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9/20/16
What a story!
Two years ago I go to the F.B.I. because my son was doing really bad, O.K.?” he said. “But they check almost two months, they say, ‘He’s O.K., he’s clean, he’s not a terrorist.’ I say O.K.”
He added: “Now they say he is a terrorist. I say O.K.”
Two years before Ahmad Khan Rahami went on a bombing rampage in New York and New Jersey, his father told the police that the son was a terrorist, prompting a review by federal agents, according to two senior law enforcement officials.
Read more from Nytimes9/28/16
talking about bats ...
12:59 PM ET Adam RubinESPN Staff Writer Close Adam Rubin has covered the Mets since 2003. He's a graduate of Mepham High School on Long Island and the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He joined ESPNNewYork after spending 10 years at the New York Daily News.
Read more from ESPN.com10/2/16
4 hankies at least ...
"You may as well let it go." The next morning my brother asked if I wanted to walk with him to the mailbox. The sun was glistening off the buildings on the San Francisco skyline against a brilliant blue sky. We walked to Fillmore, and I watched him drop the letter into the mailbox slot.
Read more from Nytimes10/8/16
Straight from the horse's mouth ... mmm ... website
https://www.donaldjtrump.com/about/
10/8/16
in full retreat
Months of pent-up frustration about the Republican nominee finally erupted after the tape emerged, and party leaders who had reluctantly supported him jumped ship in rapid succession. Some of them called for Mr. Trump to withdraw from the race, and for the "Never Trump" coalition, it was a we-told-you-so moment.
Read more from Nytimes10/8/16
The media and establishment want me out of the race so badly - I WILL NEVER DROP OUT OF THE RACE, WILL NEVER LET MY SUPPORTERS DOWN! #MAGA
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 8, 2016
10/9/16
"Mr. Trump has over 25 million followers on social media. "
Wait - can a 15 year old run for President?