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WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans are near-unanimous in demanding that President Barack Obama leave it to his successor to nominate a candidate to fill the Supreme Court seat of the late Justice Antonin Scalia. But the president insists he plans to come forward with a nominee — and that there's plenty
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DENMARK, S.C. (AP) — The fight for black voters turned into a tug-of-war over President Barack Obama's legacy Friday as Democratic presidential hopefuls looked for an edge in South Carolina. Republicans, meanwhile, crisscrossed the state in search of a path out of Donald Trump's long shadow.
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AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Maine Gov. Paul LePage figured Democrats would shoot down his choice for education commissioner, so he withdrew the nomination. And on Thursday, he named himself to lead the department instead. The famously pugnacious Republican governor made the announcement Thursday at a Chamber of Commerce breakfast that he
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Protecting the privacy of law-abiding citizens from the government is a pillar of Ted Cruz's Republican presidential candidacy, but his campaign is testing the limits of siphoning personal data from supporters. His "Cruz Crew" mobile app is designed to gather detailed information from its
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A heavy silence hung over the room. A man with aphasia – his stutter allowing him to speak in only a few strained words at a time – pleads with Chris Christie for help with his health at a Nov. 11 town hall-style meeting in Coralville, Iowa.
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BOSTON – Gov. Charlie Baker's endorsements of Massachusetts Republican State Committee candidates is stirring up some controversy within the party. Steven Aylward, a conservative state committee member from Watertown, hasn't gotten Baker's backing, while his opponent for the Second Suffolk and Middlesex district seat, Neil
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Scott Brown, the former U.S. senator for Massachusetts, reflected on Donald Trump's decisive New Hampshire presidential primary victory on Tuesday, telling Boston Herald Radio that his support factored significantly in the New Yorker's big win. "He had no ground game in Iowa," Brown
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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Carly Fiorina dropped out of the 2016 Republican presidential race Wednesday, following a dismal finish in the New Hampshire primary Tuesday. The former Hewlett Packard chief executive announced to her followers on Twitter.com that she is suspending her campaign. She had won praise for her
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