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Why Hillary Clinton Can Count On Bernie Sanders

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Sanders looks to the future Bill Shettle/ZUMA

-Analysis- WASHINGTON — Eight years ago, I spent an election night in a basement gymnasium in Manhattan, watching Hillary Clinton and her campaign advisers take up residence in a parallel universe. It was June 3, 2008, and Barack Obama had just clinched the Democratic presidential nomination, making official a victory that had seemed inevitable for months. But Terry McAuliffe, then the campaign chairman and emcee of this Clinton “victory” party, recited a list of Clinton’s primary wins and introduced her as “the next president of the United States.” Clinton that night made no mention of her defeat, boasting that she […]

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Women And The White House, Foreign Eye On Campaign 2016

Trump supporter at meeting in Bethpage, New York, on April 7
Trump supporter at meeting in Bethpage, New York, on April 7 Anna Sergeeva/ZUMA

Global coverage of the U.S. presidential race has zeroed in recently on the gender issue, from the only woman in the race, Trump’s wife and the influence of female voters.

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U.S. Elections 2016: “An American Spring” — The View From Abroad

Hillary Clinton cutouts in San Diego on March 22
Hillary Clinton cutouts in San Diego on March 22 Hayne Palmour IV/U-T San Diego/ZUMA

When they’re not warning us that Trump would put the world in grave danger, foreign media are trying to explain him.

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Hillary Wins Big, New Brussels Arrests, Pregnant T. Rex

Hillary Wins Big, New Brussels Arrests, Pregnant T. Rex

HILLARY V. DONALD SHOWDOWN NEARS Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump have expanded their respective leads after 14 million voters cast their ballots yesterday in Democratic and Republican primaries in five states, with The Washington Post reporting that it is now increasingly improbable that rivals stand a chance of catching up to the frontrunners in the […]

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U.S. Election 2016: Other Trumps, “Beautiful” Bernie, Bricks For The Wall

Trump supporter in Fayetteville, NC on March 9
Trump supporter in Fayetteville, NC on March 9 Al Drago/Congressional Quarterly/Newscom/ZUMA

From Latin America to Europe, the Middle East and beyond, newspapers around the world have expressed a growing mix of dismay and contempt as Donald Trump continues to rack up victories in the Republican party presidential primaries. But as the American billionaire moves closer to the nomination, international journalists are widening their analysis to note […]

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Sanders Surprises, Queen On Brexit, 5th Beatle Dies

Sanders Surprises, Queen On Brexit, 5th Beatle Dies

Sanders Surprises, Queen On Brexit, 5th Beatle Dies

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EU Migrant Summit, RIP Nancy Reagan, Long Live Bosses

EU Migrant Summit, RIP Nancy Reagan, Long Live Bosses

N. KOREA’S NUKE THREAT North Korea has threatened to launch “indiscriminate” nuclear strikes against South Korea and the U.S. as the latter kicks off its annual military drill in the Korean Peninsula today. “If we push the buttons to annihilate the enemies right now, all bases of provocations will be reduced to a sea of […]

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Trump v. Hillary?, Bin Laden Will, Livestream Eclipse

Trump v. Hillary?, Bin Laden Will, Livestream Eclipse

TRUMP AND HILLARY SCORE BIG ON SUPER TUESDAY Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton moved closer to a presidential face-to-face, with each winning seven of the 11 states holding primaries on the so-called Super Tuesday. Trump took home Republican primary wins in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Massachusetts, Tennessee, Vermont and Virginia, while Clinton won Democratic contests in […]

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‘What If Trump?’ – The World Starts To Wonder

Austrian daily Die Presse went for an ominous-looking front page Wednesday, asking “What if Donald Trump …,” as it imagines what a Trump presidency would entail. Building a wall at the U.S.-Mexico border; a more hostile relationship with China; abolishing Obamacare; using torture methods to help defeat ISIS: The Austrian daily analyses four of Donald […]

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Super Tuesday, Massive China Layoffs, Driverless Car Crash

Super Tuesday, Massive China Layoffs, Driverless Car Crash

SUPER TUESDAY IS HERE Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are heading into the most important day of the campaign to date hoping to consolidate their leads as respective party favorites. It’s primary day in 12 different states, most of them southern, where Clinton is expected to benefit from support among minorities, CNN notes. SYRIAN TRUCE […]

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U.S. Election 2016: Trump, Le Pen, Millennial-Bashing Down Under

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Selfie with Bernie David Calvert/ZUMA

PARIS — Generational and gender debates rumbling inside the U.S. Democratic primary are setting off sparks as far away as Mexico and Australia. In an open letter to young women backing Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, the Sydney Morning Herald‘s Julie Szego scolds such millenials for suffering from wide-eyed naïveté. “From the ‘safe spaces’ on […]

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The Importance Of Obama, For Both Bernie And Hillary

His reach is long
His reach is long Pete Souza/White House

As Republicans mercilessly attack the sitting president, Democratic hopefuls Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton should remember that ambivalence never wins elections.

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Plan Colombia, A 15-Year Scam Of Yankee Imperialism

Colombian Special Forces in Puerto Asis, Colombia
Colombian Special Forces in Puerto Asis, Colombia Mauricio Orjuela/Mindefensa/Xinhua/ZUMA

Plan Colombia was never the aid program touted by leaders in Washington and Bogota. But it proved to be excellent business for arms dealers and other shady characters.

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Syrian War Crimes, Imelda’s Jewels, Bucking Zuck

Syrian War Crimes, Imelda's Jewels, Bucking Zuck

“WAR CRIMES” ON SYRIAN HOSPITALS, SCHOOLS France and Turkey have denounced the bombing of five hospitals and two schools in Syria, labeling them as war crimes, the BBC reports. At least 50 people were killed by yesterday’s strikes in the Aleppo and Idlib provinces, the UN has said. Different warring parties are blaming one another. […]

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U.S. Election 2016: Trump On Paris, Iran On Beltway, Spain On Sanders

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Voting in New Hapshire Meredith Dake-O'Connor/CQ Roll Call/Newscom/ZUMA

Donald Trump has met his egomaniacal match in Serbian nationalist politician Vojislav Seselj, who boasted that his far-flung support for Trump could be decisive in the U.S. presidential campaign. “I am convinced that all Serbs who live in America will vote for him, also many other Americans who appreciate my political views and the ideology […]

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Syrian Truce, Pope In Mexico, Columbine Mother Speaks

Syrian Truce, Pope In Mexico, Columbine Mother Speaks

HOW FAR CAN SYRIAN TRUCE REACH? Secretary of State John Kerry and his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, announced this morning that they had agreed on the rapid delivery of desperately needed aid to besieged Syrian cities. Talking to reporters in Munich, the two top diplomats expanded on yesterday’s announcement of what amounts to an extremely […]

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Syrian Truce Proposed, Bernie’s Big Bucks, Einstein Was Right

Syrian Truce Proposed, Bernie's Big Bucks, Einstein Was Right

RUSSIA PROPOSES SYRIA CEASEFIRE Russia has proposed a ceasefire in Syria starting March 1, but U.S. officials responded that it should start immediately, AP reports. Washington officials belief that Moscow, which has been aiding Syrian government troops with airstrikes, is buying itself time to “crush moderate rebel groups,” AP reports. The proposal is expected to […]

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Record Brexit Support, Obama’s Oil Tax, Johnny Cash Spider

Baby suffering from microcephaly in Recife, Brazil, on Feb. 2
Baby suffering from microcephaly in Recife, Brazil, on Feb. 2 Diego Herculano/Xinhua/ZUMA

SYRIANS FLEE ALEPPO AMID FIGHTING Up to 70,000 Syrians may be heading north to Turkey as a consequence of heavy fighting near the northern Syrian city of Aleppo, Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the figure was more likely around 40,000. “Now 10,000 new refugees are waiting in […]

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Iowa-To-New Hampshire, Through The Eyes Of Foreign Media

At a Marco Rubio rally on Jan. 25 in Des Moines, Iowa
At a Marco Rubio rally on Jan. 25 in Des Moines, Iowa Al Drago/CQ Roll Call/Congressional Quarterly/Newscom/ZUMA

Marco Rubio emerges as the international media’s aspirational GOP nominee.

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On This Day – January 17

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North Korea H-Bomb Claim, Cologne Outcry, Black Hole Burp

North Korea H-Bomb Claim, Cologne Outcry, Black Hole Burp

NORTH KOREA CLAIMS FIRST H-BOMB TEST Photo: Yonhap News/ImageCollect/Newscom/ZUMA North Korea claimed Wednesday it had successfully conducted its first hydrogen-bomb test, with the regime’s official television network hailing the move as “a world-startling event to be specially recorded in the national history.” VERBATIM “We know we can’t stop every act of violence, every act of […]

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Hillary Holds, Dilma Sinks, Sodom Found

Hillary Holds, Dilma Sinks, Sodom Found

U.S.-RUSSIA TALKS OVER SYRIA CAMPAIGNS U.S. and Russian officials are expected to meet today for a third round of talks to discuss safety procedures in their respective Syrian campaigns after what the BBC describes as a “near-miss” on Saturday. American and Russian warplanes were reportedly in visual contact and within miles of each other. According […]

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Tsipras, Corbyn, Sanders: Rise Of The Pull-No-Punches Left

Tsipras, Corbyn, Sanders: Rise Of The Pull-No-Punches Left

And watch out for Pablo Iglesias, leader of Spain’s leftist Podemos party.

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Morsi Gets Death Sentence, Harvard Discrimination, Sports And Politics

Morsi Gets Death Sentence, Harvard Discrimination, Sports And Politics

ISIS TAKES IRAQ TOWN OF RAMADI ISIS is gaining ground again in Iraq, capturing the town of Ramadi, west of Baghdad. It’s a heavy blow to the Iraqi government and any hopes of rooting out the terrorist group. Shia militias, who already played an important part in retaking the city of Tikrit two months ago, […]

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Ukraine Truce Breached, Remembering Abducted Schoolgirls, GoPro In Space

Ukraine Truce Breached, Remembering Abducted Schoolgirls, GoPro In Space

SEPARATISTS BREACH UKRAINE CEASEFIRE The Ukrainian military accused pro-Russian separatists yesterday of using heavy weaponry that is supposed to have been withdrawn per a ceasefire both parties agreed to in February, Reuters reports. EXTRA! Nigerian newspaper Daily Trust joins the rest of the world today in marking the first anniversary of the terrorist organization Boko […]

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ISIS Kid Kills, Forced Confession, Two-Year Timelapse

ISIS Kid Kills, Forced Confession, Two-Year Timelapse

ISIS VIDEO SHOWS CHILD KILLING TEENA video posted online by ISIS shows a young boy fatally shooting 19-year-old Muhammad Musallam, an Israeli Arab whom the terrorist group accused of being a spy for Mossad, the Israeli intelligence services, Reuters IRAQI FORCES ENTER TIKRITThe Iraqi military, in alliance with private Shia militias, have entered parts of […]

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Ambassador “Deserved” Attack, Hillary’s Emails, 117 Candles

Ambassador "Deserved" Attack, Hillary's Emails, 117 Candles

NORTH KOREA SAYS U.S. AMBASSADOR “DESERVED” ATTACKNorth Korea’s official state media KCNA has described Thursday’s knife attack on the U.S. ambassador to South Korea Mark Lippert by a Korean nationalist as “deserved punishment for the warmongering United States.” It also called it “the knife of justice,” adding that it reflected the anger of South Koreans […]

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Not Just Russia: Italy, Other Europeans Sold Plenty Of Weapons To Syria

Tanks in Azaz, Syria
Tanks in Azaz, Syria Christiaan Triebert

ROME — Way back in 1998, Bill Clinton bet on the young Assad. He was to be his father’s successor, and the United States believed that the young Bashar al-Assad, once he reached power, would be the person to bring Syria back into the fold among the civilized nations of the world. And so Clinton’s […]

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Iraq Crisis Deepens, Hillary Chides Obama, Fifty Shades Of Frozen

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Sunday's "Supermoon" in Auckland, New Zealand Simon Runting/Rex Features/ZUMA

Monday, August 11, 2014 IRAQ SINKS DEEPER INTO CRISISThe United States is providing weapons to Kurdish Peshmerga fighters in Iraq as they battle Islamic State (IS) terrorists who are slaughtering civilian minorities, the AP reports. The Obama administration had previously said it would only sell arms to the Iraqi government, but that policy has changed. […]

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Ukraine-EU Pact, Plastic Wrap Torture, Narcopizzeria

London protest Thursday, the UN International Day in Support of Victims of Torture.
London protest Thursday, the UN International Day in Support of Victims of Torture. Gail Orenstein/ZUMA

Friday, June 27, 2014 UKRAINE SIGNS EU PACT Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko penned this morning an association agreement that includes free-trade and political cooperation with the European Union, the same that former president Viktor Yanukovych had refused to sign months ago, triggering massive protests in Kiev that eventually brought his presidency to an end. “I […]

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The Internet As America’s One-Way Mirror On The World

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Logged on and watching US Army

The National Security Agency’s spying on both its own citizens, and foreigners, has turned the idea of the “open web” on its head.

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Obama Inauguration: Four More Years, Top 10 History Quiz To Swear By

REUTERS, TELEGRAPH (UK), CNN, SENATE.GOV (USA) Worldcrunch WASHINGTON, D.C. – Barack Obama will be sworn in Monday as the President of The United States for a second time. A swearing-in ceremony, parade and an inaugural ball will mark the event. A private ceremony took place on Sunday because the U.S. Constitution mandates that the president […]

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Being Barack – Four More Years At “The Loneliest Job In The World”

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He walks alone White House

Let’s conduct a simple experiment: search on Google for any image of a recent American President — Johnson, Nixon, either father or son Bush, Clinton, Obama — at the moment of their first election victory. Then, search again for an image of the same man a few years later. Each will show the fatigue that […]

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Five Things That Happened At The 2013 Golden Globes

Worldcrunch LOS ANGELES – The 70th Golden Globes ceremony took place Sunday night in Los Angeles, bringing together Television and Cinema… surprise and predictability. Here’s what happened: 1. After being snubbed at the Oscar nominations, Ben Affleck’s drama “Argo” about the hostage crisis in Iran, won Best Picture, Drama, (and Director) beating tough competition from […]

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Northern Ireland Sees Fifth Night Of Riots

BBC, BELFAST TELEGRAPH (Northern Ireland), THE IRISH TIMES, RTE (Ireland) Worldcrunch BELFAST– The North Ireland capital of Belfast saw its fifth consecutive night of violence last night after a largely peaceful demonstration at City Hall erupted into riot. The Union flag over Belfast City Hall. Photo: Anosmia via Flickr The Belfast Telegraph reports that loyalist […]

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Obama Taps Hagel For Defense, Brennan For CIA

BBC, CNN, NEW YORK TIMES Worldcrunch WASHINGTON – Barack Obama’s choice for Secretary of Defence is Chuck Hagel, a Vietnam War veteran and former Republican senator from Nebraska. White House officials have also confirmed to multiple sources that Obama is set to name his counter-terrorism advisor John Brennan as the new director of the CIA. […]

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The Dark Side Of Feminism – Why Women Don’t Like Powerful Women

Lucky Woman: Yahoo boss Mayer, pictured last month
Lucky Woman: Yahoo boss Mayer, pictured last month FortuneLiveMedia

-Essay- BERLIN – It would have been better if she had dark circles under her eyes. Maybe a little bit of flab around the middle. At the very least a stain on her blouse – anything. Instead, in her first public appearance since the birth of her son, Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer was as slim […]

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Fallout From Benghazi Inquiry – Four US State Department Officials Resign

LOS ANGELES TIMES, VOICE OF AMERICA (USA), REUTERS Worldcrunch WASHINGTON – Four senior U.S. State Department officials resigned after an independent review board determined their operational responsibility for “grossly inadequate” security when Islamic militants killed four Americans at the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, reports the Los Angeles Times. Among them is Eric Boswell, the […]

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Obama’s Historic Error: The Irony Of A Nobel Laureate Opposing Palestinian UN Bid

Obama's Historic Error: The Irony Of A Nobel Laureate Opposing Palestinian UN Bid
Barry Pousman

-OP-ED- PARIS – Israel and Palestine, two states living side by side in fair and sustainable peace. This is, for any genuinely pro-democracy advocate – be they Jewish or Arab – the deeper meaning and the real political impact of the vote that took place Thursday at the United Nations General Assembly. Yet this upgrade […]

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Pyongyang Style – Trouble Brewing Again On The Korean Peninsula

Pyongyang Style - Trouble Brewing Again On The Korean Peninsula
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BEIJING – The recent speculation about North Korea’s (DPRK) intention of launching a ballistic missile is causing widespread concern. On November 24, the South Korean daily JoongAng Ilbo revealed that the South Korean military had detected North Korea transporting rocket components from its Pyongyang arsenal to its rocket launch site in the Northwest. The components […]

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