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Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 27, 2016
In new ad aired on TV, Clinton attacks Trump's outreach to black voters
Democrat Hillary Clinton called on Friday for voters to reject the "bigotry" of Donald Trump's White House campaign, releasing a television ad criticizing his efforts to appeal to black voters and saying she is reaching out to people from all parties who are troubled by his candidacy.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 25, 2016
Calls mount for Clintons to close charitable foundation despite impact on recipients
The Clinton Foundation, the family philanthropy of Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, should shut down or transfer operations to another charity despite its good work to avoid perceptions of "pay-for-play," The Washington Post and USA Today said in editorials on Wednesday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 24, 2016
Trump campaign going to the mattresses
It's no more Mr. Nice Guy for Donald Trump.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 24, 2016
Trump finds new target, hopes to rally Republicans by attacking Clinton Foundation
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, who has struggled to drive a consistent message and consolidate the support of his own party, is honing his attack on Democratic rival Hillary Clinton and the foundation bearing her last name, making it a rallying cry for fellow Republicans to get behind...
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 23, 2016
U.S. election is all about the debates
Debates are the biggest potential game changer in U.S. elections, and the best entertainer always wins them.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 23, 2016
Trump tells Fox News 'I'm not flip-flopping' on immigration
U.S. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump insisted on Monday he was not changing his stance on immigration, despite a comment from a top aide who said his plan to deport 11 million illegal immigrants was still under review.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 19, 2016
Clinton Foundation to bar foreign, corporate cash if Hillary is elected president
The Clinton Foundation will stop accepting foreign and corporate donations if Hillary Clinton is elected president and will stop holding the annual Clinton Global Initiative meetings whatever the outcome of the November election, a foundation spokesman said on Thursday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 18, 2016
Campaign said in 'hospice phase' as Trump taps firebrand to put him back on brash tack
Donald Trump's surprise move to hand the reins of his campaign to a right-wing firebrand was seen Wednesday as a formalized revival of his bare-knuckled, anti-establishment strategy and a rebuke to prominent Republican strategists who doubt its power to win the White House.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 17, 2016
Clinton taps Obama administration veterans for White House transition team
Looking to lay the groundwork for her presidency if she wins the White House in November, Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton named several veterans of President Barack Obama's administration for her transition team on Tuesday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 17, 2016
'Law and order' Trump set to be blunt in Milwaukee, call police shooting that sparked unrest justified
U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, set to visit Milwaukee days after the city was hit by unrest over the fatal police shooting of a black man, said on Tuesday that initial evidence pointed to the shooting being justified.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 17, 2016
Trump to get first security briefing but ultra-sensitive info off-limits: sources
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is expected to receive his first national security briefing this week from intelligence officials, sources said on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 17, 2016
Reuters/Ipsos poll puts Clinton 6 points ahead of Trump
Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton has a 6-percentage-point lead over Republican rival Donald Trump, according to a Reuters/Ipsos tracking poll released on Tuesday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 16, 2016
Is Donald Trump a Democratic Party plant?
Who in the end really gains from Donald Trump's paranoid, fact-free campaign style. A lot of people are saying it's Hillary Clinton.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 16, 2016
Fix campaign or step aside, Wall Street Journal tells Trump
Republican Donald Trump should fix his stumbling White House campaign in the next three weeks or step down, The Wall Street Journal said on Monday in a sharply worded warning from a leading conservative voice.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 16, 2016
Republican Asia experts say Trump presidency would be 'ruinous'
U.S. Asia experts who served in past Republican administrations said on Monday they would back Hillary Clinton in the presidential race, as a Donald Trump presidency would lead to "ruinous marginalization" for the United States in the region.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 12, 2016
U.S. knew of Russia's DNC hacking plan a year ago
U.S. intelligence officials told top congressional leaders a year ago that Russian hackers were attacking the Democratic Party, three sources familiar with the matter said Thursday, but the lawmakers were unable to tell the targets about the hacking because the information was so secret.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 12, 2016
Reid says Clinton will back Obama's Supreme Court pick
Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid said on Thursday he believed Hillary Clinton would stick with President Barack Obama's Supreme Court nominee if she won the Nov. 8 presidential election.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 12, 2016
Clinton, Kaines to release tax returns amid Trump's refusal
U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton will release her 2015 tax returns and her running mate, U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine and his wife, Anne Holton, will release the last 10 years of their tax returns within days, according to a source close to Clinton.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 11, 2016
Clinton rips Trump's 'casual inciting of violence' prod to gun rights advocates
Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton on Wednesday accused Republican opponent Donald Trump of inciting violence with his call for gun rights activists to stop her from nominating liberal U.S. Supreme Court justices.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 11, 2016
Republican foes grope for ways to dump divisive Trump as he further riles 'uncharted waters'
High-profile Republicans and rank-and-file voters on Wednesday struggled with how to best reject Donald Trump's divisive candidacy, as the nominee dealt with fallout from his remark that gun rights activists could stop Hillary Clinton from nominating liberal U.S. Supreme Court justices.

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