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A political swag season like no other

Aug 10, 2016
Voters are as passionate as ever--about the candidate they don't want to win
Campaign buttons supporting US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump are displayed before a rally.
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No, Donald Trump, the election isn't rigged

Aug 8, 2016
Just 31 possible instances of voter fraud out of a billion votes.
Trump may not want to hear it, but there's just no evidence that elections are rigged.
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Trump sets out new economic policy

Aug 8, 2016
The Republican presidential nominee said Americanism should come before globalism.
Trump gave a speech about his economic plan on Monday, but still left details out. 
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Trump in Detroit — will he reveal his economic plans?

Aug 8, 2016
He's been long on big ideas, short on details; will his speech fill in the gaps?
Donald Trump says he will "be the greatest jobs president that God ever created."
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Donald Trump and the Steves

Aug 5, 2016
Donald Trump has chosen a slate of businessmen as his economic advisers.
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and his family acknowledge the crowd as balloons fall on the fourth day of the Republican National Convention on July 21. Trump announced his economic advisory team today.
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Trump is paying a price for being late to the TV ad party

Aug 4, 2016
Donald Trump raised lots of money in July. Will he spend it on TV?
A screen displays Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump delivering his speech during the evening session on the fourth day of the Republican National Convention on July 21, 2016 at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio.
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Trump doubts government reports of low unemployment

Aug 4, 2016
Republican candidate Donald Trump charges government employment reports are politically manipulated, and that the "real" jobless rate is 24 percent or higher.
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump delivers a speech during the Republican National Convention in July at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio.
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Major political donors like the Kochs now focusing on local and state races

Aug 3, 2016
The presidential race isn't the only important one to donors.
A view of the House of Representatives Chamber in Washington, D.C. in 2015. A Koch-backed group is spending millions in Ohio, Nevada and Pennsylvania — states that are key to maintaining a Republican-majority Congress. 
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