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on May 10, 2016 in World News

Why Paul Ryan’s Trump Gambit May Cost His Speakership

by Joel B. Pollak A story of a small-town city council puts Paul Ryan’s shift on Donald Trump in perspective. A friend of mine who lived in a small country town was elected to the local council. Because he is something of a gadfly, his colleagues made him speaker of the council, thinking that by promoting him to a largely ceremonial role, they were taming him. He made one change: he had the council building lock its side entrances, so that the only entry was through the front, and made council members clock in and out like other municipal employees. They were… View Article

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on May 10, 2016 in World News

Trump Surprises with Celebrities on California Delegates List

by Michelle Moons The Donald Trump campaign named 169 California delegates on Monday, including such high-profile names as billionaire Peter Thiel, conservative leader David Horowitz, and several legislators. The somewhat reclusive Thiel is listed as a Trump delegate for the 12th congressional district, which includes downtown San Francisco. The PayPal co-founder, a libertarian, had given to a SuperPAC that supported former candidate Carly Fiorina, a former executive for tech company Hewlett-Packard. In 2012, he supported Ron Paul, supported Ted Cruz’s campaign for U.S. Senate in Texas, and is known to back libertarian causes. Trump California political director Tim Clark told… View Article

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