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Ranting Trump compares rival Carson to child molester
Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump has unleashed a verbal assault on his nearest competitor Ben Carson, comparing him to a pedophile.
14 November 2015
Trump steps up insults of rivals on campaign trail
Republican White House hopeful Donald Trump stepped up attacks on his campaign rivals, insisting none of them have the caliber to become the next president of the United States.
05 November 2015
Obama says 2016 hopefuls will get serious
Barack Obama says the plethora of candidates vying to succeed him as US president will be forced to exit "silly season" and be "more serious" as the 2016 general election nears.
04 November 2015
Trump publishes new book 'Crippled America'
Donald Trump revs up his race for the White House, releasing a new book outlining the ills of modern-day America and telling voters why he should be president.
03 November 2015
Bush rejects role of 'angry agitator' as he reboots White House bid
Jeb Bush vowed not to adopt the incendiary rhetoric of other Republican White House contenders, as he sought to reboot his floundering presidential campaign.
03 November 2015
Bush admits campaign not going well, vows to 'fight on'
Jeb Bush acknowledged that his run for the Republican presidential nomination is going poorly but he pledged to "fight on."
02 November 2015
Trump, Carson in spotlight as Republicans brace for debate
Donald Trump, the longtime frontrunner in the Republican presidential race, gears up for battle in a third nationally televised candidates' debate, with fellow outsider Ben Carson hot on his heels.
29 October 2015
Trump: Dad's 'small loan' of $1 million got him started
Donald Trump enjoys his reputation as a magnate whose own smarts and business savvy made him a billionaire, but he acknowledged that his father helped him out -- with a "small" million-dollar loan.
27 October 2015
US presidential candidate Carson in call to ban abortion
Republican presidential hopeful Ben Carson called for a ban on abortion in nearly all cases, and likened those seeking to terminate their pregnancies to slave owners, in comments certain to spark controversy.
26 October 2015
World would be better place if Saddam, Kadhafi still in power: Trump
The world would be a better place if dictators such as Saddam Hussein and Moamer Kadhafi were still in power, top Republican US presidential hopeful Donald Trump said in comments aired.
26 October 2015
Clinton in campaign command after 'quite a week'
It's been a great week for Hillary Clinton.
24 October 2015
Cristina Kirchner: end of an era in Argentina
Cristina Kirchner, the fiery, unbending president who has dominated Argentine politics for 12 years along with her late husband Nestor, leaves a divisive legacy as the country elects her successor.
22 October 2015
Biden says no to 2016 White House run
Vice President Joe Biden said he will not run for the White House in 2016, ending months of speculation that has stalked Hillary Clinton's campaign and threatened Democratic party unity.
22 October 2015
Clinton faces Benghazi 'interrogation' Thursday
Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton faces a congressional grilling over her role during and after the deadly attacks on the US mission in Benghazi.
22 October 2015
White House parries questions on Biden run
Barack Obama and his top aides struggled to fend off questions about Vice President Joe Biden's possible 2016 run, as rampant speculation threatened to eclipse the White House's political message.
20 October 2015
Close Clinton aide to testify Friday on Benghazi
A longtime close aide to Hillary Clinton will testify behind closed doors before a controversial congressional committee probing a deadly 2012 attack on a US mission in Libya
16 October 2015
Clinton debate boost may keep Biden on 2016 sidelines
Hillary Clinton bested her challengers in the campaign's first Democratic presidential debate, but her biggest accomplishment may have been to neutralize a potential rival who was not even on stage.
15 October 2015
Trump needles debating Democrats via Twitter
Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump was not about to let Democrats steal the limelight in their first 2016 debate.
14 October 2015
Brazil president gets temporary impeachment reprieve
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff won a temporary reprieve from threatened impeachment thanks to a Supreme Court intervention.
14 October 2015
Stuff happens: Poll lays bare Jeb Bush campaign travails
Jeb Bush appears to have paid the price in the eyes of Republican voters for a number of gaffes that included him saying in the aftermath of a college massacre that "stuff happens."
12 October 2015