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Nate Silver Predicts Clinton Wins General Election Against Trump … “We're at halftime of the election right now,” Silver said. “She's taking a seven-point, maybe a ten-point lead into half time. There's a lot of football left to be played. She's ahead in almost every poll, every swing state, every national poll.”
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Tal Kopan / CNN:
First on CNN: Poll shows Clinton with battleground leads — Elizabeth Warren joins Clinton to attack Donald Trump — Washington (CNN)Hillary Clinton leads Donald Trump across the board in a new poll of battleground states. — According to Ballotpedia's battleground poll, Clinton leads Trump:
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Daily Kos, Taylor Marsh and The Week
Ballotpedia News:
Ballotpedia's battleground poll, 2016 — Ballot access for presidential candidates — The media's coverage of Hillary Clinton — Insiders Poll: First Democratic debate (October 13, 2015) — Insiders Poll: Winners and losers from the Fox News Republican Debate
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Politico, FiveThirtyEight, The Daily Caller, Talking Points Memo, Washington Times, New York Magazine, Hot Air and RedState
Alan Rappeport / New York Times:
Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump Are Deadlocked, Poll Shows
Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump Are Deadlocked, Poll Shows
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Politico, The Moderate Voice, Outside the Beltway, Jezebel and The Week
Kristinn Taylor / The Gateway Pundit:
Hillary Clinton Tweets for Trump=> “DONALD TRUMP KNOWS HOW TO CREATE MANUFACTURING JOBS”
John Wagner / Washington Post:
Obama to join Clinton on the campaign trail next week in North Carolina
Obama to join Clinton on the campaign trail next week in North Carolina
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New York Times and The Week
Robin Wright / New Yorker:
Chris Stevens's Family: Don't Blame Hillary Clinton for Benghazi — On Tuesday, the House Select Committee on Benghazi, which is controlled by a Republican majority, charged the Obama Administration with diplomatic miscalculations, security failures, and a lengthy delay in rescue efforts …
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Christopher Sign / KNXV:
Loretta Lynch, Bill Clinton meet privately in Phoenix — PHOENIX - Amid an ongoing investigation into Hillary Clinton's use of email and hours before the public release of the Benghazi report, US Attorney General Loretta Lynch met privately with former President Bill Clinton.
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Mediaite, Power Line and LawNewz
Chuck Ross / The Daily Caller:
Why Did Bill Clinton And Loretta Lynch Meet On Her Airplane In Phoenix This Week? [VIDEO]
Why Did Bill Clinton And Loretta Lynch Meet On Her Airplane In Phoenix This Week? [VIDEO]
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The Gateway Pundit
Campaign Legal Center:
Donald Trump Is Illegally Soliciting Money from Foreign Nationals to Fund His Presidential Campaign — FEC Urged to Stop Foreign Money from Infiltrating Our Presidential Election — WASHINGTON - Donald J. Trump's presidential campaign committee is violating black-letter federal law …
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Talking Points Memo, Raw Story and electionlawblog.org
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Rebecca Ballhaus / Wall Street Journal:
British Politicians Demand to Exit ... Donald Trump's Fundraising List
British Politicians Demand to Exit ... Donald Trump's Fundraising List
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Politicus USA, Scotsman and Raw Story
Jim Ruth / Washington Post:
I hate Donald Trump. But he might get my vote.
I hate Donald Trump. But he might get my vote.
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Business Insider, Jezebel and Lawyers, Guns & Money
Tommy Christopher / Mediaite:
Donald Trump Wants America to Behead People Now and America Sort of Agrees
Donald Trump Wants America to Behead People Now and America Sort of Agrees
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Scared Monkeys, Business Insider, twitchy.com, Hullabaloo and FOX News Radio
Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Trump Camp Sending Fundraising Emails To Elected Officials In Multiple Countries
Trump Camp Sending Fundraising Emails To Elected Officials In Multiple Countries
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Little Green Footballs
Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Ivanka Trump: “Athletes And Coaches” Will Be Speaking At The RNC — Ivanka Trump on Wendesday confirmed that athletes and coaches are being lined up to speak at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland. — “We're putting together the line up of speakers now and the interest is incredible …
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Talking Points Memo, The Daily Caller, The Last Tradition and Politico
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Ed O'Keefe / Washington Post:
Who will show up? Who will pay? The many unknowns of the GOP convention.
Who will show up? Who will pay? The many unknowns of the GOP convention.
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Politico, RedState, CNN, Joe.My.God., Addicting Info, McClatchy Washington Bureau and Talking Points Memo
Bloomberg:
Trump Campaign Lining Up Tyson and Ditka for Convention
Trump Campaign Lining Up Tyson and Ditka for Convention
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Politico, Chicago Tribune, Mediaite, Heat Street, VICE, Daily Kos, AOL, RedState, Talking Points Memo, Politicus USA, The Week, abc7chicago.com, KFOR-TV and New York Magazine
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Anxiety mounts over GOP convention's security
Anxiety mounts over GOP convention's security
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Raw Story, Washington Post and NPR
Emma Platoff / Philly.com:
Why police were called to a South Jersey third-grade class party — On June 16, police were called to an unlikely scene: an end-of-the-year class party at the William P. Tatem Elementary School in Collingswood. — A third grader had made a comment about the brownies being served to the class.
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Heat Street, Hit & Run, Hot Air, The Root, The Daily Caller, Mediaite, Instapundit, The Gateway Pundit and BizPac Review
Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
Plagiarized Lessons and Deceptive Tactics: A Look Inside the Trump Institute — In 2005, as he was making a transition from developing real estate to capitalizing on his fame through ventures like a reality show and product-licensing deals, Donald J. Trump hit upon a two-pronged strategy for entering the field of for-profit education.
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alan.com, Mother Jones, No More Mister Nice Blog and Raw Story
Susan Wright / RedState:
CHILLING: Senator Marco Rubio Accurately Predicts Istanbul Terrorist Attack — Florida Senator Marco Rubio is no lightweight, and has proven himself well-versed in the threats facing our nation at this very critical juncture in world history. — In the wake of Tuesday's terrorist attack …
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Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, CNN, Mediaite, BizPac Review, The Week, The Daily Caller and neo-neocon
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Soner Cagaptay / CNN:
Istanbul airport attack: Turkey's vengeance will be like ‘rain from hell’
Istanbul airport attack: Turkey's vengeance will be like ‘rain from hell’
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New York Times, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, The Daily Caller and Business Insider
Matt Canham / Salt Lake Tribune:
Utah's Misty Snow makes history as Dems' transgender Senate nominee — Primary sets up contest with GOP's Lee in November. — Utah voters picked a historic, and largely unknown, Democratic candidate to challenge Sen. Mike Lee this November. — Misty K. Snow is the first transgender nominee …
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NY1 News:
McConnell Says Trump Is Not Yet A “Credible Candidate” — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says he has reservations about the candidate at the top the 2016 Republican ticket: Donald Trump. — McConnell made headlines earlier this week for declining to say whether Trump is qualified for the presidency.
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Washington Post, Politico and Political Wire
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Jennifer Rankin / Guardian:
John Kerry: Brexit could be ‘walked back’ — US secretary of state expresses doubts over whether Brexit will happen as David Cameron ‘has no idea how he would do it’ — The US secretary of state, John Kerry, has raised doubts about whether Brexit will ever happen, suggesting most leave campaigners …
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Theodore Schleifer / CNN:
John Kerry: Iran ‘helpful’ in fighting ISIS in Iraq
John Kerry: Iran ‘helpful’ in fighting ISIS in Iraq
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Weasel Zippers, The Daily Caller and Washington Free Beacon
Ben Brody / Bloomberg:
Clinton's Private E-Mail Use Said to Frustrate Top Aide Huma Abedin — Both witnesses to Abedin's testimony described her as cooperative. — A top aide to Hillary Clinton said the former secretary of state's use of a private e-mail server to conduct government business on at least …
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The Daily Caller and Townhall.com
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Rosalind S. Helderman / Washington Post:
New analysis shows 160 emails missing from Clinton's disclosure to State
New analysis shows 160 emails missing from Clinton's disclosure to State
Maeve McDermott / USA Today:
Exclusive: Miss Teen USA to eliminate swimsuit competition — 4.2k Shares — One of America's highest-profile beauty pageants just traded bikinis for athleisure. — In recent years, competitions have increasingly modernized, featuring women that break the mold of the traditional pageant queen …
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Allegra Kirkland / Talking Points Memo:
Evangelical Leader Backpedals On Story Of Trump's Recent Conversion — A prominent evangelical leader is walking back his claim that Donald Trump recently became a born-again Christian, saying he doesn't know the “details” of the alleged conversion. — Last week, Dr. James Dobson told attendees …
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The Resurgent
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Bob Eschliman / Charisma News:
After Donald Trump's Salvation, Dr. James Dobson Reminds How to Deal With ‘Baby Christians’
After Donald Trump's Salvation, Dr. James Dobson Reminds How to Deal With ‘Baby Christians’
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The Resurgent, Joe.My.God. and The Right Scoop
The Hill:
EXCLUSIVE: Pro-Hillary group takes $200K in banned donations — has accepted $200,000 in donations from a company holding multiple contracts with the federal government — despite a ban on such contributions. — According to a review of contributions by The Hill, Boston-based Suffolk Construction …
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Allegra Kirkland / Talking Points Memo:
GOP Mega-Donor Warns Trump Would Cause ‘Widespread Global Depression’ — A billionaire hedge fund manager known for contributing huge sums to Republican candidates cautioned Wednesday that Donald Trump's economic policies effectively guaranteed a depression.
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Ray Rahman / EW.com:
JESSICA WILLIAMS IS LEAVING THE DAILY SHOW — EXCLUSIVE — Thursday's episode will be her last, Williams reveals in an interview with EW — The youngest correspondent to ever join The Daily Show is about to become the youngest correspondent to ever leave it: After four years with the late-night series …