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HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON

Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 14, 2015
Billionaire Trump calls high CEO pay a joke, 'disgraceful'
U.S. Republican party presidential front-runner Donald Trump said on Sunday high salaries paid to chief executives were a "joke" and a "disgrace" and said these were often approved by company boards stacked with the CEO's friends.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 13, 2015
Sanders targets black voters in bid to cut into Hillary Clinton's base
The Bernie Sanders phenomenon has been driven almost entirely by white supporters. Now the Vermont senator is out to overcome hurdles with black voters who are still learning about him and could shape whether his underdog campaign for the 2016 Democratic nomination can last.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Sep 11, 2015
Ex-State Department aide to Clinton takes Fifth in 'political theater' inquest; another set to appear
A former State Department staffer who helped set up the email server in former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton's home formally asserted his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination Thursday rather than answer questions before a Republican-led House committee.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Sep 10, 2015
Candidate O'Malley slams 'xenophobic' Trump, Democratic rivals over refugee crisis
Martin O'Malley is no fan of Donald Trump.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 9, 2015
In qualified about-face, Clinton apologizes for email practices
After resisting giving an unqualified apology for using a private email server during her time as secretary of state, Hillary Rodham Clinton conceded Tuesday that she was sorry.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 7, 2015
Sanders edges Clinton by 9 points in New Hampshire, poll finds
Sen. Bernie Sanders has opened a 9-point lead over fellow Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton among party supporters in New Hampshire, according to an NBC News/Marist Poll released on Sunday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 5, 2015
Clinton apologizes for email 'confusion' but says she did nothing wrong
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton said on Friday she was sorry that her use of a personal email account while secretary of state had caused confusion, and blamed herself for "not thinking a lot" about the matter when she took the job.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 4, 2015
Lawyer says ex-Clinton aide will invoke Fifth Amendment, won't testify in Republiican-led House probe
A former U.S. State Department information technology staffer who worked for Hillary Rodham Clinton is refusing to testify before U.S. lawmakers probing the former top diplomat and the 2012 attacks on U.S. installations in Benghazi, Libya, according to a letter sent by his lawyer to congressional investigators....
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Sep 3, 2015
57 more Clinton email threads contain foreign government info
"Here's my personal email," Hillary Rodham Clinton wrote to U.S. special envoy George Mitchell on a summer Sunday in 2010 as he telephoned one European official after another in an effort to keep peace talks between the Israelis and the Palestinians on track.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 2, 2015
If Clinton stumbles, Democrats would bank on Biden: Reuters/Ipsos poll
U.S. Democratic voters would choose Vice President Joe Biden as their preferred candidate for president in 2016 if current front-runner Hillary Rodham Clinton shows signs of faltering, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Tuesday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 31, 2015
Iowa poll puts Clinton support rate under 50% for first time; rival Sanders closing gap
U.S. presidential candidate Bernie Sanders narrowed the gap with leading Democratic rival Hillary Rodham Clinton in a recent opinion poll in the political bellwether state of Iowa as support for the front-runner fell below 50 percent for the first time this year.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 25, 2015
Speculation mounts on possible Biden run, Obama endorsement
President Barack Obama may issue an endorsement in the Democratic primary, his press secretary said Monday, as Vice President Joe Biden considers whether to challenge former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 21, 2015
Faux U.S. candidate Deez Nuts polls 9% in Clinton-Trump matchup
A fake U.S. presidential candidate named Deez Nuts, reported to be the creation of an Iowa teenager, has stirred a social media frenzy by polling nearly 10 percent of registered North Carolina voters in a hypothetical matchup against former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Donald Trump....
WORLD / Politics
Aug 1, 2015
Clintons report income of $140 million since 2007; federal tax bill: $43.9 million
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton and her husband, former President Bill Clinton, on Friday reported total income approaching $140 million over the last eight years, providing evidence of the vast wealth they have accumulated.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 27, 2015
Clinton eyes comprehensive shift to wind, solar power
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton called on Sunday for a dramatic national shift to energy sources such as solar and wind, setting a goal of generating enough clean renewable energy to power every U.S. home within a decade after she takes office.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 14, 2015
Mindful of rise of liberal Sanders, Clinton bashes Wall Street, vows wage equality
U.S. presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton took swipes at Wall Street and her Republican rivals on Monday, promising to impose tougher regulations on banks and raise the wages of ordinary Americans if she wins the 2016 White House race.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 3, 2015
Ex-Sen. Webb declares Democratic candidacy for White House run
Former U.S. Sen. Jim Webb announced on Thursday he would make a bid for the White House in 2016, becoming the fifth Democrat to challenge front-runner Hillary Rodham Clinton on what is expected to be her march to the nomination.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 1, 2015
Clinton struggled to fit in under Obama, emails show
Hillary Rodham Clinton struggled to fit into the government of President Barack Obama after being appointed Secretary of State in 2009, according to emails released by the State Department on Tuesday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 17, 2015
Clinton ally Blumenthal testifies before closed-door Benghazi panel
Sidney Blumenthal, a longtime ally of Hillary Rodham Clinton who was an unofficial adviser when she was U.S. secretary of state, arrived to testify on Tuesday behind closed doors before the House of Representatives panel probing the deadly 2012 attacks in Benghazi, Libya.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 16, 2015
Clinton backs TPP foes, complicating Obama push
Hillary Rodham Clinton complicated President Barack Obama's quest for fast-track authority on his Pacific Rim trade pact Monday by throwing her support behind fellow Democrats who revolted against the measure last week, while the U.S. Congress further delayed action on related legislation.

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