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AP Sources: Manafort tied to undisclosed foreign lobbying
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Donald Trump’s campaign chairman helped a pro-Russian governing party in Ukraine secretly route at least $2.2 million in payments to two prominent Washington lobbying firms in 2012, and did so in a way that effectively obscured the foreign political party’s efforts to influence U.S. policy. The revelation, provided to The Associated Press by people directly…
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Micek: Two campaign controversies voters shouldn’t shrug off
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If you ever wonder why some people think the game is rigged, why they believe the rich get access to government and power and influence the way the average working stiff doesn’t, then two headlines are instructive. Earlier this week, The New York Times reported that Paul Manafort, the campaign manager for Republican presidential nominee…
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Trump campaign shakes up leadership in latest sign of tumult
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Donald Trump announced a shake-up of his campaign leadership Wednesday, the latest sign of tumult for his struggling White House bid less than three months from Election Day. The Republican nominee named Stephen Bannon of the conservative Breitbart News website as chief executive officer and promoted pollster Kellyanne Conway to campaign manager. The moves signal…
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Trump to declare end to nation-building, propose ideological tests for immigrants if elected
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Donald Trump will declare an end to nation building if elected president, replacing it with what aides described as “foreign policy realism” focused on destroying the Islamic State group and other extremist organizations. In a speech Monday in Ohio, Trump will argue that the United States needs to work with anyone who shares that mission, regardless of other ideological…
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Colorado delegate vows ‘more insurgency’ after anti-Trump tumult
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The Colorado delegate heading a movement aimed at keeping the GOP from nominating Donald Trump for president vowed that the Republican National Convention will see “more insurgency” from Trump critics after a rancorous afternoon of procedural votes. “We don’t live in a dictatorship, we don’t live in a banana republic,” Castle Rock Republican Kendal Unruh…
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The Hot Sheet, July 18. 2016
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VOL. 01 NO. 132 | JULY 18, 2016 | COLORADOSTATESMAN.COM/THE-HOT-SHEET | © 2016By TCS CEO and Editor-In-Chief Jared Wright DENVER – Good morning and Happy Nelson Mandela International Day. I can hear the Flat Earthers screaming now … “this is the USA, who cares what day the United Nations designated for July 18!” … Ok, your thoughts have been…
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Short: Trump’s cynical assault on Colorado national delegates
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For a candidate posing as a strong leader, Donald Trump sure whines a lot. When Trump realized his media-driven campaign of personality was falling short in the critical goal of winning loyal delegates, and the Ted Cruz campaign was out-working and out-organizing him, Trump began railing against “voterless elections” and a “rigged, crooked system.” It’s…
