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David Sherfinski

David Sherfinski covered politics for The Washington Times. 

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Republican presidential candidate and retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson speaks during a forum in Manchester, N.H., on Aug. 3, 2015. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Ben Carson: I support anyone who puts Constitution before religion

Saying people have overlooked his full statement about electing a Muslim to the White House, retired neurosurgeon and 2016 GOP presidential candidate Ben Carson said Tuesday he would support anyone regardless of their background if they put America and the U.S. Constitution ahead of their religious beliefs. Published September 22, 2015

Pope Francis prays inside the sanctuary of the Virgin of Charity of Cobre, in El Cobre, Cuba, Monday, Sept. 21, 2015. Francis arrived in the sanctuary shortly after landing in the nearby eastern city of Santiago, his final stop in Cuba before heading to the U.S. on Tuesday. The pontiff brought a bouquet of flowers that he placed before the foot-tall wooden statue of the Virgin prayed for a few minutes. (Tony Gentile/Pool via AP)

Donald Trump: I’d talk to Pope Francis about religion, global warming

Billionaire businessman and 2016 Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump said if he got some time with Pope Francis, who is in the United States this week, he'd like to talk to him about a lot things, including religion and global warming. Published September 22, 2015

Hillary Rodham Clinton, who resigned from the Clinton Foundation's board, has faced mounting criticism over the charity's ties to foreign governments. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Clinton Foundation on Charity Navigator’s ‘watch list’

Objections from the Clinton Foundation have failed to assuage concerns of a charity watchdog group that says potential donors should think twice before giving money to the foundation, which has come under scrutiny for donations from foreign governments and tax reporting issues. Published September 22, 2015

Ben Carson arguably remains the biggest surprise of the campaign season, having quietly taken over second place in polls in key early-voting states. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Ben Carson: ‘Absolutely, I stand by the comments’ about Muslims

Retired neurosurgeon and 2016 GOP presidential candidate Ben Carson said he stands by his comments that he would not advocate electing a Muslim president of the United States, but that he'd be open to supporting a Muslim willing to reject certain tenets and put the U.S. Constitution above their religion. Published September 22, 2015

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump holds a Bible as he speaks during the Iowa Faith & Freedom Coalition's annual fall dinner in Des Moines, Iowa, on Sept. 19, 2015. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Donald Trump: Carly Fiorina has a ‘good line of pitter-patter’

Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump said on Monday that while former Hewlett-Packard CEO and 2016 GOP rival Carly Fiorina has a "good line of pitter-patter," Ms. Fiorina says the same thing over and over again and has a business record of "tremendous failure." Published September 21, 2015

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton looks to President Barack Obama as he speaks on stage at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s 45th Annual Legislative Conference Phoenix Awards Dinner at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2015. The president spoke about black women's role in helping shape American democracy. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Hillary Clinton pads lead in race for 2016 Democratic presidential nomination: poll

Though still under 50 percent support, former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has increased her lead in the race for the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination compared to a few weeks ago, with her support growing even further should Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. decide not to run, according to results from a survey released Monday. Published September 21, 2015

Sen. Bernie Sanders, Vermont independent and Democratic presidential candidate, gestures during a speech at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Va., on Sept. 14, 2015. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Bernie Sanders leads Hillary Clinton in New Hampshire: poll

Sen. Bernard Sanders of Vermont is leading former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton in another poll on the early-voting state of New Hampshire in the race for the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination. Published September 17, 2015

The dome of the Capitol is reflected in a skylight of the Capitol Visitor's Center in Washington on Jan. 1, 2013. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Gallup: Dissatisfaction with government is nation’s top problem, Americans say

Americans narrowly say that dissatisfaction with government is the most important problem facing the country today, and that Republicans are better equipped to handle what they think is the country's top problem than Democrats are, according to results from a Gallup survey released Thursday. Published September 17, 2015

Republican presidential candidate, businesswoman Carly Fiorina, makes a point during the CNN Republican presidential debate at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2015, in Simi Valley, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Carly Fiorina: ‘It’s still different for women’

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said at Wednesday's GOP presidential debate that 2016 rival Carly Fiorina is a "beautiful woman," in the wake of comments he made about her face in a recent magazine interview. Published September 17, 2015