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US sees Assad staying in Syria until March 2017

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Obama administration's best-case scenario for political transition in Syria does not foresee Bashar Assad stepping down as the country's leader before March 2017, outlasting Barack Obama's presidency by at least two months, according to a document obtained by The Associated Press. An internal timeline prepared for U.S. officials dealing with the…
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Cash-rich super PACs prolong flagging presidential campaigns

Less than a month before voting begins, the Republican field still has a dozen presidential hopefuls. Super PACs are one reason why
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Trump feigns outrage after rally-goer calls leaders Muslim

Trump jokingly admonished a man at the rally that yelled the country's leaders are "Muslims."
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Deliberate acts cause more airline deaths than accidents

WASHINGTON (AP) - There were more airline deaths worldwide due to deliberate acts in 2015 than to accidental air crashes for the second year in a row, according to an industry tally. There were only eight accidental airline crashes last year accounting for 161 passenger and crew deaths - the fewest crashes and deaths since…
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