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One hundred years of ‘birther’ arguments
So-called "birthers" entered the political scene with Barack Obama's candidacy in 2008, questioning Obama's "natural born status" and, by extension, his eligibility for office.
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So-called "birthers" entered the political scene with Barack Obama's candidacy in 2008, questioning Obama's "natural born status" and, by extension, his eligibility for office.
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UPDATE (12:10 a.m.) With Missouri still undecided, Tuesday's results still prove one thing: Donald Trump, according to the Associated Press tally, now remains the only candidate who can (will?) snag enough delegates to net the GOP presidential nomination:
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump drew the backing of Florida Republican primary voters who would like to see the deportation of immigrants in the U.S. illegally and those looking for an outsider as the billionaire bested Sen. Marco Rubio in his home state, according to early exit poll results. On
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I wrote my first anti-Trump column in August. I wrote another in December. It is apparent that many Republican primary voters don't share my disdain for the man. Trump supporters are gleeful that he appears on the verge of the Republican nomination. I accept that. It's
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Retired neurosurgeon Dr. Ben Carson, who quit the Republican presidential nomination race last week, is expected to endorse his former rival Donald Trump at a news briefing Friday. That's according to two people with knowledge of the upcoming endorsement who spoke anonymously ahead of the formal
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FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Anxious Republican officials are coming to terms with the idea that their second least favorite GOP presidential candidate — polarizing Texas conservative Ted Cruz — may be the party's best last chance to stop Donald Trump. Possible Cruz supporters include reluctant Senate colleagues and former presidential
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican leaders on Sunday grappled with the prospect that the best hope for stopping Donald Trump's march to the nomination may be Ted Cruz — the only candidate who causes as much heartburn among party elites as the billionaire businessman, if not sometimes more. The Texas senator
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This article is part of a series of profiles of the 2016 presidential candidates that will appear on the NewBostonPost in the months leading up to the nominating conventions. Texan Ted Cruz is usually the smartest guy in the room.