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Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Trump: I Was ‘Being Sarcastic’ When I Asked Russia To Release Clinton Emails — In an interview that aired Thursday morning on “Fox and Friends,” Donald Trump said he was not being serious when he called on Russia to find and release emails deleted by Hillary Clinton.
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Jake Novak / CNBC:
The Democrats just fell for Trump's Russian email-hack bait — Trump: I hope Russia finds ‘the 30,000 emails that are missing’ — Grand Theft Convention. — No, that's not a new video game. But it is what we just saw Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump do to the Democrats …
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Watch Obama Refer to Himself 119 Times During Hillary Nominating Speech — Addressing the Democratic National Convention on its penultimate night to lay out the case for Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign, President Obama began by recalling his political debut at the 2004 Democratic National Convention.
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RedState and Daily Wire
Nick Gass / Politico:
Trump on Dem attacks: ‘I take it a little bit personally’
Trump on Dem attacks: ‘I take it a little bit personally’
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Simon Maloy / Salon:
Donald Trump vs. America: The GOP presidential nominee explicitly asks Russia to violate our national security
Jeanne Sahadi / CNNMoney:
What Trump's tax returns could reveal about Russia
What Trump's tax returns could reveal about Russia
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CNN, The San Diego Union …, Talking Points Memo, Washington Post, Right Wing Watch, fox8.com, Vox and The Daily Caller
Rick Klein / ABC News:
ANALYSIS: Hope Is Handed Off, as Obama Makes Way for Hillary Clinton
ANALYSIS: Hope Is Handed Off, as Obama Makes Way for Hillary Clinton
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RedState, Politico, Associated Press and Washington Post
Victor Morton / Washington Times:
WikiLeaks releases hacked DNC voicemails — Another shoe has been dropped by Wikileaks. — On the night President Obama and Vice Presidential nominee Tim Kaine were scheduled to speak to the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, the anti-secrecy whistle-blower group released hacked voicemails of top Democratic officials.
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Peter Nicholas / Wall Street Journal:
Bernie Sanders to Return to Senate as an Independent — Democratic runner-up says more DNC staff should leave over emails — PHILADELPHIA - Bernie Sanders said he plans to return to the Senate as an independent, despite winning 13 million votes in the Democratic Party's presidential primary contest.
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Matthew Mosk / ABC News:
DNC Still Assessing Hack Damage, Hasn't Notified Donors of Breach — The Democratic party has yet to notify thousands of wealthy donors whose email addresses and other personal information have been exposed by a pernicious cyber-intrusion, including Hollywood stars, CEOs and some of America's super rich.
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Washington Free Beacon
Harper Neidig / The Hill:
WikiLeaks releases hacked DNC voicemails
WikiLeaks releases hacked DNC voicemails
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Common Dreams and Right
Edward-Isaac Dovere / Politico:
DNC insiders detail months of escalating dysfunction
DNC insiders detail months of escalating dysfunction
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The Week
Marc A. Thiessen / Washington Post:
The Democrats' well-deserved WikiLeaks blowback
The Democrats' well-deserved WikiLeaks blowback
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Michael Edison Hayden / ABC News:
Trump Answers Fans' Questions in Reddit AMA — Republican nominee Donald Trump visited Reddit tonight as part of an Ask Me Anything (AMA) session, and fielded questions from his most ardent supporters on the web. — Trump has been an Internet phenomenon since announcing his candidacy in 2015 …
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Full text: President Obama's DNC speech
Full text: President Obama's DNC speech
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Matt K. Lewis / The Daily Caller:
Obama Channels Reagan's Optimism In DNC Speech
Obama Channels Reagan's Optimism In DNC Speech
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Washington Post
Nick Gass / Politico:
Biden tweets for first time in 492 days
Biden tweets for first time in 492 days
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ABC News and Washington Post
Devin Dwyer / ABC News:
President Obama Tells DNC ‘America is Already Great’ and 'We Don't Look to Be Ruled'
President Obama Tells DNC ‘America is Already Great’ and 'We Don't Look to Be Ruled'
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Politico and John Hawkins' Right Wing News
Christina Wilkie / The Huffington Post:
Melania Trump's Website, Biography Have Disappeared From The Internet — The apparent scrubbing job comes after speculation over whether she earned an undergraduate degree, as previously claimed. — National Political Reporter, The Huffington Post — The professional website of Melania Trump …
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Michael Vickers / Politico:
Why Trump Fails—and Clinton Passes—the Commander-in-Chief Test — “I'm with her,” says one of America's leading intelligence and special operations officials, because the GOP nominee's views put the nation at risk. — Three months ago, my former boss and mentor, retired Defense Secretary Bob Gates …
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Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Carl Bernstein: Trump's Russia talk ‘disqualifying’
Carl Bernstein: Trump's Russia talk ‘disqualifying’
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Nick Gass / Politico:
Chelsea Clinton: I'd consider meeting with Ivanka to discuss campaign tone — Chelsea Clinton would entertain the idea of a meeting with Donald Trump's children, or perhaps even her longtime friend Ivanka Trump, over the tone and rhetoric of the presidential campaign between their parents.
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Matt Hamilton / Los Angeles Times:
Light streaks across night sky, generating a frenzy — A streak of light burst across the night sky late Wednesday, generating a frenzy and prompting questions: — Was it a meteor or meteor shower? A fireball or smoldering satellite? — From witness accounts, the glowing trail was spotted in Nevada …
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Steve Annear / BostonGlobe.com:
The realization hit: The shark was right there. — A Weston family is thanking a new mobile app that alerts beachgoers about nearby great white sharks for giving them a heads-up when a 14-foot predator was swimming in the area as they enjoyed a sunny day on a stretch of secluded Chatham beach.
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Tom Batchelor / Daily Express:
Merkel admits EU is being RAVAGED BY TERROR but says Germany should welcome MORE refugees — CHANCELLOR Angela Merkel has said Germany is facing a “major” threat from terrorism but that this should not stop refugees being welcomed to Europe. — GETTY — German Chancellor Angela Merkel
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Pamela Geller
New York Times:
Championing Optimism, Obama Hails Clinton as His Political Heir — PHILADELPHIA — President Obama delivered a stirring valedictory address at the Democratic convention Wednesday night, hailing Hillary Clinton as his rightful political heir and the party's best hope to protect democracy from …
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Patricia Murphy / The Daily Beast:
Why These Union Members and Lifelong Democrats Are Voting Trump — Their national unions have endorsed Hillary Clinton, but some members say they'll pull the lever for Trump, who's promising to bring back American manufacturing and get tough on China. — David Kemper and his wife are union members and lifelong Democrats.
Louis Jacobson / PolitiFact:
Some readers unconvinced by our True rating for White House slave claim — On the first night of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, we rated Michelle Obama's statement that the White House “was built by slaves” as True. — As we wrote in our fact-check, “Strictly speaking …
USA Today:
As Obama speaks, chaos and arrests outside DNC — PHILADELPHIA—As President Barack Obama took the stage at the Democratic National Convention inside the Wells Fargo Center on Wednesday night, a chaotic situation erupted nearby that led to seven arrests. — Protesters stormed security barricades …