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DONALD TRUMP

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ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 10, 2016
Philippine lawmaker proposes ban on Trump entering country
A lawmaker in the Philippines is calling for Donald Trump to be permanently banned from the country after the Republican U.S. presidential nominee implied that Filipino immigrants pose a terrorist threat to the United States.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 9, 2016
Beijing ridicules Trump over 'China-bashing'
China responded Tuesday to claims by Republican U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump that Beijing "breaks the rules in every way imaginable" when it comes to trade, lashing out at the business mogul's economic prescription that it called "dangerous and damaging."
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 9, 2016
Trump stuck in 1980s time warp with Sony rant
Trump's cheap shots at Japan are profoundly ignorant and threaten relations with a critical U.S. ally.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 9, 2016
Military voters say no to endless wars
The least militaristic U.S. presidential candidate, Libertarian Party nominee Gary Johnson, has the most support among U.S. active duty service members.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 9, 2016
Fearing Trump win, Republican ex-CIA operative launches third party run
A former CIA officer and congressional staffer on Monday launched a long-shot bid for president, a Republican billing himself as a conservative alternative to Donald Trump who disenchanted voters can rally around.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 8, 2016
Trump won't defend the U.S. Constitution
Donald Trump's track record suggest he would undermine the U.S. Constitution rather than uphold it.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 8, 2016
Putin better not meddle in U.S. race
Any clear-eyed assessment by the Kremlin must conclude that a Donald Trump presidency is not in Russia's interests.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 8, 2016
Putting disastrous week behind him, Trump to focus on economy, Clinton
Seeking to move beyond a week of discord, U.S. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump will on Monday outline plans for trade, taxes and regulation and contrast his ideas for economic growth with those of Democratic rival Hillary Clinton.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 6, 2016
Trump rips U.S. defense of Japan as one-sided, too expensive
Donald Trump blasted as unfair U.S. defense tie-ups with NATO, South Korea and Japan, a reprise of comments that have earned him scorn by many in the national security community.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 6, 2016
Trump's economic advisory group belies his populist image
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's team of economic policy advisers is packed with moguls from the hedge fund and investment banking industries, which he has railed against in the past.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 6, 2016
Trump, courting GOP leaders, endorses Ryan and two senators up for re-election
Republican Donald Trump took steps to steer his White House campaign back into favor with his party establishment on Friday by endorsing House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan and two Republican senators seeking re-election, after expressing coolness toward them earlier in the week.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 5, 2016
Why the GOP still won't rally around Trump
Americans with a sense of common decency are likely to regard Republicans who know better but stick with Trump as unworthy of the public trust.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 5, 2016
Obama warns Trump not to spill security briefing beans, hits his claim poll will be rigged
President Barack Obama confirmed on Thursday that Donald Trump will get national security briefings ahead of the November election, but he warned the Republican candidate, whom he has called "unfit" for office, that information from the meetings must be kept secret.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Aug 5, 2016
Clint Eastwood makes Trump's day, notes Donald diverges from 'kiss-ass generation'
Clint Eastwood, the 86-year-old four-time Oscar winner, excoriated the current generation of Americans as weak and overly sensitive while backing Donald Trump even though the Republican presidential hopeful has "said a lot of dumb things."
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 3, 2016
FBI took months to tell Democrats of hacking and suspected Russian role
The FBI did not tell the Democratic National Committee last fall that officials suspected it had been the target of a cyberattack, three people with knowledge of the discussions told Reuters.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 3, 2016
Trump blasts Buffett's rebuke over his business credentials
U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Tuesday brushed off billionaire investor Warren Buffett's blistering critique of his business acumen.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 2, 2016
Khizr Khan and the triumph of Democratic militarism
The Democrats turned Donald Trump's tactless words into a scandal, deflecting attention from the real issue: Hillary Clinton's support for the illegal war that killed Humayun Khan.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 2, 2016
Of course U.S. candidates have ties to Russia
Russian oligarchs have yet to give Donald Trump a dime, but they have donated thousands of dollars to Hillary Clinton's campaign.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 2, 2016
Statistics belie Trump's claim of a crime wave
Donald Trump's dark, frightening rhetoric about crime in America is many years out of date.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 2, 2016
Also under IRS audit, Buffett prods Trump on tax returns, invites questions
U.S. investor Warren Buffett, speaking at a campaign rally for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, challenged Republican Donald Trump on Monday to release his tax returns.

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