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GOP, Dems moving in opposite directions after a pivotal week

GOP, Dems moving in opposite directions after a pivotal week

Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — After a pivotal week, the presidential race has become a tale of two parties on sharply different trajectories: Hillary Rodham Clinton has tightened her grip on the Democratic nomination while Republican concern is reaching new heights. Some officials are even considering what could turn into a GOP civil war to stop Donald Trump — with no fallback option.

Clinton took what was essentially a victory lap on Friday, cheered by excited Democrats a day after her strong performance during an 11-hour Republican-led probe of the 2012 Benghazi attacks. The former secretary of state's high marks for the congressional hearing capped a week in which three of her five Democratic rivals bowed out of the race — none more important than Vice President Joe Biden, who said he wouldn't be getting in.

After unrest, N.H. pumpkin fest aims for jack-o-lantern mark
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After unrest, N.H. pumpkin fest aims for jack-o-lantern mark

Associated Press

LACONIA, N.H. (AP) — The annual New Hampshire Pumpkin Festival will try to scare up a world record a year after violence and scores of arrests soured its relationship with its longtime host city.

Laconia police Chief Chris Adams said this year's event was a peaceful success — a change from last year, when alcohol-fueled parties in during the event in Keene led to more than 100 arrests.

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