WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) – Hillary Clinton admonished rival Donald Trump on Thursday for claiming that she and Barack Obama were the founders of the Islamic State, saying anyone who would “sink so low” should never be president. “No, Barack Obama is not the founder of ISIS,” Clinton tweeted. “Anyone willing to sink so low, so often should never be allowed to serve as our Commander-in-Chief.” Trump again roiled the presidential campaign late Wednesday, telling a […]
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Clinton warns Trump ‘crossed the line’ with gun comment
by Michael Mathes WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Hillary Clinton on Wednesday sternly warned her Republican presidential rival Donald Trump about his “casual inciting” of violence, saying his startling remarks suggesting gun rights supporters could act against her “crossed the line.” It was the Democratic nominee’s most forceful denunciation after Trump caused a firestorm by suggesting to supporters in North Carolina on Tuesday that “Second Amendment people” — those who support gun rights — could […]
Warren Buffett challenges Donald Trump to exchange tax return
NEBRASKA, United States (Reuters) — U.S. investor Warren Buffett, speaking at a campaign rally for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, challenged Republican Donald Trump on Monday (August 01) to release his tax returns. Trump has said he would not release his returns until the Internal Revenue Service has completed an audit. “Now I’ve got news for him, I’m under audit too and I would be delighted to meet him anyplace, anytime, before the election,” said […]
Clinton’s ‘Rust Belt’ tour courts white working class
by Ivan Couronne PITTSBURGH, United States (AFP) — Hillary Clinton took a bus tour across the US “rust belt” region this weekend in a quest to win over white, working class voters who tend to support populist Republican Donald Trump. With her husband ex-president Bill Clinton in tow, the former first lady, top diplomat, ex-senator and now Democratic presidential candidate took her seat on a blue bus that meandered over 1,000 kilometers (600 miles) from […]
Clinton says Trump’s praise of Russia raises ‘national security issues’
by Brian KNOWLTON WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Hillary Clinton on Sunday sharply criticized Donald Trump over his “absolute allegiance” to Russian policy aims, saying it raised both “national security issues” and new doubts about his temperament. Trump, her Republican rival in the race for the White House, responded defiantly, saying that he had “no relationship” with Russian leader Vladimir Putin and had never met nor spoken to him by phone, but that “if our […]
Clinton, Trump take gloves off in White House slog
by Ivan Couronne with Jennie Matthew in New York PHILADELPHIA, United States (AFP) — Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump traded insults at opposite ends of the country Friday, taking their fight for the White House to rival battleground states and portraying starkly different visions of America. One of the most divisive US campaigns in modern history is entering a new chapter with Republicans and Democrats having selected their nominees, leaving the candidates slogging it out […]
Clinton vows to be president for ‘all Americans’
PHILADELPHIA, United States (AFP) — Hillary Clinton on Thursday accepted the Democratic Party’s White House nomination, casting herself as a tireless champion of the people and rejecting Donald Trump’s dark picture of America. Becoming the first woman to win the nomination of a major political party, Clinton promised to be a president for “all Americans,” whether they voted for her or not. Making a bold play for the political center ground in an election year […]
Chelsea Clinton hails ‘wonderful, thoughtful, hilarious mother’
PHILADELPHIA, United States (AFP) — Chelsea Clinton on Thursday tried to lift the public veil on one of America’s best-known and most disliked politicians, telling the Democratic convention her mother, their presidential nominee, was “wonderful, thoughtful” and “hilarious.” Trying to soften a public image forged over decades of withering political trench warfare, Chelsea Clinton recounted a mother who read her “Goodnight Moon” and a grandmother who broke from politics to read “Chugga Chugga Choo Choo.” […]
Trump to Republicans: ‘Don’t watch’ Democratic convention
PHILADELPHIA, United States (AFP) — Millions of Americans have tuned in to watch this month’s party conventions, with the Democratic confab ahead in the ratings — prompting Donald Trump’s Republicans to urge supporters not to watch Hillary Clinton’s landmark speech on Thursday night. Data compiled by ratings agency Nielsen show the Democratic event in Philadelphia outperforming the Republican convention in Cleveland all three nights so far. Clinton will accept the White House nomination later Thursday […]
Obama passes torch to Clinton, warns election is test of US democracy
by Andrew BEATTY PHILADELPHIA, United States (AFP) — President Barack Obama on Wednesday called on Democrats to carry Hillary Clinton to victory over Donald Trump, saying the 2016 White House race was not just about party politics, but the nature of American democracy. The two-term president offered potent testimony on the third night of his party’s national convention about how Clinton, his onetime rival, became an ally and trusted advisor. Painting Republican nominee Donald Trump […]
WikiLeaks releases hacked Democratic National Committee audio files
ENGLAND, United Kingdom (Reuters) — WikiLeaks released files on Wednesday (July 27) of what it said were audio recordings pulled from the emails of the Democratic National Committee that were obtained by hacking its servers. The latest release, which came in the middle of the Democratic National Convention where Hillary Clinton was officially named the party’s presidential nominee, is the second batch in a series that has deeply rattled the party and prompted the organization’s […]
Obama says Clinton uniquely qualified for the White House
by Andrew BEATTY PHILADELPHIA, United States (AFP) — US President Barack Obama will spearhead a Democratic effort to paint Donald Trump as unfit to be commander-in-chief Wednesday, contrasting the Republican nominee with his more experienced rival Hillary Clinton. Obama, acting as a character reference for his former primary foe and secretary of state, will make the case to Democrats gathered in Philadelphia for their national convention that Clinton is uniquely qualified to be president. “Nothing […]





