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Of Donald Trump and Abe Lincoln

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Donald Trump, who stays up late watching himself being satirized on “Saturday Night Live” and snarling at his critics on Twitter, could make better use of his time by reading some American history—specifically, about Abraham Lincoln. Granted, “Trump” and “Lincoln” don’t seem to belong in the same sentence, but there are parallels, and a distinction, that would be in the nation’s interest, as well as his own, for the president-elect to take to heart. For one, he’s on track to…

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Mitch Perry Report for 6.18.15 — Rand Paul becomes the latest pol to promise to “blow up the tax code”

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Rand Paul today is unveiling his “Fair and Flat Tax,” where he aims to repeal the entire IRS tax code and replace it with a broad-based 14.5 percent tax on individuals and businesses. He says he would eliminate “nearly” every special-interest loophole, while also eliminating the payroll tax on workers and several federal taxes outright, including gift and estate taxes, telephone taxes, and all duties and tariffs. Headline, Scroll, Jeb Bush, Marco Rubio, Hillary Clinton, Mike Merrill, United for Care, Right to…

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Hillary Clinton patches relations with liberals at campaign’s outset

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This time, Hillary Rodham Clinton wants to be on liberals’ good side. As a presidential candidate in 2008, she opposed gay marriage, equivocated on granting driver’s licenses to people who were living in the U.S. illegally, and endured heavy criticism from rival Barack Obama on her stance on campaign finance. During the opening week of her second presidential campaign, Clinton showed she had retooled her positions to line up with the views of progressive Democrats. On Monday, she called for…

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