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The ghost of Pauline Kael
In February, I wrote a public cautionary note to my liberal friends, warning them to to take Donald Trump seriously and predicting…
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In 2016 presidential race, echoes of Brown v. Warren
BOSTON – Former Senator Scott Brown (R-MA) may have lost his 2012 race for re-election to Harvard Law School Professor Elizabeth…
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Trump sews up delegates to seal GOP nomination
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Triumphantly armed with a majority of his party's delegates, Republican Donald Trump unleashed a broadside attack…
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Trump, Clinton win Washington state’s presidential primaries
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton and presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump each won primaries in Washington state. Trump's…
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Protests turn violent outside Trump rally in New Mexico
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — In one of the presidential campaign year's more grisly spectacles, demonstrators at a Donald Trump rally…
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Sanders’ West Virginia win makes up little ground on Clinton
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — White House dreams fading, Bernie Sanders added another state to his tally against Hillary Clinton with a win in…
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Macbeth and the tyranny of unchecked power
The month of May marks the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death. His harrowing tragedy, Macbeth, depicts the fall of a…
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Trump shrugs as more high-profile GOP figures reject him
WASHINGTON (AP) — Big-name GOP leaders piled on Friday against Donald Trump in an extraordinary show of intraparty strife over his claim…
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Lessons from Trump’s victory
Is anyone not surprised by Donald Trump's ability to plow through the Republican primary process like a hot knife through…
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How Trump broke the rules, trashed GOP and won
WASHINGTON (AP) — Polling? Who needs to do that? Fund-raising? Can't be bothered. Parse your words? Fuhgetabout it. Donald Trump…
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Kaufman: GOP not ready to kick ‘tens of millions of voters to the curb’
Predicting the Republican Party "will come together behind Trump sooner versus later," GOP National Committee member Ronald Kaufman of Massachusetts…
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Old school outreach and the limits of progressive politics
If only the outwardly progressive candidates seeking the Democratic nomination for the Suffolk and Middlesex state senate seat had looked to history,…
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Sanders campaign to lay off hundreds of staffers
WASHINGTON (AP) — Bernie Sanders' presidential campaign said Wednesday it plans to lay off hundreds of field staffers and other aides, even…
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Calculating delegate math, Indiana next
WASHINGTON (AP) — With five more states in the rear-view mirror, presidential candidates will spend Wednesday recalculating cold, hard delegate math and…
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Trump, Clinton press closer to general election showdown
WASHINGTON (AP) — With five convincing victories in hand, Donald Trump strengthened his grip on the Republican primary race and pushed tantalizingly close…
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Bay State GOP caucuses preview Cleveland nomination fight
BOSTON — Saturday's Massachusetts Republican caucuses could prove crucial to who emerges at July's Republican National Convention to claim…
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Ted Cruz, likable guy? He’s working on that
WASHINGTON (AP) — After spending a year campaigning as a hardened, uncompromising conservative, Ted Cruz wants voters to see him in a different…
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Cruz, Kasich strategies align with goal of beating Trump
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Donald Trump's rivals are joining forces to deny him the necessary delegates to win the Republican…
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Pennsylvania GOP presidential delegate chase adds to mystery
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania, long an afterthought in presidential primary stakes, may emerge as a key player in crowning this year'…
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Clinton on brink of Dem nomination; Trump strengthens path
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hillary Clinton emerged from New York's presidential primary closer to clinching the Democratic nomination and becoming the first…
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Before Trump, there was Ventura
CHICAGO (AP) — He was a candidate few thought stood a chance. Best known as a television showman, he seemed more interested in…
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House Speaker Ryan rules out presidential bid, again
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Paul Ryan is definitively ruling out a bid for president this year, telling the GOP, "Count me…
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Aide: Ryan to make statement ruling out president bid
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Paul Ryan plans to definitively rule out a bid for president this year, amid persistent speculation that he…
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Kasich criticizes campaigns that demean, weaken America
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — John Kasich criticized his opponents' visions for America in a lengthy speech Tuesday in New York where…
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Trump: ‘I automatically win’ if Kasich would just quit
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump is pushing rival John Kasich to get out of the White House race, arguing…
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The last time an outsider crashed the GOP
Donald Trump's challenge to the GOP establishment now seems on course to succeed.…
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Rubio working to play a role at GOP national convention
WASHINGTON (AP) — Marco Rubio is working to play a role at the Republican National Convention even as his rivals scramble to pick…
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The primary of the unbound delegates
The primaries and caucuses to select the Republican presidential nominee are officially scheduled to end on June 7. That's a…
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Trump scrambles to address delegate fight
WASHINGTON (AP) — He is the Republican Party's undisputed front-runner, yet Donald Trump's White House aspirations may now…
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First GOP senator calls for vote on Garland
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Mark Kirk became the first Republican senator to break with party leaders and call for a vote on President…
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Garland meets Democrats, Senate recesses, groups up pressure
WASHINGTON (AP) — Merrick Garland has met with two supportive Senate Democratic leaders and spoken by phone to more of his Republican opponents.…
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Sanders says he has a ‘path toward victory’ against Clinton
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders says he still maintains a "path toward victory" in his Democratic presidential bid against…
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Conservatives plot Trump demise as he eyes Arizona win
SUN CITY, Ariz. (AP) — Fearful of a Donald Trump nomination to lead the GOP, conservative leaders huddled privately in Washington on Thursday…
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What kind of judge is Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland?
On March 16, President Obama announced his pick for the Supreme Court vacancy left by the death of Justice Antonin Scalia: Merrick…
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Trump warns of riots if he’s denied the GOP nomination
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump warned Wednesday that if Republican Party leaders try to block him from becoming the GOP presidential nominee, "…
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Rubio, Kasich fighting to keep White House hopes alive
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (AP) — Republicans Marco Rubio and John Kasich are fighting for their political futures Tuesday, desperate for wins in their home…
