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Texas evangelical leader David Barton threatened a Tea Party challenge to Senator John Cornyn – a truly apocalyptic scenarioJohn Cornyn, the US senator from Texas, has been a stalwart of conservative...
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Hillary Clinton is the most formidable presidential frontrunner in modern era...
All the variables that predict primary winners from polling to endorsements are working more in her favor than in 2008Hillary Clinton remains the most formidable presidential nomination frontrunner for...
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View ArticleAlvin Toffler, author of Future Shock, dies aged 87
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View ArticleTrump names three apparent vice-presidential possibilities on Twitter
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It is notoriously difficult to tell who the Democratic and Republican nominee will choose, and Clinton and Trump are no different, but there are some cluesAmerica loves the veepstakes. Every four...
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