| Former Vietnam POW On Trump-McCain comments Posted: 20 Jul 2015 10:10 AM PDT  Yahoo's Bianna Golodryga interviews Capt. Charlie Plumb, a former Vietnam POW who was held alongside Senator McCain in the notorious Hanoi Hilton.
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| Cuban flag raised over Washington embassy as ties restored Posted: 20 Jul 2015 09:07 AM PDT  The Cuban flag was raised over Havana's embassy in Washington on Monday for the first time in 54 years as the United States and Cuba formally restored relations, opening a new chapter of engagement between the former Cold War foes. Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez presided over the reinauguration of the embassy, a milestone in the diplomatic thaw that began with a breakthrough announcement by U.S. President Barack Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro on Dec. 17. The U.S. Embassy in Havana was also officially reopened for business.
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| Trump escalates war of words with McCain, GOP rivals Posted:  Donald Trump continues to escalate his feud with John McCain, saying the Arizona senator and former prisoner of war has "abandoned our veterans"...
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| Clinton's capital gains tax plan to urge focus on long-term growth Posted: 20 Jul 2015 07:50 AM PDT  Presidential contender Hillary Clinton's proposed plan to overhaul capital gains taxes aims to foster long-term growth by taxing some short-term investments at higher rates, an aide for her campaign said on Monday. Under her proposal, first reported by the Wall Street Journal, the maximum capital gains tax rate on investments held at least a year, currently 23.8 percent, would rise to at least the 28 percent proposed by President Barack Obama, the aide said. The campaign has not ruled out raising it as high as the regular income tax rate, which can be as high as 39.6 percent for top earners, the Journal reported.
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| Republican Jeb Bush backs federal hiring freeze, lobbying rules Posted: 20 Jul 2015 08:42 AM PDT  (Reuters) - U.S. Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush said on Monday he would overhaul Washington's culture with a federal balanced budget amendment, a freeze on government hiring and a longer ban on former members of Congress becoming lobbyists. "We need a president willing to challenge the whole culture in our nation's capital – and I mean to do it," Bush, the former Florida governor, said in remarks posted on his campaign website on Monday. (Reporting by Emily Stephenson and Luciana Lopez; Editing by Susan Heavey)
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| McCain says Trump should apologize to U.S. military families Posted: 20 Jul 2015 05:50 AM PDT  By Doina Chiacu WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senator John McCain urged Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Monday to apologize to U.S. military families for saying prisoners of war are not heroes in his first direct response to remarks by Trump. Trump drew a barrage of criticism over the weekend after telling a Republican forum he did not think McCain, a Navy fighter pilot who was held prisoner for five years during the Vietnam War, was a hero because he was captured. McCain played down the personal attack in an interview with MSNBC, saying he didn't think Trump owed him an apology, but said he owed one to the wider target of his remarks.
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| U.S., Cuba restore full diplomatic ties after 5 decades Posted: 19 Jul 2015 09:54 PM PDT  More than a half century of Cold War and lingering enmity came to an abrupt but quiet end on Monday.
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| California freeway bridge collapses, blocking Ariz. traffic Posted: 19 Jul 2015 10:59 PM PDT  An elevated section of Interstate 10 collapsed amid heavy rains in the California desert.
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| Black officer helps white supremacist suffering from heat at KKK rally Posted: 19 Jul 2015 02:32 PM PDT  The image of an African-American police officer assisting a man wearing a black T-shirt bearing a swastika and struggling in the heat goes viral.
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| Shooter's family says he suffered from depression Posted: 19 Jul 2015 12:19 PM PDT  CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — The family of the gunman who killed four Marines and a sailor in Chattanooga says he had suffered from depression for many years and "was not the son we knew and loved."
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| Trump won’t apologize for McCain ‘war hero’ comments Posted:  Donald Trump is standing by his outrageous remarks as GOP presidential hopefuls call on him to exit the race.
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