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Bush: U.S. may need more troops in Iraq to beat Islamic State

SIMI VALLEY, Calif. - Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush said Tuesday the U.S. may need to send more ground troops into Iraq to defeat Islamic State militants, but he stopped short of saying how many as he outlined his strategy for combating a threat that's "spreading like a pandemic."
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Personalities and politics

CLEVELAND - The first Republican debate of the 2016 campaign for president opened with an absolute bang as billionaire businessman Donald Trump refused to pledge his loyalty to the GOP.
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Bush, Clinton taking different tracks on potential matchup

DES MOINES, Iowa - To judge them solely by their travels over the past month, you might think Jeb Bush has already plunged into the general election and Hillary Rodham Clinton has a serious fight on her hands for the Democratic nomination.
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