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Trump's populist remarks irk Republican Party

Brazen U.S. billionaire Donald Trump is making waves again, this time irritating the Republican Party (GOP), whose nomination he aims to clinch.

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Donald Trump faces global firestorm over Muslim ban call

A global firestorm erupted on Tuesday (Dec 8) over Mr Donald Trump’s call to bar Muslims from entering the United States, as the White House branded him a “carnival barker” unfit to lead and his campaign rivals rounded on him.

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Foreign policy to take center stage in U.S. elections after Paris massacre

​Last week's terror attacks on Paris have pushed U.S. foreign policy and the fight against terrorism to the forefront of U.S. elections, and candidates will have to show they are tough on terror in the lead up to the 2016 presidential race.

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U.S. Republican candidate Ben Carson surges ahead on nice-guy image

​In the United States, politics can change at lightning speed, and so it is that the soft-spoken, mild mannered candidate Ben Carson has knocked the bombastic billionaire Donald Trump out of the No. 1 spot in the race for the Republican Party (GOP) nomination.

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Opinions split on Trump's chance to clinch Republican nomination for White House race

​Just a few months ago, U.S. billionaire mogul Donald Trump was dismissed by critics on both sides of the isle when he announced his bid for Republican Party (GOP) nomination for the 2016 presidential elections. But now, opinions are split on if he can clinch the nomination.

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U.S. populist candidates basking in limelight in race to White House

​The lead up to the 2016 U.S. presidential elections is not taking the direction everyone has expected, with the most populist candidates getting all the attention, and those expected to be shoe-ins taking a back seat.

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Trump fervor could fade, but that could take a while

​Billionaire mogul Donald Trump' s bid to clinch the White House is still gaining much media attention, but some analysts are saying the controversial Republican candidate could fade out of the spotlight, although that could take some time.

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Hillary leads 2016 US presidential race: poll

​A CNN/ORC national poll released Wednesday shows former Florida Governor Jeb Bush gained popularity among likely Republican voters while Senator Marco Rubio lost momentum, but both trailed Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton.