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Associated PressDecember 11, 2015

Republican voters don’t think Donald Trump is likable. They don’t think he’s compassionate. And many don’t consider him particularly honest. But he’s overwhelmingly viewed as decisive and competent. And that’s what matters most — at least for now — to Republicans. A new Associated Press-GfK poll finds that 8 in 10 Republican registered voters call […]

Guest AuthorDecember 11, 2015

True story. When we got through security at LaGuardia airport on the way home from a Thanksgiving in New York City, my kids were treated to the profane-laced diatribe of a woman who had been pulled aside for a random TSA check. She was berating the TSA officer who was politely asking her to extend […]

Phil AmmannDecember 5, 2015

Jeb Bush‘s campaign colors were on display — literally — at an international art show in his hometown. A painting of Bush’s campaign slogan and the Twitter hashtag — “#All In For Jeb” — was unveiled Saturday before friends and supporters at the Miami studio of artist Romero Britto. Britto and Jeb’s wife, Columba, collaborated […]

Guest AuthorDecember 4, 2015

I have never owned a gun. I’m certain there’s no personal God who hears and answers our prayers. So naturally I found the New York Daily News headline – “God isn’t fixing this” – intriguing. Some editors there apparently decided to issue a collective scream after the slaughter in San Bernardino on Wednesday and the […]

Guest AuthorDecember 3, 2015

I have never owned a gun. I’m certain there’s no personal God who hears and answers our prayers. So naturally I found the New York Daily News headline – “God isn’t fixing this” – intriguing. Some editors there apparently decided to issue a collective scream after the slaughter in San Bernardino on Wednesday and the […]

Bob SparksDecember 3, 2015

Our country has some serious issues to deal with. The next president must finally confront terrorism both overseas and within our borders. The latest tragic example came on Wednesday in San Bernardino, California. We cannot get this choice wrong. For those of us who believe the best candidates are on the Republican side, GOP voters […]

Phil AmmannDecember 3, 2015

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Republican presidential candidates are locked in battle for more than just votes, they are also running in what is known as the “Sheldon Adelson primary.” Adelson, the multibillionaire casino magnate, is one of the biggest prizes for GOP contenders, through his willingness to spend a lot of money to promote favored candidates. But in 2016, […]

Associated PressNovember 27, 2015

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Donald Trump said he couldn’t have been making fun of a reporter’s disability because he doesn’t know the man. Not so, says the reporter. Serge Kovaleski of The New York Times says he has met Trump repeatedly, interviewing him in his office and talking to him at news conferences, when he worked for the New […]

Associated PressNovember 27, 2015

Ayauna King-Baker loved Ben Carson‘s “Gifted Hands” memoir so much that she made her daughter Shaliya read it. So when Carson showed up in town to sign copies of his new book, King-Baker dragged the giggly 13-year-old along to the bookstore so they could both meet him. To King-Baker, Carson’s “up-by-your bootstraps” life story makes […]

Associated PressNovember 22, 2015

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump says he saw people cheering the Sept. 11 attacks across the river in New Jersey – a claim officials strongly deny. Trump first told the story Saturday at a rally in Birmingham, Alabama, as he pressed the need for greater surveillance, including monitoring certain mosques, in the wake of the […]

Tag: 2016 Republican primary

Republican voters on Donald Trump: no compassion, no problem

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Jeb Bush campaign’s rainbow of colors goes on display

Tom O’Hara: Pray, ask God to make politicians impose sane gun control

Tom O’Hara: Pray, ask God to make politicians impose sane gun control

Bob Sparks: Mainstream media not the only Donald Trump enablers

With millions on the table, “Sheldon Adelson primary” still up in the air

Reporter mocked by Donald Trump says they knew each other well

As many African-American see it, there are 2 Ben Carsons

Donald Trump says he saw people celebrating 9/11 in Jersey City