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David Sherfinski

dsherfinski@washingtontimes.com

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.

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.

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.

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."

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.

September 21, 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.

September 17, 2015