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Ben Carson's tortured defense of his fetal tissue research

"You have to look at the intent," Carson told The Washington Post's Dave Weigel before he began a campaign swing through New Hampshire. "To willfully ... >> view original

Mike Huckabee open to tariffs on China

... Mike Huckabee struck a nationalist, populist chord in an appearance at the annual Iowa State Fair Thursday, telling The Washington Post that new tariffs might ... >> view original

The Bernie Sanders campaign has outgrown its New Hampshire office

CONCORD, N.H. – It only took six weeks for the Bernie Sanders presidential campaign to outgrow its headquarters in New Hampshire. The Sanders team will ... >> view original

Donald Trump: The perfect candidate for 2015

This piece is the second part of a point-counterpoint with the one and only Philip Bump. To see why Philip says Trump is not a modern candidate but actually a ... >> view original

China's central bank slows yuan's descent, brings calm to markets

At the Peterson Institute in Washington, economist Nicholas Lardy, told the Associated Press that it was “preposterous” to suggest that China has suddenly taken ... >> view original

Blast in busy Baghdad market kills at least 60

In Washington, State Department spokesman Mike Lavallee declined to comment specifically on Odierno's remarks but said the United States supports Abadi's ... >> view original

University of Texas bumps Confederate statue to indoor exhibit

“It's been a running joke within the Travesty, about the absurdity of Confederate statues being so prominent on campus,” Rotnofsky told The Washington Post in ... >> view original

Drones could be stressing out wildlife, scientists suggest

The rising popularity of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) has caused them to show up everywhere from private back yards to national parks, and the drones ... >> view original

'Black Lives Matter' activists, Jeb Bush meet face-to-face

Aides say that former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush met with advocates for the "Black Lives Matter" movement on Wednesday night before a campaign rally in Nevada ... >> view original

Donald Trump wins. Megyn Kelly wins. Girls lose.

By now we all know the basic storyline. In the first Republican debate of this election cycle, moderator Megyn Kelly asks GOP frontrunner Donald Trump about ... >> view original