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Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Trump: Republicans ‘have no choice’ but to vote for me — said Thursday that Republicans wary of his campaign have little choice but to vote for him anyway. — “If you really like Donald Trump, that's great, but if you don't, you have to vote for me anyway. You know why?
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Susan Wright / RedState:
No, Mr. Trump, Americans DO Have a Choice — Donald Trump has shown, once again, his stunning lack of understanding, when it comes to the electoral process, coupled with his usual overwhelming arrogance. — Not a good mix. — Speaking at a rally in Iowa, in typical Trumpanzee:
Mark Hensch / The Hill:
RNC official accuses Clinton of plagiarism — The chief strategist of the Republican National Committee (RNC) accused Hillary Clinton — of plagiarism in her speech accepting the Democratic presidential nomination. … Spicer's tweet references a portion of Clinton's Thursday night address …
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Media Matters for America:
Fox News Plays Benghazi Commercial Over Khizr Khan's Anti-Trump Speech At The Democratic National Convention
Fox News Plays Benghazi Commercial Over Khizr Khan's Anti-Trump Speech At The Democratic National Convention
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Daily Kos, CNBC, Washington Post, Raw Story and Joe.My.God.
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
The father of Muslim soldier killed in action just delivered a brutal repudiation of Donald Trump
The father of Muslim soldier killed in action just delivered a brutal repudiation of Donald Trump
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Jihad Watch, Outside the Beltway, Towleroad, No More Mister Nice Blog and ThinkProgress
Rick Klein / ABC News:
ANALYSIS: Convention Spreads Bigger Tent for Democrats - as Hillary Clinton Pitches Reinvention
ANALYSIS: Convention Spreads Bigger Tent for Democrats - as Hillary Clinton Pitches Reinvention
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Politico, Washington Post, Media Matters for America, Associated Press, New York Times and CANNONFIRE
Jeremy Stahl / Slate:
Father of Fallen Muslim American War Hero to Trump: “You Have Sacrificed Nothing!”
Father of Fallen Muslim American War Hero to Trump: “You Have Sacrificed Nothing!”
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David Lauter / Los Angeles Times:
Even after a convention that critics panned, Trump got a big bounce. Will Clinton gain now too? — Donald Trump has gotten a significant boost from his party's nominating convention last week; now, Hillary Clinton will try for her own. — Clinton and her supporters won't know for several days …
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Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Where The Election Goes From Here — Check out all of our dispatches from the Democratic National Convention here. — PHILADELPHIA — In contrast to Republicans, whose convention had a random-seeming parade of speakers each night, Democrats mostly hit their marks and stuck to the traditional convention script.
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The Root
Jason P. Steed / forma legalis:
How Garland Gets Confirmed Before the Election — I haven't checked the transcripts or anything, but I'm pretty sure President Obama's pending Supreme Court nominee, Merrick Garland, was never mentioned at this week's Democratic National Convention. Garland's nomination has now been pending 135 days …
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Lawyers, Guns & Money, The Daily Beast, SCOTUSblog, electionlawblog.org and Vox
Dustin Volz / Reuters:
Democratic campaign group for Congress confirms computer hack — A committee that raises money for Democratic candidates for the U.S. House of Representatives confirmed on Friday it had been hacked, a cyber intrusion that may be linked to Russian hackers, like an earlier one targeting another Democratic Party group.
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Talking Points Memo and Independent Journal Review
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Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Wasserman Schultz: ‘Sometimes you just have to take one for the team’
Wasserman Schultz: ‘Sometimes you just have to take one for the team’
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Talking Points Memo, Facebook, Mediaite and ABC News
Tom Hamburger / Washington Post:
Republican security experts request congressional investigation of DNC hack
Republican security experts request congressional investigation of DNC hack
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Politico:
Full text: Hillary Clinton's DNC speech — Hillary Clinton's speech at the Democratic National Convention, as prepared for delivery: — Thank you! Thank you for that amazing welcome. — Story Continued Below — And Chelsea, thank you. — I'm so proud to be your mother and so proud of the woman you've become.
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Robert Kraychik / Daily Wire:
WATCH: Clinton's Constant Throat Clearing — Observers of Hillary Clinton over the past six months or so will have noticed an incessant coughing and clearing of her throat that has plagued the former first lady across that time frame. — During her headline speech on Thursday …
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Fox News:
1 San Diego cop killed, another wounded in shooting — DEVELOPING - One San Diego police officer was killed and another one wounded when a driver they stopped Thursday night opened fire on them in the latest in a series of cop shootings around the nation. — The suspected shooter was arrested …
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David Brooks / New York Times:
The Democrats Win the Summer — PHILADELPHIA — Donald Trump has found an ingenious way to save the Democratic Party. Basically, he's abandoned the great patriotic themes that used to fire up the G.O.P. and he's allowed the Democrats to seize that ground.
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No More Mister Nice Blog
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Shane Goldmacher / Politico:
Be afraid: The Clinton-Trump general election begins
Katherine Krueger / Talking Points Memo:
The Reviews Are In: Conservatives Say The DNC Was ‘Disaster’ For The GOP — Something strange happened on the last night of the Democratic National Convention. — After the GOP nominee lambasted the Democrats on Twitter for displaying what he viewed as too few American flags …
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Taylor Marsh and The Moderate Voice
Robert Allen / Detroit Free Press:
6 state employees criminally charged in Flint water crisis — FLINT — Six state employees were criminally charged this morning in district court in connection with the Flint water crisis. — Charged are Michigan Department of Health and Human Services workers Nancy Peeler …
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Michael Edison Hayden / ABC News:
Trump Says He Wanted to ‘Hit a Couple of [DNC] Speakers So Hard’ — Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said Thursday afternoon he wanted to “hit” some of the Democratic National Convention speakers “so hard” while watching them last night, including a “little guy...so hard his head would spin.”
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Nikita Vladimirov / The Hill:
Trump: Obama talked about a 'world that doesn't exist'
Trump: Obama talked about a 'world that doesn't exist'
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Hugh Hewitt / The Hugh Hewitt Show:
Indiana Governor Mike Pence Responds To Secretary Clinton, President Obama, Kareem Abdul Jabaar … Indiana Governor Mike Pence joined me this morning in a wide ranging interview responding to many of the proceedings in Philly: — 07-29hhs-pence — Transcript:
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Sho Chandra / Bloomberg:
U.S. Economy Grew Less-Than-Forecast 1.2% in Second Quarter — Analysts surveyed by Bloomberg forecast 2.5% expansion — Report raises risk to outlook as Fed looks for improvements — The U.S. economy expanded less than forecast in the second quarter after a weaker start to the year …
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DennisMichaelLynch.com, The Resurgent and The Gateway Pundit
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Chuck Raasch / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Trump, Clinton in virtual tie in Missouri — This photo combo of file images shows U.S. presidential candidates Donald Trump, left, and Hillary Clinton. Income inequality has been a rallying cry of the 2016 election, with more Americans turning fearful and angry about a shrinking middle class.
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Washington Times
Justin Bieber / TMZ.com:
I'm Not for Sale — Justin Bieber got a $5 million offer to perform at a Republican event during the GOP Convention, but turned it down after his manager considered quitting and LeBron James urged him to reject it ... sources tell TMZ. — Sources connected with CAA …
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The Daily Caller, Business Insider, AOL, LGBTQ Nation and Jezebel