Tag: Hillary Clinton

Obama warns ‘democracy itself’ at stake in US election

CLEVELAND, United States (AFP) – by Andrew BEATTY US President Barack Obama warned Friday that American “democracy itself” is on the ballot in November’s presidential election, as White House concern grows about the lasting impact of Republican Donald Trump’s scorched-earth campaign. At a fiery campaign event for Democrat Hillary Clinton in Cleveland, Ohio, Obama trashed Trump as a dictator-in-the-making, but also voiced concerns about how Trump’s legion of supporters might react to a possible election […]

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Clinton draws record crowd as Trump flounders

by Ivan Couronne COLUMBUS, United States (AFP) — An invigorated Hillary Clinton commanded a record crowd of more than 10,000 supporters Monday, leaving Donald Trump floundering as America’s top elected Republican all but conceded the White House. The former secretary of state looking to make history as America’s first woman commander-in-chief held an evening rally at Ohio State University ahead of the state’s deadline to register to vote Tuesday. The turnout marked a record for […]

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House speaker won’t ‘defend’ Trump, as Clinton poll lead grows

by Ivan Couronne with Michael Mathes in Washington DETRIOT, United States (AFP) — Donald Trump’s presidential aspirations took more tough hits Monday as the nation’s top elected Republican all but conceded the race to Hillary Clinton, who returned to the campaign trail invigorated by polls showing her lead expanding. With Trump’s campaign already teetering on the precipice after revelations of his lewd comments about women, House Speaker Paul Ryan told fellow Republican lawmakers that he […]

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Trump lambasted for Clinton jail threat

ST. LOUIS, United States (AFP) — A chorus of critics painted Donald Trump as a dictator in the making Sunday, after he threatened to imprison Hillary Clinton if he wins the White House. Trump was called “dangerous,” “unfit” to be president and drew a series of unfavorable comparisons to Venezuela and Russia after he told his rival he would have her jailed if he were victorious in November. “If I win, I’m going to instruct […]

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Clinton vows to investigate Russia for war crimes in Syria

ST. LOUIS, United States (AFP) — White House hopeful Hillary Clinton backed the establishment of safe zones in Syria on Sunday, along with efforts to investigate Russia for war crimes committed in support of President Bashar al-Assad. In her second presidential debate with Republican rival Donald Trump, Clinton said she supported efforts to probe “war crimes committed by the Syrians and the Russians and try to hold them accountable.” © 1994-2016 Agence France-Presse

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Clinton says Russia seeking to tilt election to Trump

ST. LOUIS, United States (AFP) — Hillary Clinton on Sunday accused Russia of trying to tilt the 2016 presidential election in Donald Trump’s favor with a series of email hacks. “They’re doing it to try to influence the election for Donald Trump,” Clinton said in a second presidential debate. In response, Trump appeared to reject findings from the intelligence community that Russia was behind the hacks, saying “maybe there is no hacking.” © 1994-2016 Agence […]

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Trump faces Clinton in debate amid campaign chaos

by Ivan Couronne ST.LOUIS, United States (AFP)– Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton head into a crucial presidential debate Sunday with the Republican’s White House campaign in chaos over his lewd boasts about groping women. With the US election less than a month away, Republican lawmakers and governors abandoned Trump in droves, despite a rare televised apology by the candidate, whose sexually aggressive remarks were caught on a hot mic in 2005. Trump himself was defiant, […]

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Battleground states in the US presidential election

by Brigitte DUSSEAU WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — A dozen or so states are particularly important in the US presidential election — states where the race is tight and the outcome could throw the contest one way or the other. As their campaigns progress, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump spend increasing amounts of time in these battlegrounds, all but ignoring the rest of the country. The United States has an indirect electoral system in which […]

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The US presidential election: a how-to guide

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The American presidential election falls this year on November 8. The quadrennial exercise always takes place on the Tuesday following the first Monday in November, as prescribed by the US Constitution. How the voting system works The vote, by universal suffrage, is conducted in a single round in all 50 states and the District of Columbia (the city of Washington, which is not part of any state). Voters choose among […]

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Trump taps supporters for advice on next debate

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — He may rely almost exclusively on his own political judgment during 2016, but Donald Trump is now seeking advice from supporters about how to improve his performance in the second presidential debate with Hillary Clinton. An email sent out Tuesday by his campaign includes a 30-question “debate preparation survey” for supporters ahead of their showdown. “The next debate against Hillary Clinton is just 5 days away. I need your immediate […]

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Polls: Clinton builds on gains after first debate

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Democratic White House hopeful Hillary Clinton has firmed up her lead over rival Donald Trump one week after their bruising first head-to-head debate, new polls released Monday showed. Results from a nationwide poll by Politico and Morning Consult has Clinton surging, with 42 percent support from likely voters compared to 36 percent for Trump in a four-way race that includes two lesser-known candidates. The result is a four-point climb for […]

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NBA star ‘King’ James endorses Clinton for president

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — NBA superstar LeBron James is endorsing Hillary Clinton for president of the United States in a move that could carry a lot of weight with voters in the pivotal state of Ohio. “I support Hillary because she will build on the legacy of my good friend, President Barack Obama,” James wrote in an Op-Ed piece published on the Business Insider website on Sunday. “I believe in what President Obama has […]

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