same direction” as the justice department. The panel will have until the end of November to make recommendations, and will consider “all factors … including fiscal considerations” related to ICE’s use of private centres. |
| The agency’s use of private detention centres has long been criticised by human rights advocates. An investigation published by Human Rights Watch in July found evidence of substandard medical care at a number of facilities, while protests at privately operated family detention centres in Texas have become commonplace. | The agency’s use of private detention centres has long been criticised by human rights advocates. An investigation published by Human Rights Watch in July found evidence of substandard medical care at a number of facilities, while protests at privately operated family detention centres in Texas have become commonplace. |
| The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) detains a total of 33,676 people, as of the beginning of August, with an overwhelming 24,567 (or 72%) of these held in the country’s 46 private detention facilities. Conversely, the Department of Justice’s Bureau of Prisons operates only 13 private prisons, which hold around 11% of the federal prison population. The federal prison population has also declined in recent years, while the numbers of those detained in ICE facilities has increased. | The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) detains a total of 33,676 people, as of the beginning of August, with an overwhelming 24,567 (or 72%) of these held in the country’s 46 private detention facilities. Conversely, the Department of Justice’s Bureau of Prisons operates only 13 private prisons, which hold around 11% of the federal prison population. The federal prison population has also declined in recent years, while the numbers of those detained in ICE facilities has increased. |
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| David Duke releases robocall in support of Donald Trump | David Duke releases robocall in support of Donald Trump |
| White supremacist and onetime Ku Klux Klan imperial wizard David Duke has released a robocall encouraging Louisiana voters to cast their votes for his senate bid - and for Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. | White supremacist and onetime Ku Klux Klan imperial wizard David Duke has released a robocall encouraging Louisiana voters to cast their votes for his senate bid - and for Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. |
| “Hi, this is David Duke,” the call begins. “I’m sorry I missed you. I’m running for US Senate. I’ll tell the truth that no other candidate will dare say. Unless massive immigration is stopped now, we’ll be out numbered and outvoted in our own nation. It’s happening. We’re losing our gun rights, our free speech. We’re taxed to death. We’re losing our jobs and businesses to unfair trade. We’re losing our country. Look at the Super Bowl salute to the Black Panther cop killers.” | “Hi, this is David Duke,” the call begins. “I’m sorry I missed you. I’m running for US Senate. I’ll tell the truth that no other candidate will dare say. Unless massive immigration is stopped now, we’ll be out numbered and outvoted in our own nation. It’s happening. We’re losing our gun rights, our free speech. We’re taxed to death. We’re losing our jobs and businesses to unfair trade. We’re losing our country. Look at the Super Bowl salute to the Black Panther cop killers.” |
| “It’s time to stand up and vote for Donald Trump for president and vote for me David Duke for the US Senate. I’d love to hear from you. To find out more contribute or volunteer for the DavidDuke.com. Go to Davidduke.com. Together, we’ll save America and save Louisiana.” | “It’s time to stand up and vote for Donald Trump for president and vote for me David Duke for the US Senate. I’d love to hear from you. To find out more contribute or volunteer for the DavidDuke.com. Go to Davidduke.com. Together, we’ll save America and save Louisiana.” |
| In a comment to Politico, the Trump campaign repudiated Duke’s support (much more rapidly than the first time): | In a comment to Politico, the Trump campaign repudiated Duke’s support (much more rapidly than the first time): |
| “Mr. Trump has continued to denounce David Duke and any group or individual associated with a message of hate,” the campaign said in a statement to Politico. “There is no place for this in the Republican party or our country. We have no knowledge of these calls or any related activities, but strongly condemn and disavow.” | “Mr. Trump has continued to denounce David Duke and any group or individual associated with a message of hate,” the campaign said in a statement to Politico. “There is no place for this in the Republican party or our country. We have no knowledge of these calls or any related activities, but strongly condemn and disavow.” |
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| David Smith | David Smith |
| Barack Obama will head to Asia this week assuring allies that the US intends to press ahead with the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) - despite Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump’s vehement opposition to it. | Barack Obama will head to Asia this week assuring allies that the US intends to press ahead with the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) - despite Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump’s vehement opposition to it. |
| Clinton supported the 12-nation deal as secretary of state but has come out against it as a presidential candidate, saying it does not do enough to protect American jobs. This puts her directly at odds with Obama even as he joins her on the campaign trail. | Clinton supported the 12-nation deal as secretary of state but has come out against it as a presidential candidate, saying it does not do enough to protect American jobs. This puts her directly at odds with Obama even as he joins her on the campaign trail. |
| “TPP is in many ways seen as litmus test for whether or not the US has staying power in this region,” Ben Rhodes, Obama’s deputy national security adviser, told reporters ahead of Obama’s trip to China and Laos this week. “We are a Pacific power, and we have been traditionally, but we’re also on the other side of the Pacific ocean and what the countries of the Asia Pacific region want to know, particularly the Asian countries, is whether or not we can be counted on.” | “TPP is in many ways seen as litmus test for whether or not the US has staying power in this region,” Ben Rhodes, Obama’s deputy national security adviser, told reporters ahead of Obama’s trip to China and Laos this week. “We are a Pacific power, and we have been traditionally, but we’re also on the other side of the Pacific ocean and what the countries of the Asia Pacific region want to know, particularly the Asian countries, is whether or not we can be counted on.” |
| The TPP brings countries such as Vietnam and Malaysia up to regulatory standards set by the US, Rhodes added, and to reject it would be to cede crucial ground to China. | The TPP brings countries such as Vietnam and Malaysia up to regulatory standards set by the US, Rhodes added, and to reject it would be to cede crucial ground to China. |
| He warned: “When they see such an evidently good deal for the United States, and then see the United States not following through on that, it will cause them to question our leadership in the Asian Pacific and our leadership in the world, and that is profoundly important economically to the United States because we need access to these markets, but it’s also important to our national security because it would be seen as a significant setback, I think, for American leadership if we don’t move forward.” | He warned: “When they see such an evidently good deal for the United States, and then see the United States not following through on that, it will cause them to question our leadership in the Asian Pacific and our leadership in the world, and that is profoundly important economically to the United States because we need access to these markets, but it’s also important to our national security because it would be seen as a significant setback, I think, for American leadership if we don’t move forward.” |
| Rhodes declined to comment directly on Clinton and Trump but insisted that TPP would create jobs and avoid the pitfalls of past trade deals. “I won’t speak to the domestic issues beyond saying that many of the questions that have been raised about trade agreements for many years are actually specifically addressed in TPP. So some of the things that we heard about the shortcomings of Nafta, that the president agrees with, were actually addressed in the negotiation of TPP.” | Rhodes declined to comment directly on Clinton and Trump but insisted that TPP would create jobs and avoid the pitfalls of past trade deals. “I won’t speak to the domestic issues beyond saying that many of the questions that have been raised about trade agreements for many years are actually specifically addressed in TPP. So some of the things that we heard about the shortcomings of Nafta, that the president agrees with, were actually addressed in the negotiation of TPP.” |
| He added: “I think the logic of it is overwhelming. We’d be cutting against our interests to walk away from TPP. The next president will benefit enormously from TPP.” | He added: “I think the logic of it is overwhelming. We’d be cutting against our interests to walk away from TPP. The next president will benefit enormously from TPP.” |
| John Earnest, the White House press secretary, claimed that the TPP has strong backing from both Democrats and Republicans and indicated the White House hopes it will be ratified during the post-election “lame duck” session of Congress. “There is a reservoir of support across the country that we can draw from,” he said. “The president’s going to make a strong case that we have made progress and there is a path for us to get this done before the president leaves office.” | John Earnest, the White House press secretary, claimed that the TPP has strong backing from both Democrats and Republicans and indicated the White House hopes it will be ratified during the post-election “lame duck” session of Congress. “There is a reservoir of support across the country that we can draw from,” he said. “The president’s going to make a strong case that we have made progress and there is a path for us to get this done before the president leaves office.” |
| Rhodes also told a press briefing on Monday that Myanmar state counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi, once among the world’s most prominent political prisoners, will visit the White House soon. | Rhodes also told a press briefing on Monday that Myanmar state counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi, once among the world’s most prominent political prisoners, will visit the White House soon. |
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| Donald Trump, on a potential wall on the Canadian border: | Donald Trump, on a potential wall on the Canadian border: |
| I think it’s unlikely, to be honest with you.” | I think it’s unlikely, to be honest with you.” |
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| The drip-drip-drip of embarrassing anecdotes and criminal allegations against Trump campaign CEO Stephen Bannon continues today, with revelations that Bannon dismissed progressive women as a “bunch of dykes” who criticize conservative women because they didn’t attend historic women’s colleges. | The drip-drip-drip of embarrassing anecdotes and criminal allegations against Trump campaign CEO Stephen Bannon continues today, with revelations that Bannon dismissed progressive women as a “bunch of dykes” who criticize conservative women because they didn’t attend historic women’s colleges. |
| “These women cut to the heart of the progressive narrative,” Bannon said of Ann Coulter, Michele Bachmann and Sarah Palin during a radio interview in 2011 while promoting his film Fire From the Heartland: the Awakening of the Conservative Woman. | “These women cut to the heart of the progressive narrative,” Bannon said of Ann Coulter, Michele Bachmann and Sarah Palin during a radio interview in 2011 while promoting his film Fire From the Heartland: the Awakening of the Conservative Woman. |
| “That’s why there are some unintended consequences of the women’s liberation movement,” Bannon continued. “That, in fact, the women that would lead this country would be pro-family, they would have husbands, they would love their children. They wouldn’t be a bunch of dykes that came from the Seven Sisters schools up in New England. That drives the left insane and that’s why they hate these women.” | “That’s why there are some unintended consequences of the women’s liberation movement,” Bannon continued. “That, in fact, the women that would lead this country would be pro-family, they would have husbands, they would love their children. They wouldn’t be a bunch of dykes that came from the Seven Sisters schools up in New England. That drives the left insane and that’s why they hate these women.” |
| The so-called Seven Sisters schools are historic women’s college in the Northeast, roughly analogous to the Ivy League. The colleges include Barnard College, Bryn Mawr College, Mount Holyoke College, Radcliffe College, (which has since merged with Harvard University), Smith College, Vassar College, and Wellesley College, from which current Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton graduated in 1969. | The so-called Seven Sisters schools are historic women’s college in the Northeast, roughly analogous to the Ivy League. The colleges include Barnard College, Bryn Mawr College, Mount Holyoke College, Radcliffe College, (which has since merged with Harvard University), Smith College, Vassar College, and Wellesley College, from which current Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton graduated in 1969. |
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| Pastor Mark Burns, Donald Trump’s adviser on issues relating to black voters, announced earlier today that Trump will be speaking to The Impact Network, an African American-owned Christian television network, this coming Saturday as part of his outreach attempts to minority communities who are deeply suspicious of the candidate. | Pastor Mark Burns, Donald Trump’s adviser on issues relating to black voters, announced earlier today that Trump will be speaking to The Impact Network, an African American-owned Christian television network, this coming Saturday as part of his outreach attempts to minority communities who are deeply suspicious of the candidate. |
| This afternoon, he tweeted this: | This afternoon, he tweeted this: |
| Black Americans, THANK YOU FOR YOUR VOTES and letting me use you again..See you again in 4 years. pic.twitter.com/c4BOc6Tgkt | Black Americans, THANK YOU FOR YOUR VOTES and letting me use you again..See you again in 4 years. pic.twitter.com/c4BOc6Tgkt |
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| Donald Trump says Colin Kaepernick should 'find a country that works better for him' | Donald Trump says Colin Kaepernick should 'find a country that works better for him' |
| San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick “should find a country that works better for him”, Donald Trump has said in response to the furore over the black footballer’s decision to sit during a performance of The Star-Spangled Banner because he believes the United States oppresses African Americans and other minorities. | San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick “should find a country that works better for him”, Donald Trump has said in response to the furore over the black footballer’s decision to sit during a performance of The Star-Spangled Banner because he believes the United States oppresses African Americans and other minorities. |
| “I have followed it and I think it’s personally not a good thing,” Trump told the Dori Monson Show, a conservative afternoon talk-radio program in the Seattle area, of the controversy. “I think it’s a terrible thing, and you know, maybe he should find a country that works better for him. Let him try - it won’t happen.” | “I have followed it and I think it’s personally not a good thing,” Trump told the Dori Monson Show, a conservative afternoon talk-radio program in the Seattle area, of the controversy. “I think it’s a terrible thing, and you know, maybe he should find a country that works better for him. Let him try - it won’t happen.” |
| Kaepernick sat on the team’s bench on Friday night for the first time during the anthem before the Niners played host to the Green Bay Packers in an exhibition game. | Kaepernick sat on the team’s bench on Friday night for the first time during the anthem before the Niners played host to the Green Bay Packers in an exhibition game. |
| “I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people of color,” Kaepernick said in an interview with NFL Media afterwards. “To me, this is bigger than football and it would be selfish on my part to look the other way. There are bodies in the street and people getting paid leave and getting away with murder.” | “I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people of color,” Kaepernick said in an interview with NFL Media afterwards. “To me, this is bigger than football and it would be selfish on my part to look the other way. There are bodies in the street and people getting paid leave and getting away with murder.” |
| The 49ers issued a statement saying that Americans have the right to protest or support the anthem. | The 49ers issued a statement saying that Americans have the right to protest or support the anthem. |
| “The national anthem is and always will be a special part of the pregame ceremony,” the team said. “It is an opportunity to honor our country and reflect on the great liberties we are afforded as its citizens. In respecting such American principles as freedom of religion and freedom of expression, we recognize the right of an individual to choose to participate, or not, in our celebration of the national anthem.” | “The national anthem is and always will be a special part of the pregame ceremony,” the team said. “It is an opportunity to honor our country and reflect on the great liberties we are afforded as its citizens. In respecting such American principles as freedom of religion and freedom of expression, we recognize the right of an individual to choose to participate, or not, in our celebration of the national anthem.” |
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| Rudy Giuliani: Beyoncé's VMA performance 'a shame' | Rudy Giuliani: Beyoncé's VMA performance 'a shame' |
| Onetime New York City mayor and full-time Donald Trump surrogate Rudy Giuliani has condemned onetime child of destiny and fulltime music icon Beyoncé’s performance at last night’s MTV Video Music Awards, calling her influence on young people “a shame.” | Onetime New York City mayor and full-time Donald Trump surrogate Rudy Giuliani has condemned onetime child of destiny and fulltime music icon Beyoncé’s performance at last night’s MTV Video Music Awards, calling her influence on young people “a shame.” |
| When asked by Fox & Friends cohost Ainsley Earhardt how he felt about Beyoncé’s 15-minute performance, in which backup dancers dressed in white “died” onstage due to stylized gunshots, Giuliani said that he had saved more black lives from violence than Beyoncé ever has. | When asked by Fox & Friends cohost Ainsley Earhardt how he felt about Beyoncé’s 15-minute performance, in which backup dancers dressed in white “died” onstage due to stylized gunshots, Giuliani said that he had saved more black lives from violence than Beyoncé ever has. |
| “I ran the largest and best police department in the world, the New York City Police Department, and I saved more black lives than any of those people you saw on stage by reducing crime, and particularly homicide, by 75%,” Giuliani said, declaring that “maybe 4,000 or 5,000” African-Americans are alive today because of his policies. | “I ran the largest and best police department in the world, the New York City Police Department, and I saved more black lives than any of those people you saw on stage by reducing crime, and particularly homicide, by 75%,” Giuliani said, declaring that “maybe 4,000 or 5,000” African-Americans are alive today because of his policies. |
| “So if you’re going to do that, then you should symbolize why the police officers are in the neighborhoods and what are you going to do about it?” | “So if you’re going to do that, then you should symbolize why the police officers are in the neighborhoods and what are you going to do about it?” |
| Cohost Brian Kilmeade added that, as “an extremely popular and powerful performer,” Beyoncé’s message to young people is “pretty indelible.” | Cohost Brian Kilmeade added that, as “an extremely popular and powerful performer,” Beyoncé’s message to young people is “pretty indelible.” |
| “It’s a shame,” Giuliani responded. “It’s a shame.” | “It’s a shame,” Giuliani responded. “It’s a shame.” |
| It’s far from Giuliani’s first criticism of the reigning queen of pop - in February, Giuliani criticized Beyoncé’s halftime show at the Super Bowl as “an attack” on police officers due to its theme of black pride. | It’s far from Giuliani’s first criticism of the reigning queen of pop - in February, Giuliani criticized Beyoncé’s halftime show at the Super Bowl as “an attack” on police officers due to its theme of black pride. |
| Judge Beyoncé’s Lemonade medley yourself: | Judge Beyoncé’s Lemonade medley yourself: |
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| Huma Abedin has been the reluctant star of two political psychodramas in the past year. | Huma Abedin has been the reluctant star of two political psychodramas in the past year. |
| The first – involving painfully public strains in her marriage to Anthony Weiner, the former New York congressman – ended, perhaps predictably, on Monday with news that she had decided to separate from him following yet another sexting scandal. | The first – involving painfully public strains in her marriage to Anthony Weiner, the former New York congressman – ended, perhaps predictably, on Monday with news that she had decided to separate from him following yet another sexting scandal. |
| But the second – Abedin’s emerging role as a central figure in the likely return ofHillary Clinton to the White House – may be only just beginning and remains of far greater public interest. | But the second – Abedin’s emerging role as a central figure in the likely return ofHillary Clinton to the White House – may be only just beginning and remains of far greater public interest. |
| Just how crucial this 40-year-old campaign aide is to the presidential project became clear last July when emails revealed the inner workings of Clinton’s hectic life as secretary of state. | Just how crucial this 40-year-old campaign aide is to the presidential project became clear last July when emails revealed the inner workings of Clinton’s hectic life as secretary of state. |
| Then serving as deputy chief of staff to the secretary, Abedin appeared frequently in the email traffic, as a gatekeeper, personal assistant and professional confidante so close that Clinton said she was “like a second daughter”. | Then serving as deputy chief of staff to the secretary, Abedin appeared frequently in the email traffic, as a gatekeeper, personal assistant and professional confidante so close that Clinton said she was “like a second daughter”. |
| Initially, the tranches of emails painted Clinton’s right-hand woman in a flattering, but somewhat subdued, light: advising her boss on how to operate a secure fax machine and suggesting when it was time to take a nap. | Initially, the tranches of emails painted Clinton’s right-hand woman in a flattering, but somewhat subdued, light: advising her boss on how to operate a secure fax machine and suggesting when it was time to take a nap. |
| But more recent batches underlined how far Abedin has come since this George Washington University student started out as intern working for the then first lady in the East Wing of an earlier Clinton White House. | But more recent batches underlined how far Abedin has come since this George Washington University student started out as intern working for the then first lady in the East Wing of an earlier Clinton White House. |
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| The Hillary Clinton campaign has produced a “behind-the-scenes” video of the candidate’s visit with vice president Joe Biden to Scranton, Pennsylvania, earlier this month: | The Hillary Clinton campaign has produced a “behind-the-scenes” video of the candidate’s visit with vice president Joe Biden to Scranton, Pennsylvania, earlier this month: |
| Joe and Hillary went home to Scranton. Take a behind-the-scenes look at their visit: pic.twitter.com/xdiqa0dbdP | Joe and Hillary went home to Scranton. Take a behind-the-scenes look at their visit: pic.twitter.com/xdiqa0dbdP |