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BUSINESS
May 9, 2016
Trump changes his tune, now says he's in favor of tax hikes for wealthy Americans
U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said Sunday he is open to raising taxes for the rich, backing off his prior proposal to reduce taxes on all Americans and breaking with one of his party's core policies dating back to the 1990s.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 8, 2016
Trump won the GOP's stand-up competition
Donald Trump's remarkable run, however it ends, could be a harbinger of things to come, and future races may well be won by the person with the best stand-up routine.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 6, 2016
Republicans weigh 'pipe dream' third-party candidate to thwart Trump
Donald Trump's emergence as the last man standing in the Republican presidential race has prompted his critics inside the party to intensify their search for a candidate they could back as a serious third-party alternative.
WORLD / Politics
May 3, 2016
Obama takes case for Supreme Court pick to home turf of GOP senators up for re-election
President Barack Obama on Monday took the political battle over his pick for a vacancy on the U.S. Supreme Court to the home states of seven Republican senators up for re-election in November.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 27, 2016
Clinton dominates in Hollywood endorsements and cash
Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders' positions on fracking, free tuition and breaking up big banks wouldn't sound out of place in an Oscar winning-actor's acceptance speech.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 26, 2016
N.C. lawmakers convene over budget but law deemed anti-transgender quickly steals show
Thousands of people flocked to North Carolina's capital on Monday to show both support and disdain for a law that has thrust the state into the international spotlight over its restrictions on transgender bathroom access and gay rights.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Apr 23, 2016
Unpopularity of Clinton, Trump puts spotlight on running mates
Rarely have two U.S. presidential front-runners needed more from running mates than Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump.
BUSINESS
Apr 20, 2016
Republicans dig in as North Carolina businesses, amid mounting losses, urge anti-LBGT law be axed
North Carolina business leaders on Tuesday called for a repeal of a new state law they blamed for mounting economic losses as opponents cancel jobs and events over concerns that it discriminates against gay and transgender people.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 18, 2016
It's up to you, New York: state takes center stage in presidential primaries
U.S. Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders is throwing a concert in a park with a dramatic view of Manhattan's skyscrapers. At the opposite end of New York state, Republican front-runner Donald Trump will be holding a rally in Buffalo, a Rust Belt city recovering from economic decline.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 16, 2016
'Bigotry' in U.S. presidential race an assault on American values: U.N. rights chief
The U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights launched a thinly veiled attack on U.S. Republican front-runner Donald Trump and other presidential hopefuls on Friday, in a speech titled "The road to violence."
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 16, 2016
Sanders' tax returns rank him high among Americans but far below Clinton
U.S. presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, who has made income inequality a top campaign theme, had taxable income of $205,271 in 2014, almost putting him in the top 5 percent of American earners, according to the release of his federal tax return on Friday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 7, 2016
Cruz win stokes Republicans' push to halt Trump's nomination 'inevitability'
Ted Cruz's emphatic victory in Wisconsin's Republican primary gave new energy on Wednesday to groups battling to prevent Donald Trump from capturing the party's presidential nomination.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 6, 2016
Son-in-law of Trump is a real estate investor, newspaper owner and effective informal adviser
Before introducing Donald Trump to a dozen Republican lawmakers at the Washington law offices of Jones Day, Sen. Jeff Sessions paused to acknowledge the man he said had facilitated the closed-door talks.
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WORLD / Politics
Apr 2, 2016
Obama bashes Trump over lack of knowledge about foreign policy, world events
Donald Trump is facing bipartisan pressure to adopt a more presidential tone in his White House run including from Democratic President Barack Obama and Republicans who worry his missteps may do irreparable harm to the party and his campaign.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 2, 2016
U.S. State Department halts review of Clinton emails at FBI's request
At the request of the FBI, the U.S. State Department has suspended plans for an internal review of whether classified information was properly handled in former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's emails, a spokeswoman said on Friday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Mar 30, 2016
U.S. Supreme Court 4-4 split by default upholds public-sector worker collective bargaining fees
Public sector unions triumphed before the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday when the justices preserved a vital source of cash for organized labor, splitting 4-4 on a conservative challenge that had seemed destined for success until Justice Antonin Scalia's death last month.
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WORLD / Politics
Mar 30, 2016
Facing poll threat, senator hits Republican colleagues' 'closed-minded' boycott of Obama justice pick
Sen. Mark Kirk of Illinois on Tuesday accused many of his fellow Senate Republicans of being "closed-minded" by refusing to consider President Barack Obama's nomination of Merrick Garland to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 29, 2016
Secret Service bans guns at Republican Party's July convention in Cleveland
The Secret Service will not allow people to carry guns into the Republican National Convention in Cleveland in July, quashing the hopes of more than 45,000 people who have signed a petition saying attendees should be allowed to bring firearms.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 29, 2016
Obama says journalists partly to blame for tone of presidential race
President Barack Obama on Monday laid some of the blame for the tone of the presidential campaign on political journalism that has been pinched by shrinking newsroom budgets and cheapened by a focus on retweets and likes on social media.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 29, 2016
Trump would destroy progressive movement if he gets to pick top court justice: Clinton
Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton rebuked Senate Republicans on Monday for denying a hearing to U.S. Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland, accusing them of obstructionism, and warned of dangers if Donald Trump appointed the next justice.

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