Wednesday, July 27, 2016

Wednesday's Headlines: Clinton captures historic nomination

Back in the spotlight, but before a different party; Perspective: A speech unlike anything we've ever seen; Sanders plans for a possible power move in the Senate ; The Fix: Winners and losers; Fact Checker: Bill Clinton's proposal to Hillary;
 
Today's Headlines
The morning's most important stories, selected by Post editors
 
 
Top Stories
Clinton captures historic nomination
A parade of speakers tried to revamp her image after she became the first woman to be nominated for U.S. president by a major political party.
Back in the spotlight, but before a different party
Bill Clinton has at times seemed caught between the then and the now.
 
Perspective: A speech unlike anything we've ever seen
The former president told the country about the Hillary only he knows.
 
Sanders plans for a possible power move in the Senate
The senator from Vermont is trying to transform a presidential bid into a coherent and lasting movement of new voters.
 
The Fix: Winners and losers
Elizabeth Banks's entrance at the Democratic National Convention was, um, totally epic.
 
Fact Checker: Bill Clinton's proposal to Hillary
Bill Clinton said he urged Hillary not to marry him when he proposed. It might be a sweet story, but Hillary doesn't quite remember it that way.
 
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Opinions
 
Bill Clinton gives the most important speech of his life
 
Bill and Hillary Clinton’s incomprehensible marriage
 
A Trump-style speculation on the GOP and Putin
 
What was missing in Bill's speech about Hillary
 
Bill Clinton’s speech, translated
 
When will ‘the Bernie or bust people … [stop] being ridiculous’?
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After DNC leaks, Obama hints at possible motive for Russia to help Trump
The president's comments reflect growing concerns that Russian President Vladimir Putin is seeking to meddle in the U.S. election.
From 'Dirty Division' to golden boys: Forces leading Iraq's fight against ISIS find redemption
The U.S.-trained counterterrorism troops were once so loathed they were nearly disbanded. But the elite group, which has spearheaded nearly every major fight against the militants, has proved to be the country's greatest weapon.
As Green Party's Stein woos Sanders backers, some see flashbacks to 2000
Looking back at Ralph Nader's third-party run and Al Gore's close loss to George W. Bush, Democrats worry that Jill Stein could cost Hillary Clinton the election this time around.
The Fix: Bill Clinton's speech a reminder of how little of the establishment backs Trump
Only one of the two major-party candidates is endorsed by any past president, and only one is endorsed by all of the past candidates for that office from their party.
Wonkblog: Why Kaine can oppose abortion and still be Clinton's running mate
The senator and former Virginia governor has said both that he wants to reduce abortions and that he supports the right of women to make their own reproductive decisions.
India sends elite commandos to guard billionaire’s wife; outrage ensues
Imagine, if you will, the kind of outcry that would occur in the United States if the government sent a Secret Service detail to protect Melinda Gates, wife of Bill Gates.
The ugly truth about the White House and its history of slavery
Although the history isn't widely known, historians maintain there's no debate about the accuracy of the first lady's comments, which acknowledged a painful reality at the Democratic National Convention.
Metro's general manager proposes permanent end to late-night service
The proposal would keep the system closing at midnight on Fridays and Saturdays and would move up the closing time to 10 p.m. on Sundays, alarming D.C. officials and business leaders who said it would hurt the city's economic and cultural life.
Men may get Alzheimer's as much as women. We just haven't known how to spot it.
A new study found that men were younger when they got the disease and often had atypical symptoms.
 
     
 
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