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Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 8, 2015
Trump's call to close door to all Muslims draws wide spectrum of scorn
Donald Trump is calling for "a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States," his campaign said on Monday, until "our country's representatives can figure out what is going on."
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 8, 2015
Domain owner unclear but JebBush.com redirects to Trump campaign site
In an exquisite act of trolling, the website JebBush.com currently redirects to Donald Trump's campaign website, DonaldJTrump.com.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 8, 2015
Republican Cruz cruises to lead in Iowa polls as Carson support slides amid missteps
Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz has taken the lead in the early-voting state of Iowa, surpassing both Donald Trump, who holds the lead in most national surveys, and Ben Carson, who has scored strongly in the state in recent months, according to a Monmouth University poll released on Monday....
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 7, 2015
Political correctness, lack of profiling paved way for California massacre, Trump says
Ahead of President Barack Obama's Sunday night speech outlining his plan to fight terrorism, Republican presidential candidates called for more surveillance tools for the intelligence community, while front-runner Donald Trump said political correctness and a fear of profiling may have helped allow last...
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 4, 2015
GOP rivals blast Obama, each other at Jewish donor forum; Christie calls California carnage terrorism
A gathering of GOP presidential candidates before major donors on Thursday prompted predictable condemnations of President Barack Obama's foreign policy and a surprise bill of attainder against the Republican Party.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 3, 2015
Trump slams politically correct war against Islamic State, vows to 'take out their families'
Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump said on Wednesday his plan for combating Islamic State militants involves targeting not just the group's fighters but also their families.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 2, 2015
Trump vows to 'hit back' if Cruz goes after his support base
Donald Trump previewed a coming political battle with fellow Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz, the tea party senator from Texas who many are predicting is jockeying for Trump's base of support.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 29, 2015
Trump re-frames claim that Muslims cheered 9/11 attacks
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Saturday re-framed his claim that he saw Muslims in Jersey City, New Jersey, cheering the attacks on the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in Manhattan on Sept. 11, 2001, by asserting the sentiment was shared worldwide.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 28, 2015
Trump's support drops 12 points in five days
U.S. presidential hopeful Donald Trump's support among Republicans has dropped 12 points in less than a week, marking the real estate mogul's biggest decline since he vaulted to the top of the field in July, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 24, 2015
Clinton hits $160 billion Pfizer 'inversion' deal with Allergan, says taxpayers left holding the bag
Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Rodham Clinton attacked Pfizer Inc.'s plan to move its tax address to Ireland through a merger with Allergan PLC, saying it would hurt U.S. taxpayers and urging a crackdown on such deals.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 24, 2015
Low-polling candidate Kasich hopes, with super-PAC aid, to derail fast-talking Trump in Ohio
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is heading to the backyard of rival John Kasich Monday night after a tumultuous week of dubious claims about Muslims and fisticuffs at an Alabama rally. The Ohio governor wants to use the event to derail him.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 23, 2015
Fearing Syrian terrorist 'Trojan horse' among refugees, Trump OK with return to waterboarding
Donald Trump, the leading Republican contender for U.S. president, says he would return to strong interrogation techniques such as waterboarding if he were elected because their severity pales against Islamic State practices.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 18, 2015
Bush differs with GOP cohorts on Syria refugee entry, qualifies Christian-only comment
Jeb Bush said he wouldn't ban Syrian refugees from entering the United States, separating himself from most Republican governors and his party's presidential field as he pitched himself as the most experienced candidate running for the nomination.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 15, 2015
Trump's art of the deal: Dispute your bills
Donald Trump has a message for anyone who agrees to do a job for him: If I don't like your work or I think you're trying to rip me off, don't expect to be paid in full.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Nov 9, 2015
Kind of dead as Trump hosts Saturday Night Live
There's a certain look a cast member gets that longtime viewers of comedy show "Saturday Night Live" can instantly recognize. In many ways, it's this look, and the performer's mastery of it, that separates the truly great "SNL" performers from your run-of-the-mill hacks. You know this look: It's the...
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 2, 2015
Bush says rival Rubio no longer trying to break Washiington gridlock
Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush pressed his attack on rival Marco Rubio's record of missed Senate votes, saying it showed Rubio had "given up" on breaking through the political gridlock in Washington.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 2, 2015
Trump's 'Japan Is back' rhetoric signals campaign focus on alleged currency manipulation
Donald Trump's claim that "Japan is back" isn't the dominant view among economists. Apparently, the Bank of Japan agrees with his assessment.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 29, 2015
Trailing, Trump gets testy as candidates wade into GOP debate
Republican outsider front-runners Ben Carson and Donald Trump came under fire at the outset of the party's third presidential debate Wednesday night, as the moderators and some of their opponents pushed for details of their tax and budget proposals and raised questions about their inexperience in government....
WORLD / Politics
Oct 26, 2015
Biden says he nixed White House run because it was too late to derail Clinton bid
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden said he decided not to make a 2016 run for the White House after concluding he couldn't, so late in the game, put together a campaign that would derail Democratic front-runner Hillary Rodham Clinton.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Oct 14, 2015
Trump to step outside reality, host 'Saturday Night Live' in November
U.S. Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump will be exercising his comedy muscles as the host of NBC's live sketch show "Saturday Night Live" next month, the network said on Tuesday.

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