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| Trump appears to back out of medical info release on Dr Oz – campaign live | Trump appears to back out of medical info release on Dr Oz – campaign live |
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| Clinton demands Trump answer 20 questions about foreign business ties | |
| Picking up on the Newsweek story featured earlier in the blog, Hillary Clinton – is it her at home? An aide sitting next to her? All of the above? – tweets 20 questions for Trump. | |
| Here are the first 10: | |
| In light of @kurteichenwald's report on the Trump Organization's dangerous ties, here are 20 questions that Trump needs to answer—now. | |
| 2. How will you handle non-cancelable contractual obligations with parties whose interests conflict with those of the United States? | |
| 3. While refusing to release your tax returns, how will you confirm that you do not have dangerous financial ties to bad actors abroad? | |
| 4. If you were willing to work with Qaddafi—a known terrorist and dictator—is there anyone you aren’t willing to make a deal with? Who? | |
| 5. How can you be tough on Iran, given your business partnership with someone connected to Iranian money laundering? pic.twitter.com/1AdDm2kfvy | |
| 6. Given that you've already questioned our commitments to NATO allies, what is your answer to this? pic.twitter.com/qp5vMqtcs1 | |
| 7. To what extent would your foreign policy be dictated by potential financial benefits for your business partners? pic.twitter.com/4Nd9KSdTfi | |
| 8. Will you disclose the nature of your personal and business relationships with all of the Russian oligarchs you are “close” to? | |
| 9. Have you or your campaign discussed U.S.-Russian relations with the Russian billionaires with whom you’ve done business? | |
| 10. How did the Russian mob boss who ran a criminal organization out of Trump Tower get a VIP pass to your Miss Universe pageant in Moscow? | |
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| Seems legit. Except wait, does that say Dr Harold Bornstein performed the physical? The gastroenterologist who admitted to writing a letter praising Trump’s health as “amazingly excellent” in five minutes while a black car waited downstairs? | |
| NBC reported last month: | |
| “If elected, Mr. Trump, I can state unequivocally, will be the healthiest individual ever elected to the presidency,” Bornstein wrote. | |
| Asked how he could justify the hyperbole, Bornstein said, “I like that sentence to be quite honest with you and all the rest of them are either sick or dead.” | |
| Bornstein has destroyed his credibility on the question of Trump’s health. Next. | |
| So Trump and Dr Oz did review his physical results it seems. pic.twitter.com/dKsfDK2YAX | |
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| Trump has finished taping Dr Oz. Reports are emerging that the pair did in the end discuss Trump’s health. It’s unclear to what extent that happened. Here’s Maggie Haberman of the New York Times: | Trump has finished taping Dr Oz. Reports are emerging that the pair did in the end discuss Trump’s health. It’s unclear to what extent that happened. Here’s Maggie Haberman of the New York Times: |
| Whiplash > Trump did apparently share some results from recent physical w Dr. Oz | Whiplash > Trump did apparently share some results from recent physical w Dr. Oz |
| Here’s the guy who ghost-wrote the Art of the Deal: | Here’s the guy who ghost-wrote the Art of the Deal: |
| Donald Trump looks unhealthy to me. Face is florid red. Clearly should lose a lot of weight. Eats terribly. Will Dr. Oz get at any of this? | Donald Trump looks unhealthy to me. Face is florid red. Clearly should lose a lot of weight. Eats terribly. Will Dr. Oz get at any of this? |
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| New York prosecutor opens new inquiry into Trump foundation | New York prosecutor opens new inquiry into Trump foundation |
| Ben Jacobs | Ben Jacobs |
| New York attorney general Eric Schneiderman has opened an inquiry into the conduct of the Donald J Trump Foundation, the personal charity of the Republican presidential nominee, a source familiar with the matter confirmed to the Guardian. | New York attorney general Eric Schneiderman has opened an inquiry into the conduct of the Donald J Trump Foundation, the personal charity of the Republican presidential nominee, a source familiar with the matter confirmed to the Guardian. |
| In an interview with CNN’s Jake Tapper, Schneiderman said Tuesday that he had been “looking into the Trump Foundation to make sure it’s complying with the laws governing charities in New York”. | In an interview with CNN’s Jake Tapper, Schneiderman said Tuesday that he had been “looking into the Trump Foundation to make sure it’s complying with the laws governing charities in New York”. |
| The source said that Schneiderman “opened an inquiry on the Trump Foundation based on troubling transactions that have recently come to light.” | The source said that Schneiderman “opened an inquiry on the Trump Foundation based on troubling transactions that have recently come to light.” |
| Schneiderman said “my interest in this issue really is in my capacity as regulator of nonprofits in New York state, and we have been concerned that the Trump Foundation may have engaged in some impropriety from that point of view.” | Schneiderman said “my interest in this issue really is in my capacity as regulator of nonprofits in New York state, and we have been concerned that the Trump Foundation may have engaged in some impropriety from that point of view.” |
| “We’ve had correspondence with them. I didn’t make a big deal out of it or hold a press conference.” | “We’ve had correspondence with them. I didn’t make a big deal out of it or hold a press conference.” |
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| Leaked documents in Scott Walker case expose campaign finance crisis | Leaked documents in Scott Walker case expose campaign finance crisis |
| Ed Pilkington | Ed Pilkington |
| The pervasive influence of corporate cash in the democratic process, and the extraordinary lengths to which politicians, lobbyists and even judges go to solicit money, are laid bare in sealed court documents leaked to the Guardian. | The pervasive influence of corporate cash in the democratic process, and the extraordinary lengths to which politicians, lobbyists and even judges go to solicit money, are laid bare in sealed court documents leaked to the Guardian. |
| The John Doe files amount to 1,500 pages of largely unseen material gathered in evidence by prosecutors investigating alleged irregularities in political fundraising. Last year the Wisconsin supreme court ordered that all the documents should be destroyed, though a set survived that has now been obtained by the news organisation. | The John Doe files amount to 1,500 pages of largely unseen material gathered in evidence by prosecutors investigating alleged irregularities in political fundraising. Last year the Wisconsin supreme court ordered that all the documents should be destroyed, though a set survived that has now been obtained by the news organisation. |
| The files open a window on a world that is very rarely glimpsed by the public, in which millions of dollars are secretly donated by major corporations and super-wealthy individuals to third-party groups in an attempt to sway elections. They speak to a visceral theme of the 2016 presidential cycle: the distortion of American democracy by big business that has been slammed by both Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders. | The files open a window on a world that is very rarely glimpsed by the public, in which millions of dollars are secretly donated by major corporations and super-wealthy individuals to third-party groups in an attempt to sway elections. They speak to a visceral theme of the 2016 presidential cycle: the distortion of American democracy by big business that has been slammed by both Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders. |
| In a case that is the subject of a petition currently in front of the US supreme court, five Wisconsin prosecutors carried out a deep investigation into what they suspected were criminal campaign-finance violations by the campaign committee of Scott Walker, Wisconsin governor and former Republican presidential candidate. Known as the “John Doe investigation”, the inquiry has been a lightning rod for bitter disputes between conservatives and progressives for years. | In a case that is the subject of a petition currently in front of the US supreme court, five Wisconsin prosecutors carried out a deep investigation into what they suspected were criminal campaign-finance violations by the campaign committee of Scott Walker, Wisconsin governor and former Republican presidential candidate. Known as the “John Doe investigation”, the inquiry has been a lightning rod for bitter disputes between conservatives and progressives for years. |
| In July 2015 the state’s supreme court halted the investigation, saying the prosecutors had misunderstood campaign finance law and as a result had picked on people and groups “wholly innocent of any wrongdoing”. Highly unusually, the court also ordered that all the evidence assembled by the prosecutors be destroyed and later held under seal... | In July 2015 the state’s supreme court halted the investigation, saying the prosecutors had misunderstood campaign finance law and as a result had picked on people and groups “wholly innocent of any wrongdoing”. Highly unusually, the court also ordered that all the evidence assembled by the prosecutors be destroyed and later held under seal... |
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| Trump campaign says he will release physical results 'this week' | Trump campaign says he will release physical results 'this week' |
| Donald Trump campaign manager Kellyanne Conway, after multiple confusing sentences, gets to the point with Fox News: “Mr Trump has said that he had a physical late last week... and he will release it this week.” | Donald Trump campaign manager Kellyanne Conway, after multiple confusing sentences, gets to the point with Fox News: “Mr Trump has said that he had a physical late last week... and he will release it this week.” |
| It’s Wednesday. Transcript via Sopan Deb of CBS News: | It’s Wednesday. Transcript via Sopan Deb of CBS News: |
| Conway tells Fox that Trump will be releasing the results of his physical this week: pic.twitter.com/vhg2IOwHz7 | Conway tells Fox that Trump will be releasing the results of his physical this week: pic.twitter.com/vhg2IOwHz7 |
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| Trump makes play for Maine – poll | Trump makes play for Maine – poll |
| “A Colby College-Boston Globe poll released Tuesday shows the presidential race in Maine is now within the margin of error, with Clinton leading Trump, 42 percent to 39 percent,” reports the Boston Globe: | “A Colby College-Boston Globe poll released Tuesday shows the presidential race in Maine is now within the margin of error, with Clinton leading Trump, 42 percent to 39 percent,” reports the Boston Globe: |
| Mainers for the first time in a while have to pay attention to the statewide race for president,” said Dan Shea, a political science professor and director of the Goldfarb Center at Colby College. “The Clinton campaign can no longer take this state for granted.” | Mainers for the first time in a while have to pay attention to the statewide race for president,” said Dan Shea, a political science professor and director of the Goldfarb Center at Colby College. “The Clinton campaign can no longer take this state for granted.” |
| Maine splits its electoral votes, like Nebraska, and the Trump campaign had hoped to pick up a single electoral vote in the state by winning the rural northern second district. The question this poll presents pertains to all four electoral votes at stake in the state. | Maine splits its electoral votes, like Nebraska, and the Trump campaign had hoped to pick up a single electoral vote in the state by winning the rural northern second district. The question this poll presents pertains to all four electoral votes at stake in the state. |
| Maine isn’t polled enough to generate a meaningful average. But giving Maine to Trump generates fun maps like this one, giving Trump Maine, Ohio, Florida, Iowa, Nevada, and North Carolina and letting Clinton keep Pennsylvania and New Hampshire. | Maine isn’t polled enough to generate a meaningful average. But giving Maine to Trump generates fun maps like this one, giving Trump Maine, Ohio, Florida, Iowa, Nevada, and North Carolina and letting Clinton keep Pennsylvania and New Hampshire. |
| In the event of an electoral college tie, the newly elected House of Representatives picks the president, virtually guaranteeing, this year, analysts think, a Republican win. | In the event of an electoral college tie, the newly elected House of Representatives picks the president, virtually guaranteeing, this year, analysts think, a Republican win. |
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| Trump organization's foreign ties present conflict of interest hazard | Trump organization's foreign ties present conflict of interest hazard |
| As head of the Trump organization international conglomerate, Donald Trump is bound by contracts to foreign parties, some of which are not publicly known, some of whom are clearly unsavory, and all of which would pose a massive conflict-of-interest problem should Trump be elected president, writes Kurt Eichenwald in Newsweek: | As head of the Trump organization international conglomerate, Donald Trump is bound by contracts to foreign parties, some of which are not publicly known, some of whom are clearly unsavory, and all of which would pose a massive conflict-of-interest problem should Trump be elected president, writes Kurt Eichenwald in Newsweek: |
| A close examination by Newsweek of the Trump Organization, including confidential interviews with business executives and some of its international partners, reveals an enterprise with deep ties to global financiers, foreign politicians and even criminals, although there is no evidence the Trump Organization has engaged in any illegal activities. It also reveals a web of contractual entanglements that could not be just canceled. If Trump moves into the White House and his family continues to receive any benefit from the company, during or even after his presidency, almost every foreign policy decision he makes will raise serious conflicts of interest and ethical quagmires. | A close examination by Newsweek of the Trump Organization, including confidential interviews with business executives and some of its international partners, reveals an enterprise with deep ties to global financiers, foreign politicians and even criminals, although there is no evidence the Trump Organization has engaged in any illegal activities. It also reveals a web of contractual entanglements that could not be just canceled. If Trump moves into the White House and his family continues to receive any benefit from the company, during or even after his presidency, almost every foreign policy decision he makes will raise serious conflicts of interest and ethical quagmires. |
| Read the full piece here. | Read the full piece here. |
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| In response to an apparent reversal by Donald Trump on a promise to disclose medical records, questions are swirling about his health, with some daring to ask whether he actually even had a physical examination last week, as he said he did. | In response to an apparent reversal by Donald Trump on a promise to disclose medical records, questions are swirling about his health, with some daring to ask whether he actually even had a physical examination last week, as he said he did. |
| What is Trump hiding about his health? https://t.co/K21e60NmBn | What is Trump hiding about his health? https://t.co/K21e60NmBn |
| Also, Conway has said he had a physical and he’s in good health…but she didn’t know who the doctor was https://t.co/CrekiR58F6 | Also, Conway has said he had a physical and he’s in good health…but she didn’t know who the doctor was https://t.co/CrekiR58F6 |
| Just a reminder that all we know about @realDonaldTrump's health is a deranged fanboy letter from this guy. pic.twitter.com/2h3dM9fnsL | Just a reminder that all we know about @realDonaldTrump's health is a deranged fanboy letter from this guy. pic.twitter.com/2h3dM9fnsL |
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| Melania Trump pushes back against undocumented worker story | Melania Trump pushes back against undocumented worker story |
| Melania Trump, Donald Trump’s wife, has released a letter from an immigration lawyer that says she never worked as a model on improper visas. The question had arisen based on the timing of modeling work Trump did in the mid-1990s, before she had American citizenship. | Melania Trump, Donald Trump’s wife, has released a letter from an immigration lawyer that says she never worked as a model on improper visas. The question had arisen based on the timing of modeling work Trump did in the mid-1990s, before she had American citizenship. |
| The lawyer’s letter asserts Melania Trump never worked in the United States in 1995 and in fact never was in the United States in 1995. | The lawyer’s letter asserts Melania Trump never worked in the United States in 1995 and in fact never was in the United States in 1995. |
| pic.twitter.com/GcJKb80k4H | pic.twitter.com/GcJKb80k4H |
| But CNN reported in August that Trump had shot pictures in New York in 1995: | But CNN reported in August that Trump had shot pictures in New York in 1995: |
| But Melania posed for those photos, which appeared in the French magazine Max, during a shoot in New York City in 1995 when she was 25 and known as “Melania K,” according to Bojan Pozar, the author of the biography “Melania Trump: The Inside Story.” | But Melania posed for those photos, which appeared in the French magazine Max, during a shoot in New York City in 1995 when she was 25 and known as “Melania K,” according to Bojan Pozar, the author of the biography “Melania Trump: The Inside Story.” |
| The one conflict here is that the NY Post reported the photo shoot was published in Jan. 1996. https://t.co/HwmJbL7SkA | The one conflict here is that the NY Post reported the photo shoot was published in Jan. 1996. https://t.co/HwmJbL7SkA |
| So when is the press conference on this? https://t.co/D4sChktOiL | So when is the press conference on this? https://t.co/D4sChktOiL |
| Here’s the lawyer: | Here’s the lawyer: |
| Melania's immigration lawyer was once the mayor of Englewood, NJ. https://t.co/4QaTkmcNt6 pic.twitter.com/D6gfV28Niu | Melania's immigration lawyer was once the mayor of Englewood, NJ. https://t.co/4QaTkmcNt6 pic.twitter.com/D6gfV28Niu |
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| The Clinton campaign announced plans Wednesday to open six additional offices in Ohio, bringing its total in the state to 54. | The Clinton campaign announced plans Wednesday to open six additional offices in Ohio, bringing its total in the state to 54. |
| In August the Trump campaign announced locations for 15 offices in Ohio, but it is unclear whether they are all fully functional. The campaign has overstated its footprint in other states, such as Florida, where it said in August that it would open two dozen offices, which never happened. | In August the Trump campaign announced locations for 15 offices in Ohio, but it is unclear whether they are all fully functional. The campaign has overstated its footprint in other states, such as Florida, where it said in August that it would open two dozen offices, which never happened. |
| Organization is not the problem https://t.co/pC9aDHmo6W | Organization is not the problem https://t.co/pC9aDHmo6W |
| 1. Selzer/Bloomberg Ohio poll could be right. 2. You should average. 3. Trump needs to win Ohio. 4. Clinton doesn't. | 1. Selzer/Bloomberg Ohio poll could be right. 2. You should average. 3. Trump needs to win Ohio. 4. Clinton doesn't. |
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| Trump appears to back out of medical disclosure | Trump appears to back out of medical disclosure |
| On Monday, Donald Trump said Hillary Clinton’s health was “an issue” and announced he would “be releasing very, very specific numbers” about his health soon. “This last week I took a physical,” Trump said, “and I’ll be releasing when the numbers come in.” | On Monday, Donald Trump said Hillary Clinton’s health was “an issue” and announced he would “be releasing very, very specific numbers” about his health soon. “This last week I took a physical,” Trump said, “and I’ll be releasing when the numbers come in.” |
| At the same time, his campaign announced Trump would appear Thursday on the television program of Dr Oz, who vowed to keep the conversation inbounds with whatever Trump wanted to say. | At the same time, his campaign announced Trump would appear Thursday on the television program of Dr Oz, who vowed to keep the conversation inbounds with whatever Trump wanted to say. |
| Trump is scheduled to tape Dr Oz this morning. The Trump campaign now says Trump will not discuss his medical reports or recent physical on Dr Oz: | Trump is scheduled to tape Dr Oz this morning. The Trump campaign now says Trump will not discuss his medical reports or recent physical on Dr Oz: |
| BREAKING: In reversal, Trump aides say Dr Oz taping today will NOT focus on his recent physical or medical records. pic.twitter.com/sgbvguVWTl | BREAKING: In reversal, Trump aides say Dr Oz taping today will NOT focus on his recent physical or medical records. pic.twitter.com/sgbvguVWTl |
| Who conducted the physical? What day did Trump take it? And how slow is his doctor? | Who conducted the physical? What day did Trump take it? And how slow is his doctor? |
| Like someone going from "I will release my tax returns" to "I'm going to talk about how to save & spend wisely in a Suze Orman special" | Like someone going from "I will release my tax returns" to "I'm going to talk about how to save & spend wisely in a Suze Orman special" |
| On Monday: | On Monday: |
| I think it’s an issue,” Trump said. “In fact, this last week I took a physical and I’ll be releasing when the numbers come in. Hopefully they’re going to be good, I think they’re going to be good, I feel great, but when the numbers come in I’ll be releasing very, very specific numbers. | I think it’s an issue,” Trump said. “In fact, this last week I took a physical and I’ll be releasing when the numbers come in. Hopefully they’re going to be good, I think they’re going to be good, I feel great, but when the numbers come in I’ll be releasing very, very specific numbers. |
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| Hello and welcome to our live-wire coverage of the 2016 race for the White House. Donald Trump leads Hillary Clinton by five points among likely voters in Ohio in a new poll put out by the highly reputable Ann Selzer firm for Bloomberg. | Hello and welcome to our live-wire coverage of the 2016 race for the White House. Donald Trump leads Hillary Clinton by five points among likely voters in Ohio in a new poll put out by the highly reputable Ann Selzer firm for Bloomberg. |
| Trump has a rally in Canton, Ohio, scheduled today, and he planned to visit Flint, Michigan. Clinton remains at home recuperating from pneumonia but was to return to the trail Thursday with a rally in Greensboro, North Carolina. | Trump has a rally in Canton, Ohio, scheduled today, and he planned to visit Flint, Michigan. Clinton remains at home recuperating from pneumonia but was to return to the trail Thursday with a rally in Greensboro, North Carolina. |
| Trump led Clinton 48-43 in a two-way race in the poll, which surveyed 802 likely voters from 8-12 September. Clinton placed half of Trump supporters in a “basket of deplorables” on 9 September and stumbled upon leaving the World Trade Center on 11 September. Trump led Clinton 44-39 in a four-way race in the poll, with Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson scoring an impressive 10 points. | Trump led Clinton 48-43 in a two-way race in the poll, which surveyed 802 likely voters from 8-12 September. Clinton placed half of Trump supporters in a “basket of deplorables” on 9 September and stumbled upon leaving the World Trade Center on 11 September. Trump led Clinton 44-39 in a four-way race in the poll, with Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson scoring an impressive 10 points. |
| No Republican has ever won the presidency without winning Ohio, which has picked the winner in every presidential election since 1964. HuffPost pollster’s average has Clinton two points ahead of Trump in the state. | No Republican has ever won the presidency without winning Ohio, which has picked the winner in every presidential election since 1964. HuffPost pollster’s average has Clinton two points ahead of Trump in the state. |
| In the Ohio Senate race, where Democrats once hoped to pick up a seat, incumbent Republican Rob Portman was ahead of former Democratic governor Ted Strickland by 17 points in the poll, 53-36%. | In the Ohio Senate race, where Democrats once hoped to pick up a seat, incumbent Republican Rob Portman was ahead of former Democratic governor Ted Strickland by 17 points in the poll, 53-36%. |
| Trump tweets Crimea | Trump tweets Crimea |
| Trump raised eyebrows Tuesday night with a strange tweet about Crimea and a disconnected riff on the Lincoln-Douglas debates. What do they mean? Here’s your morning brain teaser: | Trump raised eyebrows Tuesday night with a strange tweet about Crimea and a disconnected riff on the Lincoln-Douglas debates. What do they mean? Here’s your morning brain teaser: |
| Russia took Crimea during the so-called Obama years. Who wouldn't know this and why does Obama get a free pass? | Russia took Crimea during the so-called Obama years. Who wouldn't know this and why does Obama get a free pass? |
| His comments on the Lincoln-Douglas debates came as Trump continues to argue against a moderator for the presidential debates this year, which begin on 26 September: | His comments on the Lincoln-Douglas debates came as Trump continues to argue against a moderator for the presidential debates this year, which begin on 26 September: |
| This riff from Trump on the Lincoln-Douglas debates, amid his argument for no moderators at the upcoming debates: pic.twitter.com/OqZXT0FqNE | This riff from Trump on the Lincoln-Douglas debates, amid his argument for no moderators at the upcoming debates: pic.twitter.com/OqZXT0FqNE |
| There's plenty to unpack there, but his continued obsession with ratings at this point in the race is just baffling. | There's plenty to unpack there, but his continued obsession with ratings at this point in the race is just baffling. |
| Powell calls Trump ‘national disgrace’ | Powell calls Trump ‘national disgrace’ |
| Former secretary of defense and retired four-star general Colin Powell referred to Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump as a “national disgrace” and an “international pariah” in emails to a former aide, according to Buzzfeed News, reporting on leaks from a hack of Powell’s account with possible ties to Russian intelligence. | Former secretary of defense and retired four-star general Colin Powell referred to Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump as a “national disgrace” and an “international pariah” in emails to a former aide, according to Buzzfeed News, reporting on leaks from a hack of Powell’s account with possible ties to Russian intelligence. |
| Powell, who served under three Republican presidents but endorsed President Barack Obama twice, called the birther movement that Trump fomented “racist” in an email to Emily Miller, a journalist who once served as Powell’s deputy press secretary during his tenure in the second Bush administration. | Powell, who served under three Republican presidents but endorsed President Barack Obama twice, called the birther movement that Trump fomented “racist” in an email to Emily Miller, a journalist who once served as Powell’s deputy press secretary during his tenure in the second Bush administration. |
| In a separate email, to former secretary of state Condoleezza Rice, Powell called the Benghazi affair a “stupid witch hunt”. Rice replied: “Completely agree.” | In a separate email, to former secretary of state Condoleezza Rice, Powell called the Benghazi affair a “stupid witch hunt”. Rice replied: “Completely agree.” |
| Ivanka Trump: dad’s healthy | Ivanka Trump: dad’s healthy |
| A day before Donald Trump was to unveil some kind of medical information, seemingly in a made-for-TV event, his daughter Ivanka has told ABC that he is healthy: | A day before Donald Trump was to unveil some kind of medical information, seemingly in a made-for-TV event, his daughter Ivanka has told ABC that he is healthy: |
| .@IvankaTrump on @GMA: Father's health "unbelievable": "I should be so lucky to keep his schedule" https://t.co/cMFdOtPH4e | .@IvankaTrump on @GMA: Father's health "unbelievable": "I should be so lucky to keep his schedule" https://t.co/cMFdOtPH4e |
| Miley Cyrus on channeling Sanders | Miley Cyrus on channeling Sanders |
| The recording artist, who is appearing as a coach on the reality singing show The Voice this season, said she would tell her charges to Be Bernie, the Washington Post reports: | The recording artist, who is appearing as a coach on the reality singing show The Voice this season, said she would tell her charges to Be Bernie, the Washington Post reports: |
| I don’t want this to come off the wrong way, but I’m going to tell my contestants: Be Bernie Sanders,” Cyrus tells Elle. “Be the person people want and love. Don’t worry about the masses. That’s how you make a memorable moment. Let people talk about it.” | I don’t want this to come off the wrong way, but I’m going to tell my contestants: Be Bernie Sanders,” Cyrus tells Elle. “Be the person people want and love. Don’t worry about the masses. That’s how you make a memorable moment. Let people talk about it.” |
| Thank you for reading and please join us in the comments. | Thank you for reading and please join us in the comments. |
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