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HILLARY CLINTON

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.
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."
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.
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
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.
CULTURE / Film / Wide Angle
Aug 3, 2016
Where's the money?
Hillary Clinton's long march to the U.S. presidency continues unabated, and many voters are so scared of the idea of President Donald Trump, they'd vote for Clinton even if she sprouted fangs and hissed like a cobra. But anyone who's all comfy with the idea that voting for Clinton as the "lesser of two...
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
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.
EDITORIALS
Aug 2, 2016
The flip flop in Philadelphia
At their national convention, the Democratics made it clear that they are the party of the future and the Republicans are the party of fear.
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.
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.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 1, 2016
If Clinton is likable, show it
If there is any way to bring out the private, likable Hillary Clinton before a larger, public audience, then her campaign needs to find it quick.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 1, 2016
Russia behind DNC hacking and Trump's Putin praise raises national security red flags: Clinton
U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton said on Sunday that Russian intelligence services hacked into Democratic National Committee computers and she questioned Republican rival Donald Trump's overtures to Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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