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Republican Candidate Ben Carson Tells NASCAR Fans Confederate Flag OK

by Washington Informer September 30, 2015October 30, 2020

(Sports Illustrated) – Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson thinks NASCAR fans should be allowed to fly Confederate flags on private property, he said at an event with racing legend Richard Petty on Monday. The controversy surrounding the flag and NASCAR reached a peak this summer when racing fans continued to fly the flag in the wake of a racially […]

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Ben Carson’s Ugly Hypocrisy

by Reporter II September 28, 2015October 30, 2020

In this Sept. 11, 2015 file photo, Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson speaks in St. Louis. Carson has moved into the top tier of the 2016 presidential race as quietly as Donald Trump crashed the party with bombast, and he'll join the billionaire real-estate mogul as a focus of attention at the GOP's second debate. (AP Photo/Sid Hastings, File)

Ben Carson’s Claim That ‘Taqiyya’ Encourages Muslims ‘to Lie to Achieve Your Goals’

by Washington Informer September 22, 2015October 30, 2020

In this Sept. 11, 2015 file photo, Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson speaks in St. Louis. Carson has moved into the top tier of the 2016 presidential race as quietly as Donald Trump crashed the party with bombast, and he'll join the billionaire real-estate mogul as a focus of attention at the GOP's second debate. (AP Photo/Sid Hastings, File)

Despite Backlash, Ben Carson is Not Backing Down From His Opposition to a Muslim President

by Reporter II September 21, 2015October 30, 2020

In this Sept. 11, 2015 file photo, Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson speaks in St. Louis. Carson has moved into the top tier of the 2016 presidential race as quietly as Donald Trump crashed the party with bombast, and he'll join the billionaire real-estate mogul as a focus of attention at the GOP's second debate. (AP Photo/Sid Hastings, File)

Amid Trump Bombast, Quiet Ben Carson Rises in GOP 2016 Field

by Washington Informer September 16, 2015October 30, 2020

Republican presidential candidate and retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson speaks during an event at Manchester Community College, Sunday, May 10, 2015, in Manchester, N.H. (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm)

Ben Carson Visits Ferguson with a Call to Get Past Race

by Reporter II September 12, 2015October 30, 2020

In this Aug. 27, 2015 file photo, Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson speaks in Little Rock, Ark. August is typically one of the worst fundraising months for any politician. But it was Ben Carsons best yet. The political novice, a retired neurosurgeon seeking the 2016 Republican presidential nomination, raised $6 million, doubling his July total, his campaign told the Associated Press on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston, File)

Ben Carson Campaign Reaping Cash as He Rises in GOP Polls

by Washington Informer September 2, 2015October 30, 2020

Pediatric neurosurgeon and best-selling author Dr. Ben Carson speaks during a meeting of The Economic Club of Southwestern Michigan Tuesday, November 19, 2013, at Lake Michigan College's Mendel Center in Benton Harbor, Mich. (AP Photo/The Herald-Palladium, Jody Warner)

Inside Ben Carson’s Quiet Surge

by Washington Informer September 1, 2015October 30, 2020

Dr. Ben Carson, center, shakes hands with guests Thursday, Feb. 12, 2015, before The Boyle County Republican Party's "An Evening with Dr. Ben Carsonî at the Norton Center for the Arts on the campus of Centre College in Danville, Ky. Dr. Ben Carson is a world-renowned pediatric neurosurgeon, a highly-regarded motivational speaker, philanthropist, best-selling author, and a potential Presidential Candidate in 2016. (AP Photo/The Advocate Messenger, Clay Jackson)

Ben Carson’s Godly Riches

by Washington Informer July 7, 2015October 30, 2020

In this March 8, 2014 file photo, Dr. Ben Carson, professor emeritus at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, puts his notes back in his pocket after speaking at the Conservative Political Action Committee annual conference in National Harbor, Md. Carsons publisher will review allegations that the conservative activist failed to properly credit sources in his 2012 book America the Beautiful. The allegations were raised by a BuzzFeed article that listed numerous examples of passages in Carsons book that closely resemble material which first appeared elsewhere. The book was co-written by Carsons wife, Candy Carson. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Ben Carson Finds a Skeptical Audience in Baltimore

by Washington Informer May 8, 2015October 30, 2020