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Bernie Sanders, Donald Trump bag New Hampshire primary wins

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As of 8:03 p.m., the AP is reporting the New Hampshire primary winners are Donald Trump on the Republican side and Bernie Sanders in the Democratic race. Each took the top spot after second-place finishes in the Iowa caucuses. Trump’s first victory of the 2016 White House race means he’s no longer a political rookie but the front-runner for his party’s presidential nomination. And the win for Sanders completes his rise from presidential long shot to legitimate challenger for the…

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Bernie Sanders, John Kasich win 1st votes in tiny NH community

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Bernie Sanders and John Kasich picked up the most votes as the first ballots of the first-in-the-nation primary were cast early Tuesday. Sanders won over all four Democratic voters in the tiny town of Dixville, while Kasich sneaked past Donald Trump, 3-2, among Republicans. Under New Hampshire state law, communities with fewer than 100 voters can get permission to open their polls at midnight and close them as soon as all registered voters have cast their ballots. While that happened…

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Michael Bloomberg confirms he might run for president

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Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg says he is considering mounting an independent campaign for president. Bloomberg told The Financial Times on Monday that he was “looking at all the options” when it comes to a bid.  The billionaire businessman said he found the current campaign to be “an insult to the voters.” It’s the first time he acknowledged a possible run. Bloomberg’s aides floated the idea last month that the former mayor could fill a gap in the…

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Over 28K overseas ballots sent as registration deadline nears for March presidential primary

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There’s still more than a month before the Florida primary, but some voters are already casting their ballots. Elections officials have already mailed 28,862 ballots to military and civilian voters living overseas. The deadline to get those ballots in the mail was Saturday. The next round of vote-by-mail ballots are scheduled to go out Tuesday — the same day as the New Hampshire primary. Thousands of ballots are expected to be mailed to Florida voters living stateside in advance of…

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Ben Carson suggests campaign shake-up is coming

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Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson is pointing toward a major shake-up in his struggling campaign six weeks before early voting begins in Iowa. Carson told The Associated Press on Wednesday that he is considering “personnel changes” in his campaign. He did not name specific aides, but the interview occurred without the prior knowledge of his campaign manager, Barry Bennett. Told of Carson’s remarks, Bennett declined to comment immediately. He says he is “getting ready to have a conversation” with Carson…

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Donald Trump denies using ‘vulgar’ language to mock Hillary Clinton

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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Tuesday rejected reports that he used vulgarity in describing Democrat Hillary Clinton‘s primary loss to now-President Barack Obama in 2008. Trump said Monday night, “She was favored to win and she got schlonged, she lost,” using a slang word for male genitalia. The GOP front-runner argued with that definition on Twitter Tuesday. “‘Schlonged’ is not vulgar,” he wrote. “When I said Hillary got ‘schlonged’ that meant beaten badly.” He said the “dishonest” mainstream media…

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No bones about it: dog mayor plans to run for president

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She might be a bit shaggy, but Lucy Lou wants to run for president — and she comes with political experience. The border collie has served as mayor of Rabbit Hash, an unincorporated community of 135 residents along the Ohio River in northern Kentucky, since 2008. Bobbi Kayser, Lucy’s owner and chief executive of staff, told The Kentucky Enquirer that she will announce her ambitions for higher office – and her retirement as mayor – on Saturday. As the story…

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