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In Iowa, Clinton Turns Email Controversy Into A Punchline

9:34am August 16, 2015

by Arnie Seipel

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton's campaign has stepped up its response to the investigation into the private email server she used while secretary of state.

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Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks at the Iowa Democratic Wing Ding on Friday in Clear Lake, Iowa.

'Same Old Partisan Games,' Clinton Says Of Attacks Regarding Emails

1:19pm August 15, 2015

by Don Gonyea

Hillary Clinton addressed her critics at the Iowa Democratic Wing Ding, a fundraiser sponsored by county organizations in the state. Sen. Bernie Sanders, Martin O'Malley and Lincoln Chafee also spoke.

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Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks at the Iowa Democratic Wing Ding at the Surf Ballroom on Friday. Appearing at the Iowa State Fair on Saturday, she said the controversy over her emails was the

In Iowa, Clinton Calls Email Controversy 'Usual' Partisan Politics

1:16pm August 15, 2015

by Scott Neuman

Appearing at the state fair with former Sen. Tom Harkin, who endorsed her on Friday, she reiterated that she never "sent or received email marked 'classified' " on her private server.

Iowa State Fair Goers Grill Jeb Bush On Brother's Role In Iraq

7:17pm August 14, 2015

by Sarah McCammon

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush campaigned at the Iowa State Fair on Friday and took questions at the Des Moines Register's Soapbox. He was asked about the Iraq War.

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Japanese Prime Minister Expresses 'Profound Grief' For WWII Aggression

6:21pm August 14, 2015

by Anthony Kuhn

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe issued a statement Friday marking the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II. Asian countries, who were invaded by Japan during the war, closely watched the speech.

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Secretary Of State John Kerry Raises Flag At Reopened U.S. Embassy In Cuba

6:21pm August 14, 2015

by Michele Kelemen

Secretary of State John Kerry raises a flag at the reopened U.S. Embassy in Havana on Friday, marking a change in relations between the Cold War era foes.

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A Planned Parenthood location in New York City. The organization is a presidential-campaign target.

Fact Check: Was Planned Parenthood Started To 'Control' The Black Population?

3:14pm August 14, 2015

by Amita Kelly

"I know who Margaret Sanger is, and I know that she believed in eugenics, and that she was not particularly enamored with black people," candidate Ben Carson said of the organization's founder.

'New York Times': Islamic State Uses Quran To Justify Rape Of Yazidi Women

11:12pm August 13, 2015

NPR's Melissa Block speaks with New York Times foreign correspondent Rukmini Callimachi about an entrenched system in which ISIS glorifies sexual slavery. She interviewed 21 escaped victims.

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UN Secretary General 'Anguished' By Peacekeeper Sex Abuse Allegations

6:55pm August 13, 2015

by Michele Kelemen

United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon says he is anguished by recurrent allegations of sexual abuse by peacekeepers. The head of the Central African Republic U.N. mission was ousted Wednesday.

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Poet Richard Blanco On U.S., Cuba: 'We All Belong To The Sea Between Us'

6:55pm August 13, 2015

NPR's Robert Siegel talks with Blanco, who was born to a Cuban exile family and read at President Obama's second inauguration, about the poem he will read at the reopening of the U.S. Embassy in Cuba.

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