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US ELECTION

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.
EDITORIALS
Aug 14, 2016
A new era for South Africa?
The African National Congress can no longer claim without challenge the allegiance of South Africa's black voters.
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.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 10, 2016
Philippine lawmaker proposes ban on Trump entering country
A lawmaker in the Philippines is calling for Donald Trump to be permanently banned from the country after the Republican U.S. presidential nominee implied that Filipino immigrants pose a terrorist threat to the United States.
EDITORIALS
Aug 10, 2016
A veneer of legitimacy for Thailand
Thailand's new constitution locks in the role of the military as the guiding force in Thai politics.
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."
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 9, 2016
Trump stuck in 1980s time warp with Sony rant
Trump's cheap shots at Japan are profoundly ignorant and threaten relations with a critical U.S. ally.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 9, 2016
Understanding America's electoral college
Thanks to America's Electoral College, in presidential elections it's not who wins the most votes nationwide that matters in the end, but who wins in which states.
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.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 9, 2016
Thai junta chief Prayuth reiterates election in 2017
Thailand will hold a general election in 2017, Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha said on Tuesday, seeking to allay concerns his military government might delay plans for a return to democracy, days after the country endorsed a military-backed constitution.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 9, 2016
In Thailand, bruised opposition seeks solace in 2017 vote prospects
In Thailand's rural heartland, supporters of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra say they will focus on winning an election next year, even though they would have to govern on military terms if they did.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 9, 2016
Fearing Trump win, Republican ex-CIA operative launches third party run
A former CIA officer and congressional staffer on Monday launched a long-shot bid for president, a Republican billing himself as a conservative alternative to Donald Trump who disenchanted voters can rally around.
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
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 8, 2016
Putin better not meddle in U.S. race
Any clear-eyed assessment by the Kremlin must conclude that a Donald Trump presidency is not in Russia's interests.

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