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After Romney’s anti-Trump speech on March 3, alarm spreads over Trump candidacy and potential presidency

Developing Latest News and Opinion See Dana Milbank, “Trump’s flirtation with fascism,” The Washington Post, March 7, 2016 (6:21 p.m.). The Trenchant Observer

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The ugly face of America: Donald Trump and his supporters

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The April 17 Geneva meeting on the Ukraine: Aggressor and appeasers on the road to Munich II

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Benghazi update: New questions raised on intelligence, decision-making failures (Updated November 6, 2012)

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By publicly naming person behind anti-Muslim film, federal officials commit appalling abuse of power

On dit quelquefois: “Le sens commun est fort rare.” People sometimes say: “Common sense is quite rare.” –Voltaire, “Common Sense” (1765) U.S. federal officials have…

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