Donald Trump is the Time 'Person of the Year.'

President-elect Donald Trump has been named Time 'Person of the Year.' He beat the finalists that included Hillary Clinton, Beyonce and Vladmir Putin. This was the second year in a row that Donald Trump had been a finalist of the accolade. Hillary Clinton came in second and Hackers came in third.
On the recognition, Trump commented that 'to be on the cover of Time as Person of the Year is a tremendous honor' while Time editor-in-chief Nancy Gibbs said it was the easiest decision the magazine has ever made for the honor.
This has been reported in dailymail.co.uk dated 7 December 2016.

Time had earlier revealed that Prime Minister Modi was the winner of the online reader's poll for the 'Person of the Year' honor by winning 18 percent of the vote. He, thus, finished well ahead of the other finalists. There was a three-way tie for second place, with Trump, President Barack Obama and Julian Assange all of whom finished with 7 percent of the vote.
Last year, Trump was beaten by German Chancellor Angela Merkel.


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Donald Trump feels his rival Hillary Clinton cannot be trusted with America's security

As the US Presidential election enters its last phase, Republican nominee Donald Trump alleged that his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton cannot be trusted with America's security and has added that the country's generals do not want her as their boss.
This has been reported in thestatesman.com dated 4 November 2016.

Talking on the subject at a massive election rally in Salem, North Carolina, Donald Trump elaborated that Hillary Clinton cannot be trusted with America's security because she was under multiple criminal investigations for criminal conduct that put the safety of the entire nation at risk.
At the rally, Trump outlined his plan to rebuild military and support veterans. He began the rally by naming recipients of medals of honors who were present at the meeting.
He also drew attention to the fact that ISIS is on a campaign of genocide in the Middle East, torturing, drowning and burning people alive. They have slaughtered men, women and children in France, Germany, Belgium, and there are now 1,000 open ISIS investigations in the United States. There has been bloodshed in the attacks in Orlando, San Bernardino, and the recent bomb plot in New York and New Jersey.
Trump criticized Hillary saying that while we send brave men and women overseas to fight terrorists in the Middle East, she wants to open up the borders and allow those same terrorists to infiltrate the country. He indicated that a Trump Administration will suspend the Syrian Refugee program and keep radical Islamic terrorists out of the country.


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Hillary Clinton leads Donald Trump by 4 percent after first Presidential debate

Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton is leading Republican rival Donald Trump by 4 per cent after their first televised debate. This is as per a poll published by the Public Policy Polling (PPP) institute. It showed that Clinton received the support of 44 per cent of the 933 voters consulted in telephone or online interviews while Trump received the backing of 40 per cent of the voter sample.
This has been reported in thestatesman.com dated 30 September 2016.

According to the RealClearPolitics Web site, which prepares an average of all voter surveys conducted in the country, Hillary Clinton is leading Donald Trump by 3 per cent on the national level.
The two will face off in the second debate on October 9 at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri followed by the third and final one that debate will take place on October 19 in the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.


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At long last the time has come when the two White House hopefuls Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump would come face to face for the first debate. The 90-minute event is expected to be one of the most watched events in television history. In the opinion of experts, the audience could exceed 100 million persons.
This has been reported in thestatesman.com dated 24 September 2016.

Analysts feel the viewership could beat the record set in 1980, when 80 million Americans watched Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan's only presidential debate. The audience for Clinton-Trump debate could even come close to the 115 million Americans who had watched the 2015 Super Bowl, the most-watched sporting event in US history.
A strong showing from Republican candidate Trump in Round 1 of the three-debate showdown with Clinton could give rise to a lot of uncertainty. In case, any post-debate analysis indicates that Trump could be the the winner, it could force a rethinking that Clinton was the odds-on favorite to win the November 8 election.
Incidentally, the Commission on Presidential Debates has said that moderator Lester Holt will follow a format that calls for six 15-minute time segments in which each topic will get two segments. Such lengthy 90-minute debates can be a physically exhausting exercise and, while Donald Trump has never participated in such a lengthy debate against just one other candidate, Hillary Clinton was recovering from a recent bout of pneumonia.


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The conspiracy theory that she was using a body double came up because the footage of her collapse shows her being supported by aides and secret service agents before she loses her footing and gets into a waiting car. Subsequently, she was shifted to her daughter Chelsea's apartment to recover and her team confirming the presidential hopeful was suffering from pneumonia.
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Hilary Clinton (68) canceled a trip she was scheduled to take to California for fundraising and other campaign events and further details of her itinerary have not been disclosed.
This has been reported in telegraphindia.com dated 12 September 2016.

It seems she suddenly fell ill during the memorial service on the occasion of 15 years of 9/11. She appeared to sway and her knees buckled before she was assisted into a motorcade and she left the memorial early. Once back home, she underwent a medical examination. Her doctor said in a statement that she has been experiencing a cough related to allergies and that an examination on Friday showed it was pneumonia.
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Trump came down heavily on Clinton and tweeted: “Hillary's refusal to mention Radical Islam, as she pushes a 550% increase in refugees, is more proof that she is unfit to lead the country.” He went on to say that on the economic front, “She will never reform Wall Street. She is owned by Wall Street.”
Other strong words and statements used by Trump are - “Hillary's vision is a border less world where working people have no power, no jobs, no safety” ...... “Hillary's wars in the Middle East have unleashed destruction, terrorism and ISIS across the world.”
Continuing in the same vein, he lashed out at the Democratic presidential nominee saying - "wherever Hillary goes corruption and devastation follows her. ... “No one has worse judgement than Hillary Clinton.”
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Michelle described Hillary as one who has never quit on anything in her life. She said that she "trusts and believes" that the former Secretary of State was truly qualified to shape "America`s children for the next four or eight years". She added that the November election was not simply Republican versus Democrat but it is about who will have the power to shape America's children for the next four or eight years of their lives.


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- if she is elected president. The CIA had, in 2013, declassified certain documents and confirmed the existence of the Area 51 military base which had been created as per executive order by late president Dwight Eisenhower in the mid-1950s - it was primarily to carry out tests on high-flying U-2 spy plane. There has been a lot of secrecy surrounding the base for decades which, in turn, sparked an endless number of theories, including those that claimed extraterrestrial technology gained from UFOs was being studied there.
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The US President elections is witnessing twists and turns. While Bernie Sanders has defeated Hillary Clinton in the New Hampshire primary, Donald Trump also scored his first victory. It was a triumph of two candidates who have seized on Americans' anger at the Washington political establishment.
This has been reported in ibnlive.com dated 10 February 2016.

Both the results are unexpected and would have been nearly unthinkable not long ago.
Bernie Sanders is a self-described democratic socialist and he beat a former secretary of state and first lady who had, once, been seen as the all-but-certain Democratic nominee. Of course, she still remains the favorite in the national race for the Democratic nomination but, the win by the Vermont senator adds punch to the competition.
As far as Donald Trump goes - he is a real estate magnate and television personality and has never run for public office. His win was an important rebound after his loss to Texas Sen Ted Cruz in last week's Iowa caucuses, the first nominating contest.
Trump has led national polls for months and the New Hampshire victory reinforces his position as front-runner, proving he can win votes and adding credibility to his upstart populist candidacy. Other Republicans in the field are Ohio Governor John Kasich, Florida Sen Marco Rubio and former Florida Governor Jeb Bush - all of them are locked in a tight race, along with Ted Cruz, behind Donald Trump.


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#HillaryClinton #BernieSanders #WhiteHouse #IowaCaucus Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders are both Democrat hopefuls for the race to the White House but, Hillary Clinton is locked in a dead heat with Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders in the Iowa presidential nominating contest. While Hillary Clinton is a former Secretary of State and First Lady her lead is wafer-thin - it is 49.9% over 49.5% for her opponent Bernie Sanders who is a US Senator from Vermont - this result is based on 99% of precincts reporting.
This has been reported in news.sky.com dated 2 February 2016.

Of course, her campaign has issued a statement saying that she had won the Democratic Iowa caucus. But, the outcome in three precincts in the state - Davenport, Des Moines and Ames - was decided by a coin flip.
On the present situation, Mr Sanders feels that it would be a tight contest had it has given his campaign a "kick-start" - it showed that "this is a campaign that can win".
There is a third Democrat candidate in the fray - he is Martin O'Malley and he has suspended his campaign after trailing badly - he could manage to get just 0.6% of Iowa's votes.
The Hillary for America campaign was depending on its vaunted get-out-the-vote operation to deliver a clear victory and avoid a stinging rerun of her 2008 defeat to now-President Barack Obama. For Hillary Clinton, she has been dogged by an inquiry into her emails while she was the top US diplomat - she put up a brave face after the inconclusive result.
As for Bernie Sanders who is a self-described democratic socialist, he summed up the situation as 'what Iowa has begun tonight is a political revolution.' He talked about creating an economy that works for working families, not just the billionaire class.
Hillary Clinton is the party establishment favorite but Bernie Sanders has electrified youthful crowds with his impassioned rallying cry to reform an economy he says is rigged in favor of the super-rich.


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#hillaryclinton #donaldtrump #WhiteHouse #BernieSanders The battle for White House is hotting up and Hillary Clinton is believed to be the favorite of the Democratic party. She was ahead till recently but, the popularity of Vermont senator Bernie Sanders is on the rise and he has surged ahead of Hillary Clinton.
THis has been reported in ibnlive.com dated 22 January 2016.

Hillary Clinton, the former first lady, former New York senator and former secretary of state enjoys a worldwide following and had started as a Democratic favorite when she had announced her candidature last spring. She was holding a substantially commanding lead over her nearest Democratic rival Sanders in Iowa until December. At that time, as per the CNN/ORC poll, she led Sanders by 18 points.
However, as per the latest opinion poll carried out and released by the same agency, Sanders is now leading Clinton by eight points. This is her second presidential bid and, a defeat in Iowa could become a major setback for her campaign because this traditionally sets the pace and tone of the rest of the presidential season.
Of course, she can always bounce back by winning in other States. Nationally, she still has a 13-point lead over Sanders, the Senator from Vermont.
The Iowa Caucus is on February 1 and that would formally kick off the 2016 presidential elections. It will be followed by New Hampshire primary a week later and, candidates from both the Democratic and Republican parties have virtually stormed the two crucial states. They have fanned out to small villages and cities in their last-minute efforts to convince voters and garner support from them.

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#hillaryclinton #mittromney It is gradually becoming clear that former Massachusetts Gov. and 2012 Republican nominee Mitt Romney is most probable candidate for the GOP presidential nomination for 2016 US President elections, and his competitors would probably be former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton who is far ahead among Democrats.
This has been revealed in the latest poll carried out by Fox News.
As far as the Republicans go, Mitt Romney dominates the field for the 2016 Republican nomination with 19 percent votes among self-identified Republicans. Next is former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush at 10 percent. No other probable Republican candidates have managed to get backing in double-digit.
All others like New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee and Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, neurosurgeon Ben Carson, Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, Ohio Gov. John Kasich, Texas Gov. Rick Perry, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, and former Penn. Sen. Rick Santorum have al received less than 10 per cent.
In the Democratic camp, Hillary Clinton is still 50 points ahead of her nearest rival – her support is down marginally from 64 per cent to 62 per cent from July figures – in April it was at a high of 69 per cent.
As an observer remarks – in spite of a book, a world tour, numerous controversies and several distinctly different possible opponents, the support of Hillary Clinton has not changed much over the past two years. It also does not depend much on who the Republican is.