POINT-COUNTERPOINT: Same solutions can work in Dallas, Tupelo
In Tupelo and throughout America racial divisions like flooding waters are dangerously close to breeching a dam. In a world of hurt people are asking questions.
Category Archives: Hillary Clinton
Obama takes on Trump with tough talk
His vehement warnings that GOP nominee Donald Trump is temperamentally and intellectually unfit for the Oval Office leave Obama standing apart from almost all of his 43 predecessors in the extent to which he has publicly expressed a hostile attitude to a potential successor. During yet another turbulent week in a convention-busting election campaign, Obama cloaked himself in the symbolism-laden settings of the Pentagon and an appearance with a foreign dignitary in the White House to denounce Trump as "unfit" for the Oval Office.
Libertarian ticket eyes post-convention opening – ” and debate stage
The Libertarian Party ticket, facing what polls show are two of the most unpopular presidential candidates in modern American history, is seeing a bump in support as the general election race moves into full swing - and a surge in interest that could carry nominee Gary Johnson onto the prized debate stage this fall. Despite Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton's popularity issues and trust gap with voters, few expect the Libertarian ticket to pose a Ross Perot-style threat this year.
Assange Is – Working On’ Exposing TrumpBy Marlow Stern
The head of WikiLeaks opened up to the comedian about how he hacked the DNC and why the organization hasn't targeted Trump yet. The head of WikiLeaks , still banished to the Ecuadorian Embassy in London, has come under fire by U.S. intelligence officials-and even NSA leaker Edward Snowden, who criticized the organization's "hostility to even modest curation"-for not just his troubling anti-Semitic streak or lingering rape accusation, but also that they are probably doing the work of Russia in releasing thousands upon thousands of Democratic National Committee emails, thereby tilting the U.S. presidential election towards former reality star Donald Trump, whose campaign has very deep ties to Vladimir Putin.
Trump endorses Ryan as he works to repair campaign mistakes
In an effort to repair some of the damage he had inflicted on his presidential campaign, Donald Trump endorsed House Speaker Paul Ryan to end a four-day standoff that exposed the deeps chasms in the Republican Party over his candidacy. Trump struck a rare conciliatory tone at a Wisconsin rally on Friday, imploring his party to unite behind him and opening a full-throttle attack on Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton.
Iran could have an operational nuke by 2017 end
The nuclear accord signed a year ago with Iran has become a hot US presidential campaign issue. On Thursday, Aug. 4, US President Barack Obama speaking at the Pentagon said the agreement "has worked exactly the way we said it would," and even "Israeli defense officials are behind [it] and now recognize the efficacy of the accord" and that the Iranians "no longer have the short term breakout capacity that would allow them to develop nuclear weapons."
Why a meaningful shift in the Trump-Clinton race might be at hand
Hillary Clinton has a large and perhaps growing lead in the nation and in many of the predominantly white battleground states where Donald Trump was thought to have his best shot, according to a wave of new surveys released in the past two days. Three national surveys - from Fox, NBC/WSJ and Marist/McClatchy - showed Clinton ahead by big margins: 10, 9 and 15 percentage points.
Julian Assange Says Wikileaks Is ‘Working On’ Hacking Trump’s Tax Returns
"Obviously we know these come from Russia, and we also know that you do not like Hillary Clinton at all, as does not Vladimir Putin ," said Maher. "So it look likes you are working with a bad actor, Russia, to put your thumb on the scale and basically fuck with the one person who stands in the way of us being ruled by Donald Trump," the comedian added.
Trump on Clinton: ‘She took a short-circuit in the brain’
Donald Trump pumped up his attacks on Hillary Clinton's character Saturday night by suggesting that the former secretary of state is not mentally fit to be president. "She took a short-circuit in the brain.
Hillary’s old rules
Confederate President Jefferson Davis, frustrated by what he saw as state governments protecting their authority at the expense of the War efforts, lamented that if the South lost it was because it "died of a theory."
Trump ends standoff, endorses Ryan, Ayotte, McCain
Donald Trump endorsed House Speaker Paul Ryan late Friday, ending a four-day standoff between the GOP's most powerful man that exposed deepening concerns about the New York billionaire's presidential candidacy. Having refused to endorse the speaker earlier in the week, Trump said, "We have to unite" as he vowed to support Ryan in next week's primary contest.
Trump looks to stay on message after gaffe-filled week
After a week that featured a spat with Gold Star parents, squabbles with other Republicans and a nosedive in the polls, Donald Trump is looking to flip the script and stay on message, trying to keep the focus on his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton. The Republican nominee tried to do so Friday, focusing largely on Clinton during a rally in Des Moines.
Clinton keeps email scandal alive by dodging questions
A scandal that should be disappearing in Hillary Clinton's rearview mirror has become a constant source of criticism as the former secretary of state continues to make inaccurate statements about her private email use whenever she is asked about it. On the one-month anniversary of the FBI's decision to close its investigation of Clinton's emails without recommending charges, the Democratic nominee struggled through a question about her honesty by claiming she had "short-circuited" several recent answers to email-related questions.
Most Read on Bloomberg: Goldman Drops Och-Ziff, BOE Stimulates
The most-read Bloomberg News reports from the past week are listed below. The rankings are based on daily statistics through Aug. 6. Goldman Employees to Pull $350 Million From Och-Ziff Fund -- Goldman Sachs Group Inc.'s retirement plan is pulling cash from one of the investment bank's most famous alumni, liquidating a hedge fund run by Daniel Och's Och-Ziff Capital Management Group.
Hillary Clinton makes history
In her autobiography, Living History , Hillary Clinton describes herself not as a former senator or first lady, but as a person born in a "fortunate time and place", free to make choices unavailable to many women in the past and inconceivable for many in the world today. It is a point that must not be lightly brushed aside, as Mrs Clinton is confirmed as the first woman to ever to be nominated by a major political party to be the United States president.
Kaine makes 1st Michigan stop as vice presidential nominee
The Virginia senator rallied supporters Friday in Grand Rapids, which he called the "beer city." He also opened a nearby campaign office with Democratic Sen. Debbie Stabenow and attended a fundraiser.
Loeb Credit Bet Returns 15% in Quarter on Junk Energy Holdings
Hedge fund manager Dan Loeb's corporate credit portfolio returned 15 percent in the second quarter, helped by a bet on high-yield bonds. "Performance was largely driven by positive returns from performing credit investments in the energy sector," Loeb said Friday in a conference call discussing results at Third Point Reinsurance Ltd., the Bermuda-based company that counts on him to oversee investments.
Trump strains to fix split GOP, blasting common foe Clinton
Donald Trump faced an all-too-clear sign of GOP divisions Friday in Midwestern battlegrounds, embraced by party leaders in one state but ignored in another.
Hillary Clinton Tries to a Clarify and Explaina Controversial Comments About Email Probe
Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton tried to "clarify and explain" on Friday controversial comments she recently made about her use of a private email server during the time she was secretary of state, saying she "may have short-circuited" while making those comments. In an interview last weekend, Clinton insisted FBI Director James Comey had concluded her public statements on the matter had been "truthful."
The Latest: Trump says if you don’t like him, vote Pence
"If you don't like me. That's OK," he tells a rally crowd in Des Moines, Iowa. "Vote for Pence because it's the same thing."