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Democratic presidential debate still happening, but focus will change

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The second official Democratic Party presidential debate is still scheduled toĀ take place tonight in Des Moines, Iowa, but officials with CBS News say that there will be much more emphasis on U.S. foreign policy and dealing with terrorism. The Des Moines debate, scheduled to begin at 9 p.m. Eastern time on CBS, is the first on a broadcast networks so far this election season. Steve Capus, executive editor of CBS News, tells The New York TimesĀ that the news team led…

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Party insiders give Hillary Clinton early, commanding delegate edge

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Hillary Rodham Clinton has locked up public support from half of the Democratic insiders who cast ballots at the party’s national convention, giving her a commanding advantage over her rivals for the party’s presidential nomination. Clinton’s margin over Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley is striking. Not only is it big, but it comes more than two months before primary voters head to the polls ā€” an early point in the race for so many of…

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Top Joe Biden aide lays out potential 2016 platform

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Vice President Joe Biden would run an optimistic and unscripted “campaign from the heart” based on restoring middle-class opportunity, one of his top political advisers said Thursday, laying out for the first time the argument Biden would make if he runs for president. Former Delaware Sen. Ted Kaufman, one of Biden’s closest political advisers, said Biden would soon make a decision about whether to enter the race. In an email obtained by The Associated Press, Kaufman asked former staffers to…

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Democratic debate a breakout chance for Martin O’Malley, others

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Stuck far behind Hillary Rodham Clinton and Bernie Sanders in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination, Martin O’Malley needs a breakout moment in the party’s first debate to catch up to the front-runners. And he knows it. “This will really be the first time that nationally voters see that there’s more than one alternative to this year’s inevitable front-runner, Secretary Clinton,” O’Malley said. “It’s a very, very important opportunity for me to not only present my vision for where…

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Darryl Paulson on the zenith of Donald Trump

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Here are two critical points concerning Donald Trump. First, he is barely a Republican. Second, he is certainly not a conservative. It is obvious that Trump is leading the field of 17 Republican candidates. His support in four recent polls all had Trump in first place, ranging from a low of 21 percent in the Bloomberg poll to 26 percent in both the Fox poll and the Monmouth University poll. That’s the good news for Trump. The bad news is…

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Saint Petersblog named Best Local Blog, winner of 3 other Netroots awards

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Okay, so there are times when we say that we are grateful or humbled and we really don’t mean it. Ā Just watch any awards show and you’ll see what I am talking about; some movie star saying they are grateful for this or that, when you can see right into their eyes that they are thinking, “Now, I never have to kiss up to the director to get the part.” Occasionally, however, genuine gratitude and humility can be found. Ā Maybe…

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‘Inception’: Let’s talk about that ending

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Pretty sure the headline makes it clear enough, but Iā€™m gonna go ahead and slap a big olā€™ Spoiler Alert on this one anyway, because some people are too busy to actually read headlines. But yes, for those who havenā€™t seenĀ Inception yet: First off, do so, because itā€™s a blast and definitely a ā€œworth seeing in the theatersā€ pic with all the collapsing cities-type effects and such. Secondly, avert your eye, because I wanna talk about that last scene. My…

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