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Micek: Compared to Clinton, Trump seems lost at sea
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So who’s winning the Commander-in-Chief Election? In their first proximate – but not joint – appearance of the fall campaign, Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump each made the case for their foreign policy chops this week. Their backdrop: The retired aircraft carrier, the U.S.S. Intrepid, in New York City. One of them –…
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Clinton, Trump confront weaknesses in security forum
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Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton confronted their key weaknesses in a televised national security forum, with the Republican defending his preparedness to be commander in chief despite vague plans for tackling global challenges and the Democrat arguing that her controversial email practices did not expose questionable judgment. Trump also renewed his praise of Russian President…
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15 Guantanamo detainees sent to United Arab Emirates in major transfer
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Fifteen prisoners at the Guantanamo Bay detention center were sent to the United Arab Emirates in the single largest release of detainees during the Obama administration, the Pentagon announced Monday. The transfer of 12 Yemeni nationals and three Afghans to the UAE comes amid a renewed push to whittle down the number of detainees held at the…
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FACT CHECK: Trump gets his Mideast history wrong
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EDITOR’S NOTE _ A look at the veracity of claims by political figures. In trying to outline how he would defeat the threat, Trump himself launched several other false claims. He said Clinton and Obama sought to install a democracy in Libya and pushed for immediate change in leadership in Syria, accusing the pair of embarking on…
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Trump calls for ‘extreme vetting’ of immigration applicants
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Donald Trump called Monday for “extreme” ideological vetting of immigrants seeking admission to the United States, vowing to significantly overhaul the country’s screening process and block those who sympathize with extremist groups or don’t embrace American values. “Those who do not believe in our Constitution, or who support bigotry and hatred, will not be admitted…
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In reversal, Trump says IS claim about Obama was sarcastic
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After days of alleging repeatedly that President Barack Obama literally founded the Islamic State group, Donald Trump abruptly shifted tone on Friday and insisted his widely debunked claim had been sarcastic. Trump, in an early-morning post on Twitter, blamed CNN for reporting “so seriously” that he had called Obama and Democrat Hillary Clinton the extremist…
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Trump refuses to back away from false claim Obama founded ISIS
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Donald Trump repeatedly accused President Barack Obama of founding the Islamic State group on Thursday, refusing to take back a patently false allegation even when questioned about the logic of his position. A day after lobbing the attack against the president during a rowdy rally, Trump pressed ahead during a round of interviews. The Republican presidential nominee brushed off…
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Trump accuses Obama of being the ‘founder of ISIS’
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Donald Trump accused President Barack Obama on Wednesday of founding the Islamic State group that is wreaking havoc from the Middle East to European cities. A moment later, on another topic, he referred to the president by his full legal name: Barack Hussein Obama. “In many respects, you know, they honor President Obama,” Trump said…
