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A chorus of figures from across the political spectrum expressed outrage with a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia Saturday where clashes between white supremacists and counter-protest groups forced the city to declare a state of emergency and one person died after a car plowed into a group of pedestrians. Several politicians voiced their concern with the planned "Unite the Right" event even before the violence intensified, but those misgivings were amplified Saturday afternoon, in response to the growing conflict and to President Donald Trump's seeming unwillingness to con

unemployment rate and manufacturing growth, before returning to the subject of national unity. "We must love each other, respect each other and cherish our history and our future together," he continued. "So important. We have to respect each other.

Most popular on BostonGlobe.com Based on what you've read recently, you might be interested in theses stories NEW ORLEANS - Less than 10 minutes into White House aide Omarosa Manigault-Newman’s appearance on the stage at the National Association of Black Journalists convention here, things got tense. Manigault-Newman was on her feet, microphone in hand, pacing the stage in a heated argument with moderator Ed Gordon, host of BET’s ‘‘Weekly.’’ ‘‘If you want to talk about Donald Trump, have a problem with Donald Trump,’’ Manigault-Newman said.

Most popular on BostonGlobe.com Based on what you've read recently, you might be interested in theses stories President Trump on Saturday issued a vague condemnation of violence in Charlottesville in a televised statement from New Jersey.   Opinion | Renée Graham This is another Fort Sumter.   “You’d better pull up your socks and you’d better get ready, because it’s a fight out here,” said Ifé Franklin.  ‘‘I fight on the front lines every day,’’ Omarosa Manigault-Newman said, prompting gasps of disbelief from people in the audience.

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Most popular on BostonGlobe.com Based on what you've read recently, you might be interested in theses stories CAPITAL SOURCE Just a year ago, Meehan, trying to shed his image as a politician, washed his hands of his bulging $4.35 million campaign account.

Most popular on BostonGlobe.com Based on what you've read recently, you might be interested in theses stories President Trump on Saturday issued a vague condemnation of violence in Charlottesville in a televised statement from New Jersey.   Opinion | Renée Graham This is another Fort Sumter.   “You’d better pull up your socks and you’d better get ready, because it’s a fight out here,” said Ifé Franklin.  ‘‘I fight on the front lines every day,’’ Omarosa Manigault-Newman said, prompting gasps of disbelief from people in the audience.

Posted at 3:07 pm on August 11, 2017 by streiff Guam is shaping up to be the focal point of the slowly intensifying crisis with North Korea. The major airfield on Guam, Andersen AFB is a hub for flying B-1B bombers to South Korea.

Posted at 10:00 pm on August 11, 2017 by Susan Wright As streiff discussed earlier, Guam is looking like Ground Zero in the standoff between the U.S.

Posted at 10:30 pm on August 11, 2017 by streiff Earlier today, Rex Tillerson made the mistake of appearing at a press conference with Donald Trump when the subject of Venezuela came up and this happened: This is a partial transcript: You can nearly see the little “WTF” thought balloon above Tillerson’s head. Of course.