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Comedy Central cancels Larry Wilmore's 'The Nightly Show'

Aug 15, 2016
Amid news of the show's cancellation, we revisit one of our interviews with the Comedy Central host.
Host Larry Wilmore appears on the debut episode of his show. 
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The Clintons released their 2015 tax returns

Aug 12, 2016
They made $10.6 million with an effective tax rate of 34 percent.
Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton and her husband, former President Bill Clinton, at a rally in February in Las Vegas.
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Hillary Clinton says she opposes the TPP

Aug 11, 2016
But that hasn't always been the case.
Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton opposes the Trans-Pacific Partnership — now.
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Clinton to deliver economic speech in Detroit

Aug 11, 2016
She will likely try to appease voters without alienating the financial services industry.
Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton speaks at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History in Detroit earlier this year. 
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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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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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Views of the U.S. election from across the Pacific

Aug 3, 2016
If you think the 2016 election has become crazy, imagine what the Chinese think.
Shanghai resident Peng Yunliang says he’d vote for Hillary Clinton if he could, though he believes she’s “too tough on China.”
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The next step in Hillary Clinton's economic direction

Aug 1, 2016
Clinton is set to announce her 'economic transition team' later this week.
Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton speaks during a campaign rally on Saturday in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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