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HILLARY CLINTON

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WORLD / Politics
May 12, 2017
Rights groups fear suppression as Trump creates panel to study voter fraud
President Donald Trump created a commission on Thursday to investigate voter fraud and suppression, the White House said, a move that follows Trump's unsubstantiated claims of massive voter fraud in the 2016 U.S. election.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 11, 2017
Comey refusal to preview Senate testimony inflamed Trump: aides
The anger behind Donald Trump's firing of FBI Director James Comey on Tuesday had been building for months, but a turning point came when Comey refused to preview for top Trump aides his planned testimony to a Senate panel, White House officials said.
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COMMENTARY / World
May 9, 2017
Why I'm still happy Hillary lost
Despite U.S. President Donald Trump's dangerous flaws, the world is still better off without Hillary Clinton leading America.
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WORLD
May 1, 2017
In TV interview, Trump says China could have hacked Democratic emails
U.S. President Donald Trump said China may have hacked the emails of Democratic officials to meddle with the 2016 presidential election, countering the view of U.S. intelligence officials who have said Moscow orchestrated the hacks.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 20, 2017
Putin-run intel think tank drew up plan to sway 2016 U.S. election in Trump's favor: documents
A Russian government think tank controlled by Vladimir Putin developed a plan to swing the 2016 U.S. presidential election to Donald Trump and undermine voters' faith in the American electoral system, three current and four former U.S. officials told Reuters.
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CULTURE / Film
Feb 15, 2017
'Weiner': America's walking, talking punch line
If you feel like your cinematic diet has been a bit lacking in schadenfreude lately, then look no further than "Weiner," an astounding internet-age documentary of hubris and disgrace, where no stupid behavior, once recorded, ever disappears.
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WORLD / Politics
Jan 14, 2017
Trump suggests he may do away with Russia hacking sanctions if Moscow helpful: WSJ
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said in an interview with the Wall Street Journal he would keep intact sanctions against Russia "at least for a period of time," and also said he wouldn't commit to the "one China" policy until he sees progress from Beijing in its currency and trade practices.
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WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jan 14, 2017
Security risks abound as Trump feuds with spy agencies, officials say
An unprecedented pre-presidential inauguration feud between Donald Trump and intelligence agencies that soon will be under his command could harm U.S. security if not quickly defused, current and former government officials said.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 22, 2016
Charges of Russian hacking fall flat without evidence
Why are the very same media outlets that let themselves get duped 13 years ago dutifully transcribing what amounts to nothing more than unsubstantiated allegations?
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Dec 22, 2016
Russia's disinformation campaign caught U.S. off guard
The U.S. government spent more than a decade preparing responses to malicious hacking by a foreign power but had no clear strategy when Russia launched a disinformation campaign over the internet during the U.S. election campaign, current and former White House cybersecurity advisers said.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 20, 2016
U.S. judge orders unsealing of application for Clinton email search warrant
A U.S. judge on Monday ordered the unsealing of the application used to obtain a search warrant that allowed the FBI to gain access to emails related to Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton's private server before the Nov. 8 election.
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COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Nov 30, 2016
American residents of Japan: dealing with Trump from a distance
Americans on both sides of the political divide interpret the presidential election through the prism of their lives in Japan.
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COMMUNITY / Our Lives / BLACK EYE
Nov 20, 2016
We Americans are 'baka' but we ain't that baka ... ?
After the euphoria of Barack Obama's tenure, it's back to politics as usual — but at least Donald Trump's open about his racism.
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COMMENTARY / World
Nov 19, 2016
The suffragette Clinton should have followed
One of the reasons Hillary Clinton may have lost is that she was too much like Susan B. Anthony and not enough like Anthony's more daring mentor and partner, Elizabeth Cady Stanton.
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COMMUNITY / Issues / JUST BE CAUSE
Nov 16, 2016
Trump's lesson: You can lie your way to the very top
As the Republican victory in the U.S. threatens to undo eight years of progress, a silver lining in Donald Trump's success proves hard to pin down.
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COMMENTARY / World
Nov 14, 2016
Middle America flips off the oh-so-superior elites
The progressivism of the privileged has lost its appeal in the rust belts of America.
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WORLD / Politics
Nov 14, 2016
Anti-Trump protests continue for fifth day across U.S. cities
Demonstrators in major U.S. cities took to the streets Sunday for a fifth straight day to protest President-elect Donald Trump, whose campaign manager said President Barack Obama and Democrat Hillary Clinton should do more to support a peaceful transition.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 13, 2016
Britain's Brexit firebrand Farage meets Trump in New York
Leading Brexit campaigner and U.K. Independence Party leader Nigel Farage visited U.S. President-elect Donald Trump at his home in New York City on Saturday and a Trump aide said the pair had a "very productive" meeting.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Nov 11, 2016
How Hillary Clinton's white voters melted away
The unraveling of the coalition that was supposed to carry Hillary Clinton to the White House had a lot to do with voters like Jim McAndrew in counties like Northampton, Pennsylvania.
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JAPAN
Nov 11, 2016
Japan seeing brisk sales in Trump masks, translated books
Donald Trump's triumph in Tuesday's U.S. presidential election has turned books and masks related to the real estate tycoon into the hottest-selling items in Japan.

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