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No, Donald Trump, the election isn't rigged

Aug 8, 2016
Just 31 possible instances of voter fraud out of a billion votes.
Trump may not want to hear it, but there's just no evidence that elections are rigged.
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Trump sets out new economic policy

Aug 8, 2016
The Republican presidential nominee said Americanism should come before globalism.
Trump gave a speech about his economic plan on Monday, but still left details out. 
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Trump is paying a price for being late to the TV ad party

Aug 4, 2016
Donald Trump raised lots of money in July. Will he spend it on TV?
A screen displays Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump delivering his speech during the evening session on the fourth day of the Republican National Convention on July 21, 2016 at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio.
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Why party platforms still matter in an election

Jul 29, 2016
What are the economic issues in the GOP and Democrats’ policy roadmaps and why should voters care?
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Chelsea Clinton could be a new kind of first daughter

Jul 28, 2016
What will her role be if her mother becomes president? Only one thing is for sure: she’s not moving back in with her parents.
Presidential nominee Hillary Rodham Clinton and her daughter Chelsea Clinton, the vice chair of the Clinton Foundation embrace as they attend the 2015 Meeting of Clinton Global Initiative University at the University of Miami on March 7. 
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Checking in with a different Philly

Jul 26, 2016
The DNC is underway in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, But what's going on in Philadelphia, Tennessee?
Horses on a farm in Tennessee. 
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Economy is fodder for politics

Jul 25, 2016
The state of the economy will influence voters and offer talking points to both parties' candidates.
The U.S. economy appears to be in pretty good shape this summer.
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Trump says no military aid for countries with trade deficits

Jul 21, 2016
In an interview with the New York Times, Donald Trump expanded on his foreign policy platform.
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump gives a thumbs up to the crowd at the Republican National Convention on July 18, 2016 at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio.
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