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I'm running to save America from the arrogant ... (Illustration by Michael Ramirez for Creators Syndicate)
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A Confederate flag flies near the South Carolina Statehouse in Columbia, South Carolina. (AP Photo/Rainier Ehrhardt)
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The White House this week once again is zeroing in on climate change, a top priority for President Obama during his final 18 months in office. (Associated Press)
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Former Presidents George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush with former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush. (Associated Press) ** FILE **
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In a May 17, 2015, file photo, Taylor Swift poses in the press room with the awards for top Billboard 200 album for “1989,” top female artist, chart achievement, top artist, top Billboard 200 artist, top hot 100 artist, top digital song artist, and top streaming song (video) for “Shake It Off” at the Billboard Music Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, in Las Vegas. (Photo by Eric Jamison/Invision/AP, File)
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A tall pine tree erupts into flames as hotshot crews from Mill Creek keep the Lake Fire from crossing a meadow into Heart Bar Training Facility, Friday June 19, 2015 in the San Bernardino National Forest area of Angelus Oaks, Calif. (Gina Ferazzi/Los Angeles Times via AP) NO FORNS; NO SALES; MAGS OUT; ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER OUT; LOS ANGELES DAILY NEWS OUT; INLAND VALLEY DAILY BULLETIN OUT; MANDATORY CREDIT, TV OUT; MANDATORY CREDIT
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In this Jan. 30, 1944, image provided by the U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Mariner Raiders capture a Japanese stronghold at Bougainville in the Solomon Islands. From now on, an elite branch of the U.S. Marine Corps will officially be known as Raiders, similar to names like Army Green Berets and Navy SEALs. The Marines will rename several special operations units Marine Raiders at a ceremony on Friday, June 19, 2015. The move resurrects a moniker used by famous World War II units that carried out risky amphibious and guerrilla operations. (AP Photo/U.S. Marine Corps, File)
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Pope Francis wrote an encyclical this week saying that the use of fossil fuels is leading to an increase in worldwide global warming, which came as welcome news for President Obama and the environmental movement, however, Catholic politicians, especially Democrats, are left to walk a tight line on how to reconcile the pontiff's proclamations with voters. (associated press)
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The U.S. Navy conducts dead-load testing of the The Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) June 16, 2015. (Image: U.S. Navy) ** FILE **
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FILE - In this April 3, 2015 file photo, President Barack Obama walks through a solar array at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, to speak about clean energy. The growth of renewable energy outpaced that of fossil fuels in the electricity sector last year, with a record 135 gigawatts of capacity added from wind, solar, hydropower and other natural sources, a new study shows. The annual report released early Thursday, June 18, 2015 in Europe by Paris-based REN21, a non-profit group that promotes renewable energy, underscored how China, the world’s top consumer of coal, has become a global leader in clean energy, too. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
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Dan Bloom, a journalist who started the Cliffies two years ago and traces the evolution of climate change films, said it all started with "The Day After Tomorrow" in 2004. "And I think we're going to see a lot more in the next 10 years," he predicted.
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Even George Clooney's star power couldn't save "Tomorrowland," whose heavy message about global warming turned off some moviegoers.
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"Tomorrowland" is following a film industry trend by centering climate change in a fictional story. The big-budget Disney film tanked at the box office and received poor reviews, but is a contender in the Cli-Fi Movie Awards. (Walt Disney photographs)
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Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy, disputing energy industry estimates, argues that average Americans ultimately will see lower electric bills as a result of regulations under President Obama's climate change agenda. (Associated Press)
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The Deckers in San Jose, California, found a patriotic solution for their brown, unwatered lawn after the city began rationing water usage in the face of crippling drought. (CBS FF)
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The indigenous Kadazan-Dusun people claimed that a group of exhibitionist Western tourists so offended local animist spirits that they triggered a magnitude 5.9 earthquake that killed 18 climbers June 5 on Malaysia's Mount Kinabalu, a UNESCO World Heritage site. (Associated Press)
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Yukiya Amano, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, speaks June 8, 2015, during a news conference after a meeting of the IAEA board of governors at the International Center in Vienna. World powers are prepared to accept a nuclear agreement with Iran that doesn’t immediately answer questions about past atomic weapons work, U.S. and Western officials said, even though Washington had previously declared such concerns must be resolved in any final deal. (Associated Press) **FILE**
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Sen. Lindsey Graham, South Carolina Republican and 2016 presidential hopeful, greets supporters in Central, S.C., on June 1, 2015. (Associated Press) **FILE**
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Sen. Lindsey Graham, South Carolina Republican and presidential hopeful, greets supporters in Central, S.C., on June 1, 2015. (Associated Press) **FILE**
