How Bernie Supporters Would Vote in the General Election | FindTheData.org Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders will join presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton at an event Tuesday in New Hampshire, their campaigns said. Sanders made his most pro-Clinton comments to date on Thursday, signaling a formal endorsement of his primary rival was imminent. “We have […]
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Why NAFTA is a tricky issue for Hillary Rodham Clinton
MOUNT CLEMENS, Mich. — Michigan is trickier than it may appear for Hillary Clinton, a Democrat whose party’s presidential nominees have carried the struggling manufacturing hub for decades. Bernie Sanders beat her in the state’s Democratic primary by railing against the North American Free Trade Agreement. Republican Donald Trump is more popular with Michigan’s working-class […]
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Donald Trump says his veterans care will save lives, money
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Touting himself as the “law and order candidate,” Republican Donald Trump pledged Monday to crack down on Department of Veterans Affairs employees who fail to serve veterans, his latest in a series of prepared remarks aimed at articulating his policy agenda for his general election campaign. “We made a promise to […]
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Lawmakers won’t plan public hearings on wardens
AUGUSTA — The state legislature won’t hold public hearings this year into the conduct of undercover game wardens after a newspaper reported on tactics including providing alcohol and encouraging poaching, and one legislator said lawmakers lack the stomach to question law enforcement ahead of elections. Chairs of the committee that oversees the warden service said such […]
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Janet Mills says education commission intentionally violated law
AUGUSTA — Democratic Attorney General Janet Mills says a state commission intentionally violated the law by excluding the public from an April meeting. Her office Friday filed a civil complaint in Maine district court seeking an up-to $500 fine against a commission tasked with reforming public education funding. A July 25 court appearance is scheduled […]
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GOP promises Hillary Rodham Clinton email investigations to go on
WASHINGTON — Republicans signaled they’re not done with election-year investigations of Hillary Clinton and whether she lied to Congress, even after a House committee signed off Friday on its report into the deadly 2012 attacks in Benghazi, Libya. The 800-page report by the GOP-led Benghazi Committee found no wrongdoing by the former secretary of state, […]
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Gov. Paul LePage rebuffs superintendent’s call for education commissioner
In a letter dated June 30, the Maine School Superintendents Association urged Gov. Paul LePage to appoint a permanent education commissioner. LePage, who rescinded his nomination of former Husson University President William Beardsley after Democrats said they would question him during confirmation proceedings about his positions on transgender rights and teaching evolution, has appointed Beardsley deputy commissioner and […]
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U.S. payrolls rise 287,000 in June
America’s job market stirred to life in June as payroll growth accelerated by the most since October after a two-month lull, assuaging fears of broader cutbacks by companies. Payrolls climbed by 287,000 last month, exceeding the highest estimate in a Bloomberg survey, after a revised 11,000 gain in May, a Labor Department report showed Friday. […]
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U.S. Capitol police lift lockdown
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Capitol building is no longer on lockdown. The Senate sergeant at arms said a lockdown had concluded. The sergeant at arms had earlier issued a lockdown alert for the building and visitor center, saying police activity has been reported. Capitol police had said they were searching for an individual but offered […]
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Are ‘Make America Great Again’ hats ‘Made in USA’?
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump’s “Make America Great Again” hats proudly tout they are “Made in USA.” Not necessarily always the case, an Associated Press review found. The iconic, baseball-style hats are indeed stitched together at a small factory in the Los Angeles area. But at least one of the hats in a small sample tested […]