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In Sarasota, Donald Trump says the world is abusing the United States

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Donald Trump has flirted with running a serious presidential campaign four times in the past 18 years — in 1988, when he was arguably at the zenith of his popularity as his Art of the Deal memoir topped The New York Times best-seller list, as well as 2000, 2004 and four years ago. So even though he says he’s going to surprise some people when he makes his announcement about 2016 next month, it’s best to remain skeptical. Trump was in Sarasota on Thursday night, speaking…

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Tampa City Council poised to vote on requesting city hosts U.S.-Cuba signing ceremony

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It was eight years ago today, April 15, 2007, when Barack Obama made his first appearance ever in Tampa. Obama appeared at the Cuban Club in Ybor City on a gorgeous Sunday afternoon, giving a speech from the outdoor plaza after the famed Florida A&M marching band opened the program. But according to Tampa City Council woman Yolie Capin, the long-planned fundraising event (which only cost supporters $25) was almost canceled at the last moment, after officials back at the…

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Hillary Clinton’s decision: The long road to a second campaign

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Around Christmas, Hillary Rodham Clinton set off on her annual holiday vacation at Oscar de la Renta‘s beachfront estate in the Dominican Republic. It was a somber and serious time for Clinton. De la Renta, whose relationship with the former first lady had blossomed from dress designer to close friend, had recently died and Clinton wanted to be there to support his widow. She was also wrestling with a final decision on whether to run for president. She arrived at…

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Barack Obama, Raul Castro speak by phone ahead of historic encounter at Americas summit

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President Barack Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro moved toward a groundbreaking meeting on the sidelines of the Summit of the Americas Friday in what would be a remarkable display of reconciliation between two nations with the leadership of the Western Hemisphere gathered around them. The powerful symbolism of a face-to-face exchange Saturday between the two leaders could signal progress even though both sides are still working through nettlesome issues that would lead to the opening of embassies in Washington…

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Bill Day’s latest: Marco Rubio and his shaky grasp of foreign policy

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Bill Day’s latest casts a critical eye on Marco Rubio, the 2016 presidential wannabe who has a serious issue with his grasp of foreign policy, namely in regards to Iran. The Republican senator from Florida, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, was part of a recent hearing entitled “The President’s Request for Authorization to Use Force Against ISIS: Military and Diplomatic Efforts.” Secretary of State John Kerry was on hand to testify. That topic of ISIS lasted nearly…

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John Kerry speaks out on Florida’s ‘climate change’ ban

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Secretary of State John Kerry said Thursday that elected officials who ban the words “climate change” are unwilling to face the facts, a non-so-subtle dig at Florida Gov. Rick Scott‘s administration. Kerry, a longtime champion of combatting climate change, said the officials were ignoring the scientific facts. “Now folks, we literally do not have the time to waste debating whether we can say ‘climate change,’” Kerry said during a speech at The Atlantic Council, a Washington think tank. “Because no…

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Email insights: Marco Rubio and his four-minute smackdown

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It was a terrible week for “self-proclaimed foreign policy expert” U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, says the Democratic National Committee in a new email to supporters. Four minutes is all it took for Rubio, a possible White House candidate for 2016, to be “schooled” in Middle East foreign policy by Secretary of State John Kerry. It all started when the Miami Republican became one of the 47 U.S. senators who signed a “reckless letter” undermining President Obama’s international negotiating ability with Iran.…

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