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What Trump Wants to Do in His First 100 Days - 1 views

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Mr. Trump will be able to use his authority to reverse executive actions taken by President Obama. He will also have significant latitude to carry out new immigration policies, though they would require an ambitious bureaucratic effort.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Mr. Trump will be able to use his authority to reverse executive actions taken by President Obama. He will also have significant latitude to carry out new immigration policies, though they would require an ambitious bureaucratic effort.</div>

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'Is It Safe?' Foreign Students Consider College in Donald Trump's U.S. - 0 views

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US College admissions officials are worried that Mr. Trump's election as president could portend a decline in international candidates.

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Who really benefits from free trade agreements like TTIP, Ceta and Nafta? | Letters - 0 views

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Matthew d'Ancona asserts that "the vigorous exchange of goods and labour is the greatest engine of prosperity the world has ever known"

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Matthew d'Ancona asserts that "the vigorous exchange of goods and labour is the greatest engine of prosperity the world has ever known"</div>

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The Obama administration helped expose police brutality. Trump probably won't. - 0 views

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Obama's Justice Department uncovered horrible abuses at police departments. Trump may put an end to the investigations.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Obama's Justice Department uncovered horrible abuses at police departments. Trump may put an end to the investigations.</div>

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Donald Trump's infrastructure plan wouldn't actually fix America's infrastructure problems - 0 views

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This proposal to "rebuild America" is not what you think.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This proposal to "rebuild America" is not what you think.</div>

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Lawmakers: Trump needs to push back harder against racial violence - 0 views

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Members of Congress in both parties say president-elect Donald Trump should do more to condemn racially motivated violence in the aftermath of his election victory.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Members of Congress in both parties say president-elect Donald Trump should do more to condemn racially motivated violence in the aftermath of his election victory.</div>

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What it's like to be a Muslim in Trump's America - 0 views

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Now that Donald Trump has won the US presidential election, many are asking whether his policies will reflect the type of harmful rhetoric about minorities that came up in his campaign. Dr. Suzanne Barakat is among those who are concerned.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Now that Donald Trump has won the US presidential election, many are asking whether his policies will reflect the type of harmful rhetoric about minorities that came up in his campaign. Dr. Suzanne Barakat is among those who are concerned.</div>

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Trump: transition is going 'so smoothly' despite reports of disorder - politics live - 0 views

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The president-elect is contradicting reports that his transition team is in disarray - follow for updates in lead-up to Trump in the White House

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Old Treaties and New Alliances Empower Native Americans - 0 views

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"The tribal voice, and their concerns and what happens on those lands - that's accelerating right now, and where it's going to go I don't know," said John Freemuth, a professor of public policy at Boise State University who studies public lands. "It's a big story and a growing story," he added.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"The tribal voice, and their concerns and what happens on those lands - that's accelerating right now, and where it's going to go I don't know," said John Freemuth, a professor of public policy at Boise State University who studies public lands. "It's a big story and a growing story," he added.</div>

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Bernie Sanders would have beaten Donald Trump? Not so fast - 0 views

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It has been a week since Donald Trump won the majority of electoral college votes and became president-elect of the US (and a week since he lost the popular vote to Hillary Clinton). It has been a week of endless questions and limited answers - how? why?

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">It has been a week since Donald Trump won the majority of electoral college votes and became president-elect of the US (and a week since he lost the popular vote to Hillary Clinton). It has been a week of endless questions and limited answers - how? why?</div>

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Trump proposes racial profiling as a tactic 'to start thinking about' - 0 views

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"I think profiling is something that we're going to have to start thinking about as a country," Trump told CBS's Face the Nation.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"I think profiling is something that we're going to have to start thinking about as a country," Trump told CBS's Face the Nation.</div>

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Local gun-carrying restrictions may be wiped out under Trump, advocates say - 0 views

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Advocates say they expect Congress to pass a sweeping gun rights law that could dismantle local gun-carrying restrictions in states including New York, New Jersey, Maryland, California and Hawaii.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Advocates say they expect Congress to pass a sweeping gun rights law that could dismantle local gun-carrying restrictions in states including New York, New Jersey, Maryland, California and Hawaii.</div>

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Red, Blue and Divided: Six Views of America - 0 views

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"As a woman and a Latina I'm feeling lost and afraid," one person wrote. "Friends please tell me you have my back." "This morning," another wrote, "I started mentally planning how I would react if someone were to refer to me as the N word. It has already happened to 3 of my friends."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"As a woman and a Latina I'm feeling lost and afraid," one person wrote. "Friends please tell me you have my back." "This morning," another wrote, "I started mentally planning how I would react if someone were to refer to me as the N word. It has already happened to 3 of my friends."</div>

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When Republicans Take Power - 0 views

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What Whiteness Means in the Trump Era - 0 views

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Donald Trump Protester Shot During March in Oregon - 1 views

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A man was shot during a protest against President-elect Donald Trump in Portland, Oregon, early Saturday morning.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">A man was shot during a protest against President-elect Donald Trump in Portland, Oregon, early Saturday morning.</div>

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Donald Trump Says He's Willing to Preserve Parts of Obamacare - 0 views

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President-elect Donald Trump, who had repeatedly campaigned on a promise to repeal the Affordable Care Act, said Friday that he would consider keeping certain parts of the health care law after meeting with President Obama at the White House this week.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">President-elect Donald Trump, who had repeatedly campaigned on a promise to repeal the Affordable Care Act, said Friday that he would consider keeping certain parts of the health care law after meeting with President Obama at the White House this week.</div>

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Trump meets with Obama at the White House as whirlwind transition starts - 0 views

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"President-elect Donald Trump and President Obama pledged Thursday to work together after their first meeting, starting the whirlwind transition that will unfold over the next 10 weeks until Trump is sworn into office Jan. 20."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"President-elect Donald Trump and President Obama pledged Thursday to work together after their first meeting, starting the whirlwind transition that will unfold over the next 10 weeks until Trump is sworn into office Jan. 20."</div>

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Trump Outlines Health-Care Plan, Including Repealing Obamacare - 0 views

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Trump's healthcare plan is the first look at his health proposals since the election.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Trump's healthcare plan is the first look at his health proposals since the election.</div>

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Donald Trump's Victory Proves That America Hates Women - 0 views

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Last night, faced with a choice between a highly competent if uncharismatic female candidate and the deranged distillation of the angry white male id, America chose the latter.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Last night, faced with a choice between a highly competent if uncharismatic female candidate and the deranged distillation of the angry white male id, America chose the latter.</div>

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