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Hillary Clinton Says Many, Many People Urging Her To Run In 2020
But the former candidate said a bid to unseat President Donald Trump was absolutely not in my plans.
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Remember The Cyclist Who Flipped Off Trump's Motorcade? She Just Won A Virginia Election.
Juli Briskman will now be on the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors.
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Democratic Candidates Clash Over Health Care At Iowa Dinner
More than a dozen presidential candidates addressed 13,000-plus Democratic activists, volunteers and supporters in downtown Des Moines.
By Thomas Beaumont, Bill Barrow and Will Weissert, AP

General Election Set To Be On December 12 As MPs Back Move To Break Brexit Deadlock
Bill passes third reading in the Commons, and now heads to the Lords, but political parties moved to an election footing as soon as the result was announced.
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Johnson In New Push For Pre-Xmas Election
UK prime minister tables new legislation to get round requirement for two-thirds majority of MPs.
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Justin Trudeau's Liberals Set To Survive Canada's Election, Projections Say
Canadians voted in one of the closest and most contentious election campaigns the country has seen in decades.
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Twitter Removes Trump Campaign Video After Queen Complains About Unauthorized Song
The band objected to the campaign's use of "We Will Rock You" in a video tweeted by Trump.
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Bernie Sanders Hospitalised For Emergency Heart Procedure
The campaign said Senator Sanders "will be resting up over the next few days."
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Justin Trudeau Apologises For Wearing Brownface At School Party
I should have known better."
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They Did What? Politicians On The Campaign Trail
From kissing fish to filling pies, we take a look at some of the weirdest things politicians like Boris Johnson and Tim Farron, among others, have done while on the campaign trail.
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