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Whether it’s walking in the woods or catching up on reading, Hillary Clinton appears to be enjoying more leisurely activities than running a contentious presidential campaign. On Sunday, Clinton was spotted browsing books at The Savoy Bookstore in Waverly, Rhode Island, according to the Westerly Sun. She was joined by Bill Clinton, Chelsea Clinton and son-in-law Marc Mezvinky, as well as her grandchildren, Charlotte and Aidan. The visit was a surprise to bookstore employees and shoppers, who sensed something was about to happen when black SUVs and men wearing earpieces rolled up to the store. Employee Jessica Wick took to...

Republican presidential candidate, Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., right, talks to members of the audience following a campaign stop in Council Bluffs, Iowa, Saturday, Jan. 16, 2016. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik) WAVERLY, Iowa (AP) - Republican presidential hopeful Marco Rubio promised to keep "talking about God" as he campaigned across Iowa Monday, reminding influential evangelical voters of his commitment to Christian values just two weeks before the state's leadoff caucuses. The Florida senator's GOP rivals have dismissed him as too moderate at times, but on Monday, he spoke of how Christian conservative values would guide his decisions in the White House, if...

CAMP FALLUJAH, Iraq (Aug. 19, 2005) -- When deployments come to an end, most Marines are happy they made it through the grueling months free of injury, but Marines from one platoon have much more to celebrate. They have not only exceeded their mission, but personal goals as well. Motor Transport Platoon, 8th Communication Battalion, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Headquarters Group, II MEF (Forward), recently achieved at 100 percent readiness in maintenance and operations. The Marines of the platoon, which redeploy this month, have completed 66 convoys and driven over 56,000 accident-free miles to various outlying sites and escorting truck...

From leaky roofs to secret agents: how the files I found in Iraq's looted foreign ministry cast light on the paranoid world of Saddam Hussein How many Iraqi officials does it take to fix the leaky roof of a diplomat's house in London? How long does a skilled translator need to convert one of George Galloway's parliamentary speeches into Arabic? In almost 1, 000 pages of Arabic prose, each stamped with the Eagle crest of Iraq, the files found inside the foreign ministry in Baghdad cast a somewhat surreal light on the questions that turned the bureaucratic wheels of Saddam...