Sunday, July 24, 2016

Sunday's Headlines: Democrats grapple with party divisions two days before convention opens

Clinton's challenge: Balance hopeful tone with a case for change; Clinton: ‘Kaine is everything Donald Trump and Mike Pence are not’; Kaine sought to boost his 'brand' after being passed over for VP in '08; Castro disappointed but says Clinton will get Hispanic vote; 'How's Amanda?': Truth, lies and an American addiction; The next war against Hezbollah will be 'ferocious,' Israel warns ;
 
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Democrats grapple with party divisions two days before convention opens
Anger over the nominating process, the Clinton-Kaine ticket and hacked emails from the Democratic National Committee spilled into the party's final meetings before the convention begins.
Clinton's challenge: Balance hopeful tone with a case for change
At their convention, Democrats will aim to project an optimistic vision in contrast to the gloomier GOP message, while trying to avoid coming across as cheerleaders for the status quo.
 
Clinton: ‘Kaine is everything Donald Trump and Mike Pence are not’
As the Democratic ticket debuted, the presumptive vice-presidential nominee thrilled a crowd in Miami by using Spanish throughout his remarks.
 
Kaine sought to boost his 'brand' after being passed over for VP in '08
Emails show Clinton's running mate was irritated by a perception that he had not achieved enough.
 
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Castro disappointed but says Clinton will get Hispanic vote
Housing Secretary Julián Castro was long touted as a possible running mate for Hillary Clinton, but when the call came Friday informing him that the presumptive Democratic nominee had picked someone else, he wasn't surprised.
 
'How's Amanda?': Truth, lies and an American addiction
There are many ways to take measure of the pain, longing and despair that are said to be driving a historic opiate epidemic. But the fact that matters most for a chronic user is what it takes for just one addict to get clean.
 
The next war against Hezbollah will be 'ferocious,' Israel warns
Ten years after Israel and Hezbollah fought an inconclusive war that left more than 1,000 dead, the Lebanese Shiite militant group has transformed: It now fights like a regional military power and poses a far greater threat.
 
 
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He was her middle-school speech teacher. And he's the father of her unborn child, police say.
For months, the Texas pair carried on a secret relationship that began over the phone, using the popular messenger app Kik.
He thought the couple were having sex outside a bar. Then he realized she was unconscious.
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Chris Sale cut up all of the White Sox's throwback jerseys because he didn't like them
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The evolution of Hillary Clinton, politician
Her startling decision to run for the highest office in America set Clinton — who had already been first lady, U.S. senator and secretary of state — on a path no woman has ever walked.
Prepare for the Barack, Hillary, Bill and Bernie show in Philadelphia
A political party that is becoming ever more diverse will be on display in Philadelphia.
We spent decades dreaming up the perfect female president. She doesn't exist.
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