Democrats vote to bind most superdelegates to state primary results
Hillary Clinton and Sen. Bernie Sanders (Vt.) attend a rally in Portsmouth, N.H., this month where Sanders endorsed Clinton for president. (Andrew Harnik/Associated Press) PHILADELPHIA — After a lengthy debate and a deal between supporters of Hillary Clinton and Sen. Bernie Sanders, the Democratic Party's rules committee voted to created a "unity commission" that would dramatically limit the role of convention "superdelegates," binding roughly two-thirds of them to the results of state prim..>> view originalDemocrats grapple with intraparty divisions two days before ...
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When Hillary Clinton delivered the news to Tim Kaine that he was her pick for running mate, the senator from Virginia was in Rhode Island doing that most prosaic of political work: raising money for his colleague Jack Reed at the Newport Shipyard. The call came through at 7:32 p.m. Friday. Clinton offered the job, Kaine accepted and then the former secretary of state said: “Now, I don’t want to alarm you, but John Podesta is outside your building right now.” So it was that a process begun in se..>> view originalAustralia team won't move into 'unfinished' Athletes Village
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MISGAV AM, Israel — When Israeli army commanders describe how the next war against Hezbollah could unfold, they often search for words not used in military manuals. The future conflict, they warn, will be “ferocious” and “terrible.” For both sides, the Israelis fear. Yet far worse for Hezbollah and the civilians of Lebanon, they promise. Ten years after Israel and Hezbollah fought a bloody but inconclusive 34-day war that left more than 1,000 soldiers and civilians dead in July and August of 2..>> view original
Sunday, July 24, 2016
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