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Hillary’s ‘inevitability’ runs out Clinton drops out of presidential race to knit sweaters

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THE FEVER Assistant Lampoonist   In an M. Night Shyamalan style plot twist, Hillary Clinton has announced that she has dropped out of the presidential race, despite being the frontrunner for the democratic nomination. The shocking announcement came in the form of a live stream from her home in Chappaqua,......
Opinion

OpEd: Politics and War

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  JOSHUA ADKINS Special to The Leader Hearing the words “campaign,” “planning,” “deception,” “strategies” and “tactics” — the military is usually the first thing that comes to mind. Not this time. This time it is about politics. A “campaign” is a military term describing a series of operations calculated and......
News

Deny Trump, whatever it takes Could a contested convention be in the GOP’s future?

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CONNOR HOFFMAN Assistant News Editor   It seems lately that the talk about the Republican National Convention has focused on having what’s called a “contested convention” rather than having a convention that, effectively, was a coronation for Donald Trump. A contested convention is what happens when none of the nominees......
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Forget the rest, Trump is best: Better than the booger-eater and Marco ‘Roboto’

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THE FEVER Assistant Trumpoonist   When it comes to the presidential candidates, no one can compare to Donald J. Trump. The charismatic, charming and handsome frontrunner for the GOP has been running circles around rivals Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio. Any naysayers to Trump’s inevitable presidency should know that neither......
Scallion

Health benefits of electing donald trump

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G. RAVIOLI Special to the Trumpoon      From nervous anticipation to promising excitement, the Super Tuesday turnout revealed just what we’ve been hoping for — Donald J. Trump is leading the way for the Republican presidential candidacy. There have been uncertainties as to whether or not Trump’s gripping campaign......
News

‘Language, housing, employment and low-income’ Panel discusses global refugee crisis

CONNOR HOFFMAN Staff Writer   Since 2013 Syria has been embedded in a civil war, leading to both the rise of ISIS and many citizens becoming refugees. Fredonia held a panel last Thursday to clear up some confusion surrounding the issue and show everyone the troubles these refugees have experienced.......
News

Fredonia Democrats and Republicans endorse candidates Clubs choose Sanders, Rubio and Cruz

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  GRAPH JAMES T. LILLIN Special to The Leader Fredonia students are outspoken when it comes to politics. Drive around campus and a plethora of bumper stickers, a few T-shirts and various signs in dorm and townhouse windows can be seen espousing student political affiliation. The visibility of student political......
Opinion

Iowa Caucus: Coin flips, voter turnout and a failure of systems

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  Six different Iowa Caucus voting locations utilized an outdated technique to determine which Democratic candidate won each district. The final vote for Democrats was almost a dead tie, with 49.8 percent for former Sen. Hillary Clinton and 49.6 percent for Sen. Bernie Sanders according to https//www.idpcaucuses.com. To make a......

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