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Summary: Psychological evaluation and comparison of the 10 GOP presidential contenders in the August 6, 2015 Fox News Republican candidate debate in Cleveland, Ohio.



Summary: A psychological analysis (conducted summer 2015) of former Florida governor Jeb Bush — a contender for the Republican nomination in the 2016 presidential election — by Atarah Pinder and Aubrey Immelman, Ph.D., at the Unit for the Study of Personality in Politics, revealed that Walker’s predominant personality pattern is Conscientious / dutiful and Retiring / aloof, with secondary Dominant / asserting features — a personality composite best characterized as a “conscientious, forceful introvert.”



Summary: A psychological analysis (conducted summer 2015) of Wisconsin governor Scott Walker — a contender for the Republican nomination in the 2016 presidential election — by Joe Trenzeluk and Aubrey Immelman, Ph.D., at the Unit for the Study of Personality in Politics, revealed that Walker’s predominant personality pattern is Conscientious/dutiful and Dominant/controlling, with secondary Ambitious/confident features — a personality composite best characterized as a “conscientious enforcer.”



Summary: Matt Immelman (#22) scored 31 points for Minnesota Comets 17U Gray in a 78-73 loss to Minnesota Select Moore at the Great Plains Alliance AAU Boys’ Basketball Tournament in Sauk Rapids-St. Cloud on June 26, 2015 — shooting 14 of 16 (one 3-pointer) from the field (87.5%) and going 2 for 2 on free throws.



Summary: The large number of declared and prospective Republican presidential candidates in the 2016 election cycle poses a challenge for the Unit for the Study of Personality in Politics, which aims to release psychological profiles of all debate participants prior to the first GOP debate, presented by Fox News in collaboration with Facebook Aug. 6, 2015 in Cleveland, Ohio.



Summary: Psychological profiles of declared and prospective Republican presidential candidates in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, including Gov. Jeb Bush, Gov. Chris Christie, Sen. Ted Cruz, Gov. Mike Huckabee, Sen. Rand Paul, Gov. Rick Perry, Sen. Marco Rubio, Sen. Rick Santorum, and Gov. Scott Walker.



Summary: A new book has been published on the 1989 abduction of Jacob Wetterling in St. Joseph, Minn., the search for Jacob, and suspects in Jacob Wetterling’s kidnapping.

The book, titled “It Can’t Happen Here: The Search for Jacob Wetterling” (2015), was written by Robert M. Dudley and edited by Dianne Rassmussen, with illustrations by Milo Von Strom and cover design by Brittany Tainter.

The book can be purchased at Amazon.com (Paperback, $19.95; Kindle, $7.99).



Summary: Psychological assessment of prospective Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton. … On March 2, 2015, the New York Times reported that Hillary Clinton did not have a government email address while secretary of state and may have violated federal rules that officials’ correspondence be retained. … Compilation of research reports and related political analysis, conducted between 1999 and 2008, that may have a bearing on the matter in terms of Hillary Clinton’s personality traits, psychological motives, and leadership style. … … October 2016 update: Hillary Clinton’s predominant personality patterns are Ambitious / self-serving (a measure of narcissism) and Dominant / controlling, infused with secondary features of the Conscientious / dutiful and Retiring / reserved (introverted) patterns and some indication of Distrusting/suspicious features. This particular personality composite can be labeled elitist narcissism or, in political terms, deliberative high-dominance introvert — deliberative by virtue of substantial conscientiousness.



Summary: Sartell Sabres 2014-15 basketball season — Matt Immelman 2014-15 basketball photo gallery.



Summary: December 2014 monthly report of U.S. military deaths in the Afghanistan war (Operation Enduring Freedom; Operation Freedom’s Sentinel) and the war against ISIS / ISIL / Islamic State in Syria and Iraq (Operation Inherent Resolve), compiled from U.S. Department of Defense news releases and iCasualties.org. Updates on U.S. military deaths in 2015.