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Clinton-Trump town hall debate roundup
America's founding fathers accused each other of crimes, hypocrisy and sexual misbehavior, but times had changed — until last night at this year's second presidential debate in St. Louis.
By Warren Olney • • 52m ListenPhoto: Donald Trump listens as Hillary Clinton answers a question from the audience. (Rick Wilking/Reuters)
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3 storiesHouse Speaker Ryan no longer publicly supporting Trump
Fellow Republicans say that House Speaker Paul Ryan will focus on maintaining the GOP majority in Congress, rather than campaigning with Donald Trump or defending his comments. Shane Goldmacher, senior reporter at Politico , has more on Ryan's latest announcement and the infighting within the Republican Party.
Read the story7 minThe presidential campaign goes back to the future
America's founding fathers accused each other of crimes, hypocrisy and sexual misbehavior, but times had changed — until last night in St. Louis. As expected, Donald Trump’s comments about groping women, recorded some ten years ago, came up early last night in St. Louis.
Read the story34 minNew Yemen airstrikes change shape of war
Why are some bloody conflicts all but ignored, while others are continually making the news? This weekend in Sana'a, capital city of Yemen, hundreds of mourners were paying their respects to a family after the death of its patriarch. The funeral was suddenly shattered by an aerial bombardment that killed more than 100 people.
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