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Another poll shows Trump with a small lead over Clinton
If the latest Washington Post/ABC News survey is any indication, presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and his likely Democratic opponent Hillary Clinton are destined for a cutthroat competition between now and November, with various voting groups sharply divided on their candidacies. Trump leads Clinton, 46 to 44 percent, but here are some of the fine poll breakdowns.
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The defeat of #NeverTrump
It's now or never for #NeverTrump. A contested Republican convention where the front-runner could lose the nomination is no longer in the cards. He's now the presumptive nominee, weeks sooner than most expected. The focus has now shifted to a conservative or independent third-party candidacy. Supporters claim the campaign infrastructure and funding is in place. There's just one problem: As deadlines loom, no candidate has bitten.
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Sanders fundraising to defeat DNC chair in her primary
Bernie Sanders' presidential campaign has begun raising money for Democratic National Committee chair Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz's primary opponent, threatening to further divide Democrats even as party leaders hope for unity behind Hillary Clinton. Sanders spoke out against Wasserman Schultz in an interview that aired Sunday on CNN, during which he said he "clearly" favored her opponent, Tim Canova. Now, he's wading in with an active role against her.
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Michael Freeman 
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Why is really, really rich Trump choosing to renege on his $6 mil promise to veterans instead of simply writing a personal check?
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Clinton: I'll consider businesspeople for VP
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton said she will consider businesspeople for vice president. In an interview with NBC, Clinton said she's not limiting her search for a running mate to elected politicians. "I think we should look widely and broadly," Clinton said of her VP search. "It's not just people in elective office. It is successful businesspeople. I am very interested in that."
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Clinton proposals to end gender pay gap would actually make it larger
Hillary Clinton's solutions for equalizing pay - "flexible scheduling, paid family leave and earned sick days" - tend to encourage women to take time off from work, which in turn tends toward lower lifetime earnings. That's certainly been the effect in Scandinavia, where such policies have been carried farthest. The effect, Swedish scholar Nima Sanandaji writes, is that "many women work, but seldom in the private sector and seldom enough hours to reach the top."
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| The average American eats (or drinks) 23 teaspoons of added sugar every day, or roughly three to four times the amount recommended by the American Heart Association. A 20-ounce Coke contains 17 teaspoons of added sugar. Based on research conducted just within the last few years, scientists increasingly blame a pandemic sugar overdose in the American diet for the current wave of obesity, hypertension, diabetes, and heart disease. |
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Sanders backers sue to extend voter registration in California
Socialist Sen. Bernie Sanders' supporters have filed a lawsuit seeking to extend voter registration until the day of California's primary, June 7. The federal lawsuit seeks to extend registration past Monday's deadline because of confusion about the Democratic presidential primary and how it differs from statewide primaries, the Los Angeles Times reported.
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The big surprise of the last few days has been Hillary Clinton's polling weakness. Conventional wisdom and previous polling all suggested she should have a healthy lead over Donald Trump, yet two consecutive polls show her trailing. Why do you think she is doing so badly?
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Report: Trump out-organized in Ohio
While Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has an Ohio team in place, Trump is reportedly lagging behind. Ed Rollins, co-chairman of the pro-Trump Great America political action committee, told the Wall Street Journal it feels like Trump's team is "at ground zero." Trump reportedly has no "general-election staff" in the Buckeye State, and the Wall Street Journal reported that Trump's senior aides have not even made contact with Ohio's Republican Party.
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Biden at West Point: Women, gays strengthen U.S. military
Delivering the commencement address to the graduates of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Vice President Joe Biden said the presence of women and openly gay soldiers in the ranks strengthens the United States military. "Having men and women together in the battlefield is an incredible asset, particularly when they're asked to lead teams in parts of the world with fundamentally different expectations and norms," Biden told the cadets at West Point.
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Obama in Vietnam
President Obama arrived in Vietnam on Sunday for the beginning of a three-day trip. Air Force One, which carried Obama, reportedly avoided flying over the South China Sea. While China claims ownership of much of the sea, Vietnam is among the countries that have overlapping claims.
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Carney: Good politics, bad economics mark Obama's labor agenda
"Vote Democrat: We'll increase unemployment, kill your neighborhood coffee shop and bakery, and make your lunch more expensive." That isn't a winning campaign motto. Thankfully for Dems, most voters don't understand the real effects that President Obama's popular-sounding policies will have. But Panera's CEO, a huge Democratic donor, knows exactly what it all means.
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York: Is it true what Democrats say about Republicans and voting?
Republicans have taken on the most contentious voting-related issue of recent years, the fight over voter ID. A voter, the thinking goes, should be able to prove who he or she is when voting. The solution, voter ID, was not only reasonable but publicly supported and approved by the courts - after all, if one has to present ID to board a plane or buy Sudafed, why is it overly burdensome to require the same to vote? Democrats have long responded by accusing conservatives and Republicans of attempting to suppress the vote. Given the reaction to Donald Trump's voters, were Democrats were right about the other side all along?
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Redskins name offensive to sports journalists, but not to 90 percent of Native Americans
Do Native Americans oppose the name Washington Redskins the way so many sportswriters do? Quick answer: No. The Washington Post has gone to the trouble of conducting a nationwide survey of Native Americans, the first since 2004. The results now are the same as then. "Nine in 10 Native Americans say they are not offended by the Washington Redskins name, according to a new Washington Post poll that shows how few ordinary Indians have been persuaded by a national movement to change the football team's moniker.
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Sessions: Historic Clinton attack on gun rights
Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions said the Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms would become nearly extinct if Hillary Clinton wins the presidency. Sessions told "Fox News Sunday" that "Hillary Clinton is the most anti-Second Amendment president perhaps we've ever had" and cautioned voters to consider the damage to gun rights her presidency would cause. The senator said Clinton would pick a liberal Supreme Court Justice to fill the court's vacancy, with potentially disastrous ramifications.
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