Election

Associated Press

Root of Civil War among hot topics in leadup to Iowa primary

As Republicans make their case for the future, they keep getting stuck on the past, even failing to understand the cause of the Civil War.
3 months ago
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Arizona Rep. Raul Grijalva is 1st congressional endorsement for Bernie Sanders

Arizona Rep. Raul Grijalva is set to become the first congressional endorsement for Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders at a Tucson rally Friday.
9 years ago
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Unofficial results: Daniel Valenzuela re-elected in District 5

Incumbent Councilman Daniel Valenzuela dominated in the District 5 race for re-election, as of 8:00 p.m.
9 years ago
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Unofficial results: Proposition 104 wins at the polls

Hot topic Proposition 104 appeared to pass at the polls as of 8:00 p.m.
9 years ago
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Unofficial results: Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton wins second term

Current Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton leads the polls with 66.3 percent of the votes for mayor as of 8:00 p.m.
9 years ago
Associated Press

Trump’s lawyer apologizes after mistaken claim about rape

An attorney for Republican presidential contender Donald Trump apologized Tuesday for making the incorrect assertion that "by the very definition, you can't rape your spouse."
9 years ago
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Quiet on Keystone, Clinton faces sharper attacks from rivals

Hillary Rodham Clinton dodged questions Tuesday about her positions on trade and the Keystone XL pipeline, telling a New Hampshire voter that if the future of the project opposed by environmentalists remains "undecided when I become president, I will answer your question."
9 years ago
Republican presidential candidate New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie speaks during a town hall meeting ...
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Christie: Republican primary rivals lack policy specifics

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie on Tuesday chided his rivals for the Republican presidential nomination for speaking in slogans rather than offering specifics on policies they'd pursue if elected to the White House.
9 years ago
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Associated Press

GOP on guard as Trump continues to dangle 3rd party prospect

Donald Trump is running for president as a Republican, and he says that won't change -- so long as he's "treated fairly."
9 years ago
Associated Press

Clinton, Democratic hopefuls to address DNC members

The Democratic National Committee says all five of the party's main presidential candidates will address DNC members next month.
9 years ago
FILE – In this July 25, 2015, photo, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at...
Associated Press

5 things to consider as Trump dangles 3rd party prospect

A lot of Republicans would like Donald Trump to go away. But not too far.
9 years ago
Associated Press

Rubio: US has ‘long’ and ‘painful’ history of discrimination

The United States must acknowledge a "painful, complicated" history of racial discrimination that still affects many minorities, Republican presidential hopeful Marco Rubio said Monday between campaign speeches in South Carolina.
9 years ago
n In this July 23, 2015, photo, Republican presidential candidate Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker speak...
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Walker says EPA should be limited ‘umbrella organization’

Republican presidential candidate Scott Walker said Monday he would shift most of the responsibilities of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to state-based regulators, leaving the EPA to serve as an "umbrella organization" that would resolve disputes between them.
9 years ago
Republican presidential candidate, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, greets supporters at a Central Flo...
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Bush denounces ‘crazy message of hate’ in campaign

Jeb Bush implored his Republican presidential rivals Monday to reject the "crazy message of hate" that he sees at play in the campaign and cast himself as a "committed conservative," but not an "angry" one, in remarks rooted in Donald Trump's inflammatory rhetoric and the backlash that followed.
9 years ago
Associated Press

In New Jersey, Christie taps ex-classmates for plum posts

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has remained especially close to his high school friends.
9 years ago
Republican presidential candidate Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., listens as he is introduced at a Town Hall...
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Libertarian donors put up $6 million for Rand Paul GOP bid

Deep-pocketed libertarians are giving big to help Rand Paul win the Republican presidential primary.
9 years ago
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks during a campaign event Sunday, Jul...
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Clinton aims high in green energy plan

Calling climate change one of the "most urgent threats of our time," Hillary Rodham Clinton laid out elements of a sweeping plan Monday that would see every U.S. home powered by renewable energy by 2027, even as she declined to take a position on the Keystone XL oil pipeline opposed by environmental activists.
9 years ago
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GOP’s chairman doesn’t expect Trump third-party candidacy

Republican Party chairman Reince Priebus said Monday that he's not worried about Donald Trump eventually running for president as an independent.
9 years ago
Associated Press

Christie has made habit of appointing high school friends

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie launched his campaign for president in his high school gymnasium, surrounded by old friends.
9 years ago
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks during a campaign event Sunday, Jul...
Associated Press

In Iowa, Clinton says climate plan will promote renewables

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton says climate change is real and people are "just not paying attention" if they don't acknowledge it.
9 years ago
Associated Press

Huckabee criticizes Iran deal as being similar to Holocaust

GOP presidential candidate Mike Huckabee is sticking with his controversial criticism of the Iran nuclear deal as "marching the Israelis to the door of the oven," a reference to the Holocaust.
9 years ago
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Sanders visits Louisiana, talks civil rights, gun control

Sen. Bernie Sanders wrapped up a weekend campaign swing in Louisiana with a typically fiery speech railing against income inequality and touching on issues of racism and criminal justice during a rally that drew close to 4,000 people to a suburban New Orleans convention center Sunday night.
9 years ago
Presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton meets with a group of supports in the backyard of a Beaverdale...
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Clinton says she’s confident about proper handling of emails

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton said she never knowingly sent or received classified information using her private email server and did not know what messages were being cited by intelligence investigators as examples of emails containing classified information.
9 years ago
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at a rally and picnic, Saturday, July 25, 201...
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Trump slams Walker as governor leads in early voting Iowa

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump opened up a line of attack Saturday on Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, accusing the leader in recent polls in Iowa of running his neighboring state into financial trouble.
9 years ago