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GOP debate preview: The next showdown will take place on Wednesday at 8 p.m. on CNBC. Already the candidates have started throwing punches…
A handful of hopefuls took to the television waves over the weekend to start the smear battle a little early.
Here are a few of the most fiery statements launched pre-debate...
By David Zeiler, Associate Editor, Money Morning • @DavidGZeiler - • Print | Email
The Hillary Clinton email scandal could yet derail her campaign, which of late has looked virtually unstoppable.
Rivals have dropped out, and she's again rising in the polls. And yet the Hillary Clinton email scandal continues to stalk the campaign. It's the last real obstacle between her and the Democratic nomination for president.
Here's why it could end up being the kryptonite that destroys her quest for the presidency...
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"Pharma Bro" Martin Shkreli, the CEO of Turing Pharmaceuticals, has been America's favorite corporate villain lately.
On Sept. 21, 2015, public ire for the young biopharma exec surfaced after he purchased the rights to the drug Daraprim and skyrocketed the price to $750 overnight.
Public relations in the weeks since for the young exec have only gotten worse...
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"Part one" of the Hillary Clinton Benghazi hearing took place this morning. It lasted three hours and 20 minutes until both parties recessed at 1:20 p.m. ET.
Unlike her Senate testimony on Benghazi in January 2013, the Democratic presidential front-runner kept her cool.
Here are the three toughest questions Hillary Clinton faced - and her answers...
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When Trump attacks Yellen, he's defending the average American against the harmful policies of the U.S. Federal Reserve. But has the real estate mogul's Fed criticism brought much-needed attention to its lackluster policies?
After all, the man does know a thing or two about finances, especially on a grand scale.
By David Zeiler, Associate Editor, Money Morning • @DavidGZeiler - • Print | Email
The Bernie Sanders tax plan to pay for his ambitious expansion of government social programs is riddled with flaws and risky assumptions.
Sanders' policies, rooted in his socialist philosophy, include free public college tuition, an expansion of Medicare to all, universal childcare, and the rebuilding of infrastructure. But when you look at the specifics of how he'd pay for them, it doesn't add up.
Here's why the Bernie Sanders tax plan won't work...
By Tara Clarke, Associate Editor, Money Morning • @TaraKateClarke - • Print | Email
U.S. President Barack Obama shocked when he announced on Thursday he will keep a larger military presence in Afghanistan than he'd planned. The backtrack sparked hot debate among Dems and their Republican counterparts…
You see, the cost of war has been increasingly in the spot light as the 2016 presidential election heats up. According to the most recent poll (released by Quinnipiac University on July 28), five out of the nine most important issues voters say will decide their vote in the 2016 general election are tied to American war spending, including the economy and jobs (#1 issue) and terrorism (#3 issue).
Whether you're for or against war spending, we can agree wars are expensive. As of April this year, the U.S. federal government had spent or obligated a combined $4.4 trillion on the wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, according to the Watson Institute. According to a Library of Congress report, post-9/11 wars, combined, are the most expensive in U.S. history.
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Is Joe Biden running for president after the first Democratic debate of 2015, now that Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders have given strong performances?
Several journalists asked members of the political world whether or not they think the vice president should run.
Here is the overwhelming consensus...
By Tara Clarke, Associate Editor, Money Morning • @TaraKateClarke - • Print | Email
Early in the first Democratic debate of 2015, CNN moderator Anderson Cooper straightforwardly asked, "Is Bernie Sanders a socialist?"
It is a question for which many American voters demand an explanation – and for good reason…
That's because this country was founded under capitalism. And while there are several, very viable criticisms of capitalism, historically, it has proven to be better than any other economic system. As Winston Churchill once put it, "The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings; the inherent virtue of socialism is the equal sharing of miseries."
Any voter in the 2016 presidential election should be very clear on exactly what kind of reform Bernie Sanders stands for – especially when it comes to socialism.
By Diane Alter, Contributing Writer, Money Morning - • Print | Email
Bernie Sanders' debate performance Tuesday night brought in $1.3 million in donations in just four hours following the event.
Sen. Bernie Sanders' (I-VT) presidential campaign announced the contributions were made by more than 37,600 individuals and averaged $34.58. The burst of donations rolling in Tuesday night peaked at 10.5 donations per second, the campaign boasted.
Here's why Sanders has found so much success soliciting smaller donations...
